I use a plugin called "Custom Content Type Manage" this allows me to create a new content type which essentially mimics posts (all done in the name of 'user friendly') This aside, I wrote the following:
<h2><?php single_cat_title( '', true ); ?></h2>
<p>
<?php
$page_id = '5536';
$page_data = get_page($page_id);
print apply_filters('the_content', $page_data->post_content);
?>
</p>
<p>
<?php
$category = get_the_category();
$category_id = $category[0]->cat_ID;
print category_description( $category_id );
?>
</p>
<div class="category-list">
<?php wp_nav_menu(); ?>
</div>
<ul class="leaders-container">
<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();?>
<li class="leader-container">
<?php
$image = get_custom_field('leader_image:to_image_array');
$url = get_custom_field('website_url:raw');
print "<img class='leader-image' src='".$image['0']."'>";
?>
<h2>
<?php the_title(); ?>
</h2>
<?php
print "</h2>";
the_content();
if($url != "#") {
print "<a class='website-button' href='".$url."' target='_blank'>Visit Website</a>";
}
?>
</li>
<?php endwhile; endif;?>
What this was doing, was getting the info from the category, and listing all the posts assigned to the category.
In this case, a post was labeled as a "Leader" and a category was their "congregation", so it was listing all the leaders assigned to the congregations.
This is an example of what it should look like http://www.ubmsonline.org/?leader=rabbi-binyamin-sheldrake
However, this only works as it is a direct link from the posts in question
The category on the otherhand, which was working, and did list as many leaders assigned to the category, has now stopped working. http://www.ubmsonline.org/category/ubms-leaders/
As you can see though, its pulling everything across correctly, category description, category title etc, but its just now not showing the posts.
fixed!
It was to do with a setting that changed on the "Custom Content Type Manager" plugin im using. After alot of research, i stumbled upon the exact problem on the "issues" section of the plugin's FAQ's page.
https://code.google.com/p/wordpress-custom-content-type-manager/issues/detail?id=594
Hopefully this might help others.
In wp-content/plugins/custom-content-type-manager/loader.php the filter mentioned below might be commented, so if you uncomment this add_filter this bug will fix.
// Enable archives for custom post types
add_filter('request', 'CCTM::request_filter');
Thanks again for every one's help.
Andrew