1) can I use the content from the post and display some information from it on the index.php page and some other information from the same content on a single.php page?
I want to create a business directory theme and on the home page, show thumbnail pictures for each business, which when you click on one will take you to either the business' homepage or to a page that will display important information about the business along with a Google map showing where the business is (if the business does not have a web site).
2) can I display an unlimited number of posts (i.e. thumbnail pictures) on the page?
On the home page, the business' would be sorted in alphabetical order within categories (A-D, E-H, etc) and would be shown on the homepage within these groups. Since I don't know how many businesses would be shown on the homepage, can I overcome the posts per page limit specified in the dashboard?
All of this is easier to do in HTML/CSS but I woud like to know if you can do something like this using WP.
need a few more details- I assume that I could execute the loop for each category (A-D, E-H, etc) for the total number of posts in any category, and to show different content for different pages (index.php vs single.php), I could use display:none; on elements depending on the page being displayed. is this correct thinking or am I way off base??
1) can I use the content from the post and display some information from it on the index.php page and some other information from the same content on a single.php page?
I want to create a business directory theme and on the home page, show thumbnail pictures for each business, which when you click on one will take you to either the business' homepage or to a page that will display important information about the business along with a Google map showing where the business is (if the business does not have a web site).
2) can I display an unlimited number of posts (i.e. thumbnail pictures) on the page?
On the home page, the business' would be sorted in alphabetical order within categories (A-D, E-H, etc) and would be shown on the homepage within these groups. Since I don't know how many businesses would be shown on the homepage, can I overcome the posts per page limit specified in the dashboard?
All of this is easier to do in HTML/CSS but I woud like to know if you can do something like this using WP.
Al
Al
The single.php template should be set up to show one post. The loop will take care of that for you.
On the home page you'll set up a few loops, each one looping through a specific category.