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  • dbunit16

    (@dbunit16)


    17 years, 10 months ago

    I am creating a template where I want to display the latest x posts from a specified category. What is the code to do this? Please include the loop if it is indeed necessary.

    Also, if possible, what would be the code if I wanted to display the first post differently, specifically with Name, Date, Title, Tags, Author, Comments etc.

    The next x posts would just have the Date, and Title as link.

    All help is appreciated!

    Thanks,

    Jon

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  • @mercime

    (@mercime)

    17 years, 10 months ago

    The loop is indeed necessary. The detailed information in Codex re Category Templates should help you out.

    Thread Starter dbunit16

    (@dbunit16)

    17 years, 10 months ago

    Thanks mercime. I did look at that. I will be customizing my category templates as well, however, I want to keep their index.php structure in tack.

    The page I want to create will NOT be a substitute for the category pages. I still want to have the category pages, but want to create a template where i can specify the latest number of x posts from x category.

    Where the first post has most information, and the following x posts show simply the date, title, and link. Can you help?

    Thanks,

    Jon

    Thread Starter dbunit16

    (@dbunit16)

    17 years, 10 months ago

    So i managed to find out that this requires multiple loops. I copied the code exactly from http://codex.ww.wp.xz.cn/The_Loop but still it’s not showing up. I get a blank page at http://www.azfans.com/blogs/suns

    <?php $my_query = new WP_Query('category_name=Suns&showposts=1');
  while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
  $do_not_duplicate = $post->ID; ?>
    <li><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
 </ul>
  <?php endwhile; ?>

    <?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();
  if( $post->ID == $do_not_duplicate ) continue; update_post_caches($posts); ?>
    <li><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
 </ul>
  <?php endwhile; endif; ?>

    Also, how would I change the second loop to only pull from the Suns or 3 category?

    Help is greatly appreciated! Thank you!

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