Title: The loop question
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# The loop question

 *  Resolved [mattisn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattisn/)
 * (@mattisn)
 * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-loop-question/)
 * I am using this loop right now, however I need to modify it to just show the 
   post’s from one catagory. I also found a piece code which lets you show only 
   one catagory, but where do I place the code in the loop?
 * Here’s the loop I’m using right now:
 *  <?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
 *  <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
 *  <div class=”post” id=”post-<?php the_ID(); ?>”>
    <h2>” rel=”bookmark” title=”
   Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>”><?php the_title(); ?>
   </h2>
    <small>
   <?php the_time(‘j. F Y’) ?> <!– by <?php the_author() ?> –></small>
 *  <div class=”entry”>
    <?php the_content(‘Read the rest of this entry »’); ?> 
   </div>
 *  <p class=”postmetadata”>Posted in <?php the_category(‘, ‘) ?> | <?php edit_post_link(‘
   Edit’, ”, ‘ | ‘); ?> <?php comments_popup_link(‘No Comments »’, ‘1 Comment »’,‘%
   Comments »’); ?>
    </div>
 *  <?php endwhile; ?>
 *  <div class=”navigation”>
    <div class=”alignleft”><?php next_posts_link(‘« Previous
   Entries’) ?></div> <div class=”alignright”><?php previous_posts_link(‘Next Entries»’)?
   ></div> </div>
 *  <?php else : ?>
 *  <h2 class=”center”>Not Found</h2>
    <p class=”center”>Sorry, but you are looking
   for something that isn’t here. <?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . “/searchform.php”);?
   >
 *  <?php endif; ?>
 * And here is the code to show one catagory:
 *  <?php $my_query = new WP_Query(‘category_name=student&showposts=1’);
    while (
   $my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); $do_not_duplicate = $post->
   ID; ?> <!– Do stuff… –> <?php endwhile; ?>
 * Where do I put this code in the loop?

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 *  [JaneLitte](https://wordpress.org/support/users/janelitte/)
 * (@janelitte)
 * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-loop-question/#post-387191)
 * It depends on where you want it to appear. I don’t know if the code is right,
   but if you want it “connected” to the individual post, it has to go after the
   <div class=”entry”>
 *  Thread Starter [mattisn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattisn/)
 * (@mattisn)
 * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-loop-question/#post-387193)
 * the code is correct because it’s working, but now it’s showing all the posts 
   in every category. I want it to show the posts in just one selected category
 * thanks for your help
 *  [JaneLitte](https://wordpress.org/support/users/janelitte/)
 * (@janelitte)
 * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-loop-question/#post-387211)
 * So, when you click on a category link, you want a new page to load with just 
   the posts in that category? I don’t think you need a special code for that. If
   you don’t have a separate archive.php, I think that is exactly the type of thing
   that wordpress defaults to. Otherwise, the appropriate place for that code isn’t
   the index.php file, it would be the archive.php files.
 *  Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * (@otto42)
 * WordPress.org Admin
 * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-loop-question/#post-387212)
 * mattisn: That code you’re trying to put into the loop is way overcomplicated.
   It seems like you’re just wanting the query_posts functionality.
 * See here: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/query_posts](http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/query_posts)
 * Essentially, you’re going to add something like this just before the first have_posts()
   reference:
    `<?php if (is_home()) {query_posts("cat=3");} ?>`
 * Where 3 is the category you want to display. The “is_home” checks and makes sure
   that this only happens on the home page.
 *  Thread Starter [mattisn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattisn/)
 * (@mattisn)
 * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-loop-question/#post-387215)
 * Found the answer: just paste this code before your loop:
 * <?php query_posts(“category_name=yourcatgory&showposts=8”); ?>
 * and use the name of the catagory you want instead of “yourcategory”
 * Thanks

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