Title: Help with the Loop
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Help with the Loop

 *  [kensentillas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kensentillas/)
 * (@kensentillas)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-the-loop-3/)
 * Hello, guys.
 * I want to achieve this effect on my Main Page:
    >> Current Post >> Current Aside
   >> About the Author >> Previous Posts
 * Here is my code for the index page:
 *     ```
       <?php get_header(); ?>
   
       <div class="fresh">
       <img src="<?php bloginfo('template_directory'); ?>/images/fresh.png" alt=""/>
       </div>
   
       <!--1ST-A QUERY-->
       <?php
       $my_query = new WP_Query('showposts=1&amp;cat=8');
   
       while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
   
       $do_not_duplicate = $post->ID; ?>
       <div class="post" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
   
                     *current post here*
   
       <?php endwhile; ?>
   
       <div class="aside">
       <img src="<?php bloginfo('template_directory'); ?>/images/current_side.png" alt=""/>
       </div>
   
       <!--1ST-B QUERY-->
       <?php
       $my_query = new WP_Query('showposts=1&amp;cat=7');
   
       while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
   
       $do_not_duplicate = $post->ID; ?>
       <div class="post" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
   
                       *asides here*
   
       <?php endwhile; ?>
   
       <div class="author">
       <img src="<?php bloginfo('template_directory'); ?>/images/author.png" alt="" />
       *About the Author Here*
       </div>
   
       <div class="others">
       <img src="<?php bloginfo('template_directory'); ?>/images/previously.png" alt=""/>
       </div>
   
       <!--2ND QUERY-->
       <?php
       if ( have_posts() ) :
       while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();
       if (in_category( array('aside' , 'current-post') )) continue;
       elseif ( $post->ID == $do_not_duplicate ) continue;
       update_post_caches($posts);  ?>
   
       *previous posts here*         
   
       <?php endwhile; ?>
       ```
   
 * As you can see, Asides don’t go into the Previous Post Sections anymore, but 
   I have to manually set the Current Post with a specific category so it won’t 
   get repeated in the Previous Post Loop, and deselect said category when it isn’t
   a current post anymore. Someone out there with a better and easier idea? Thanks.
   🙂

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 * Last reply from: [kensentillas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kensentillas/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-the-loop-3/)
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