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EamonnMac

Hey guys,

Wondering if this is possible, maybe ye can help me:

I have a list at the bottom of each individual page listing all the other pages of that category (i.e. pages that have the same 'parent' page), for which I am using the following code. You can see a live example here: http://oldkitbag.com/cashelbay-wp/past-ponies/jjs-fiona/


<?php
if($post->post_parent)
$children = wp_list_pages(\"title_li=&child_of=\".$post->post_parent.\"&echo=0\");
                      
else
 
$children = wp_list_pages(\"title_li=&child_of=\".$post->ID.\"&echo=0\");
if ($children) { ?>
                      
<ul id=\"see-all\">
<li id=\"see-all-title\"><h3>
<?php
if (!empty($post->post_parent)) {
$parentTitle = get_the_title($post->post_parent);?>
See all Ponies listed under <?php echo $parentTitle; ?>:
<?php } ?>
</h3></li>
<?php echo $children; ?>
</ul>
<?php } ?>

It works no probs, it just looks crap. Now each of these child pages have custom fields, including thumbnails, and I'm wondering would it be possible to construct a list that not only coughs up the page titles but also the thumbnail custom field for each page as well. Any help would be greatly appreciated - even if it's just to say its not possible! :D

chriscoyier

You gotta run a loop if you want custom fields =)

EamonnMac

I came accross the following at http://www.wprecipes.com/wordpress-how-to-get-custom-fields-outside-the-loop. Now, I think they are still running a loop per se - isn't that what a wp_query is? But anyway, my point is this: could I use this code in some form to echo just the 'thumbnail' custom fields and the titles, both suitably permalinked, of all the pages of a given category, as in my original problem?

To display a custom field value outside the loop, simply use the following code. Don't forget to replace customField on line 4 by the name of the custom field you want to display.
<?php
global $wp_query;
$postid = $wp_query->post->ID;
echo get_post_meta($postid, 'customField', true);
?>

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