Title: Sidebar: recent posts vs previous posts
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Sidebar: recent posts vs previous posts

 *  Resolved [cjagers](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cjagers/)
 * (@cjagers)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-recent-posts-vs-previous-posts/)
 * I am converting a blogger site into a wordpress site, and have done everything
   successfully except for how the “previous posts” are managed. In blogger, if 
   you click on a previous post, it moves to the top of the sidebar, and subsequent
   titles follow. But in wordpress, seems like those 10 most recent posts are fixed.
   I don’t like that.
 * Can anyone refer me to a wordpress site that has this “previous post” functionality
   so I can use it? Thanks

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 *  [splanters](https://wordpress.org/support/users/splanters/)
 * (@splanters)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-recent-posts-vs-previous-posts/#post-372767)
 * You might want to post a link that has an example of what you’re after. It would
   be helpful
 *  Thread Starter [cjagers](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cjagers/)
 * (@cjagers)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-recent-posts-vs-previous-posts/#post-372772)
 * All blogger sites function like this, including my current site (which works 
   the way I like)– [http://chrisjagers.net](http://chrisjagers.net)
    Notice that
   as you click a previous post, that post moves to the top of my post list. This
   is different from a wordpress site where the “recent posts” never change in sidebar.
   Any advice is appreciated.
 *  [Kafkaesqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kafkaesqui/)
 * (@kafkaesqui)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-recent-posts-vs-previous-posts/#post-372778)
 * There’s a _template tag_ in WordPress which provides a link to a *single* previous
   post:
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/previous_post](http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/previous_post)
 * For two or more we’d have to code a solution along the lines of what I outline
   here:
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/50473#post-277643](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/50473#post-277643)
 * Or make use of a plugin:
 * [http://wpthemes.info/posts/2004/12/07/previous-n-posts/](http://wpthemes.info/posts/2004/12/07/previous-n-posts/)
 * (I believe the above works in WP2.)
 *  Thread Starter [cjagers](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cjagers/)
 * (@cjagers)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-recent-posts-vs-previous-posts/#post-372799)
 * Thank you thank you.
 *  [Kafkaesqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kafkaesqui/)
 * (@kafkaesqui)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-recent-posts-vs-previous-posts/#post-372801)
 * “_Seems easier if you could just refer me to a wordpress site that already has
   uses this functionality successfully._“
 * As if I have an index of all WordPress sites and the various things they do? 
   Sorry.
 * Try this:
    [http://paste.uni.cc/8852](http://paste.uni.cc/8852)
 *  Thread Starter [cjagers](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cjagers/)
 * (@cjagers)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-recent-posts-vs-previous-posts/#post-372802)
 * Just got it to work! I just realized had to not only use the plug in, but also
   cut and paste the code….which is beyond simply putting it in my plugin folder
   and activating it. But thanks again, great advice…sorry about my jumping to conclusions(
   user error). Everythings works!
 *  [Kafkaesqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kafkaesqui/)
 * (@kafkaesqui)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-recent-posts-vs-previous-posts/#post-372803)
 * I’m glad it’s working. One of the goals of these forums is to get users to that
   point. `:)`
 *  [rosig](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rosig/)
 * (@rosig)
 * [19 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-recent-posts-vs-previous-posts/#post-373156)
 * Hello. I’m trying to get this same plugin working on my site but I’m getting 
   a parse error about a > …?
 * Any idea why? Here’s the line it’s referring to.
 * `<?php get_previous_posts(6, ‘<li>’, ‘</li>’, true, $post->post_date,false) ?
   >`
 * Nevermind. I replaced the quotes around the li until I got it straight. You need
   to use the ‘ next to the Enter key on your keyboard.

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