%4$s
', get_the_post_thumbnail( $post_id ), esc_url( get_permalink( $post_id ) ), esc_html( $title ), get_the_excerpt( $post_id ) ); ``` * Here is the complete code (edited by me): * ``` core/latest-posts block. * * @package WordPress */ /** * Renders thecore/latest-posts block on server.
*
* @param array $attributes The block attributes.
*
* @return string Returns the post content with latest posts added.
*/
function render_block_core_latest_posts( $attributes ) {
$args = array(
'numberposts' => $attributes['postsToShow'],
'post_status' => 'publish',
'order' => $attributes['order'],
'orderby' => $attributes['orderBy'],
);
if ( isset( $attributes['categories'] ) ) {
$args['category'] = $attributes['categories'];
}
$recent_posts = wp_get_recent_posts( $args );
$list_items_markup = '';
foreach ( $recent_posts as $post ) {
$post_id = $post['ID'];
$title = get_the_title( $post_id );
if ( ! $title ) {
$title = __( '(Untitled)' );
}
$list_items_markup .= sprintf(
'%4$s
', get_the_post_thumbnail( $post_id ), esc_url( get_permalink( $post_id ) ), esc_html( $title ), get_the_excerpt( $post_id ) ); if ( isset( $attributes['displayPostDate'] ) && $attributes['displayPostDate'] ) { $list_items_markup .= sprintf( '', esc_attr( get_the_date( 'c', $post_id ) ), esc_html( get_the_date( '', $post_id ) ) ); } $list_items_markup .= "core/latest-posts block on server.
*/
function register_block_core_latest_posts() {
register_block_type(
'core/latest-posts',
array(
'attributes' => array(
'categories' => array(
'type' => 'string',
),
'className' => array(
'type' => 'string',
),
'postsToShow' => array(
'type' => 'number',
'default' => 5,
),
'displayPostDate' => array(
'type' => 'boolean',
'default' => false,
),
'postLayout' => array(
'type' => 'string',
'default' => 'list',
),
'columns' => array(
'type' => 'number',
'default' => 3,
),
'align' => array(
'type' => 'string',
),
'order' => array(
'type' => 'string',
'default' => 'desc',
),
'orderBy' => array(
'type' => 'string',
'default' => 'date',
),
),
'render_callback' => 'render_block_core_latest_posts',
)
);
}
add_action( 'init', 'register_block_core_latest_posts' );
```
* As I said, thumbnail is working well, so I don’t really get why the excerpt doesn’t.
Much appreciation to any help, Florian
- This reply was modified 7 years, 5 months ago by [florianwilhelm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/florianwilhelm/).
* [HudsonValleyWebDesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaycbrf/)
* (@jaycbrf)
* [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/latest-posts-block/#post-11024312)
* Try removing get_
* [https://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop_in_Action#Showing_Excerpts_or_Full_Post_Depending_Upon_Number_of_Posts](https://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop_in_Action#Showing_Excerpts_or_Full_Post_Depending_Upon_Number_of_Posts)
* Thread Starter [florianwilhelm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/florianwilhelm/)
* (@florianwilhelm)
* [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/latest-posts-block/#post-11025113)
* Hi,
* Removing get_ from get_the_excerpt doesn’t change anything for me, it still displays
the current page excerpt instead of the $post_id one.
* I think it comes from the fact it doesn’t get $post_id as a valid argument, and
the default value get_the_excerpt() and the_excerpt() are the global post (the
current page/post).
My knowledges in PhP are not so good, which makes it hard
for me to identify clearly the problem.
* Thread Starter [florianwilhelm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/florianwilhelm/)
* (@florianwilhelm)
* [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/latest-posts-block/#post-11025147)
* By the way, I tried adding manualy an excerpt to my post with just
to be sure it was not a conflict caused by the lack of excerpt in my post, but
it doesn’t change anything to my Latest Posts block.
* Thread Starter [florianwilhelm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/florianwilhelm/)
* (@florianwilhelm)
* [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/latest-posts-block/#post-11026758)
* Hi,
* I solved my problem using the following piece of code:
* ```
foreach ( $recent_posts as $post ) {
$post_id = $post['ID'];
$title = get_the_title( $post_id );
if ( ! $title ) {
$title = __( '(Untitled)' );
}
$post_url = get_permalink( $post_id );
$text = get_post( $post_id );
$text = $text->post_content;
$text = wp_trim_words( $text, 25, '... read more' );
$excerpt = $text;
$list_items_markup .= sprintf(
'%4$s
', get_the_post_thumbnail( $post_id ), esc_url( get_permalink( $post_id ) ), esc_html( $title ), $excerpt ); ``` * It shows the target post 25 first words and I put a link on the read more to access said post. It might not be the best way to do this but it works, which makes it the best way for me 😀 * Hope it might help if someone has the same issue. Have a nice day, Florian - This reply was modified 7 years, 5 months ago by [florianwilhelm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/florianwilhelm/). Reason: solved * [manuki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/manuki/) * (@manuki) * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/latest-posts-block/#post-11058577) * Hi Florian, thanks for your post and the solutions. I want to accomplish the same thing, But what happens when wordpress makes an update and you do the automatic update? Your change will be overridden with the new wp-include/blocks php right? Is there a way to make this local to the theme? * Thread Starter [florianwilhelm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/florianwilhelm/) * (@florianwilhelm) * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/latest-posts-block/#post-11059791) * As it goes to wp-include, i don’t think you can include it to a theme or whatever. My take on this at the moment is just to keep it in mind each time I have a wp update, which of course is not the best :/ * [manuki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/manuki/) * (@manuki) * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/latest-posts-block/#post-11060891) * Right… thanks for replying. * [kimosagi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kimosagi/) * (@kimosagi) * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/latest-posts-block/#post-11681652) * Thank you for posting this, I would like to add that support for post_thumbnails needs to be activated on the theme for this to work: [https://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Thumbnails#Enabling_Support_for_Post_Thumbnails](https://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Thumbnails#Enabling_Support_for_Post_Thumbnails) * [hotuhai](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hotuhai/) * (@hotuhai) * [6 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/latest-posts-block/#post-12154491) * hi i has problem, in latest posts, PoststoShows just 100 posts limit, how i can increas the number of latest posts displayed from 100 to 1000 or deep ? Sorry for my english Thankyou somuch * [soeblangdi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/soeblangdi/) * (@soeblangdi) * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/latest-posts-block/#post-12685227) * One more query. Pl, help me. I want to make my post like this below link. Pl look * [https://www.islamicfinder.org/hadith/ibn-majah/mosques-and-the-congregations/](https://www.islamicfinder.org/hadith/ibn-majah/mosques-and-the-congregations/) * Separate block in each thought (center block). How can I do it? Many thanks in advance. Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) The topic ‘Latest Posts block’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [block](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/block/) * [excerpt](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/excerpt/) * [thumbnail](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/thumbnail/) * [widget](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/widget/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 11 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [soeblangdi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/soeblangdi/) * Last activity: [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/latest-posts-block/#post-12685227) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics