Run Loop on Posts of Specific Category
<?php query_posts('cat=5'); ?>
<?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
<?php the_content(); ?>
<?php endwhile; endif; ?>If you were to use this, for example, in a left sidebar which ran before the main loop on your page, remember to reset the query or it will upset that main loop.
<?php wp_reset_query(); ?>
Is there a way to display a certain number of items and then have a link at the bottom for older posts?
Yes to question1. I have imported the most recent posts of a category into my website by using
query_posts('category_name=whatevernameyouuse &posts_per_page=6');I have not looked at linking just to older posts, I just linked to my blog but I bet there is a way to do it…
Or for a more authoritative look at how to do recent posts, look on this website for the recent posts article. http://css-tricks.com/snippets/wordpress/recent-posts-function/
veru nice..
thanks for sharing..
i need this tuts for my web project..
I want to create a loop that contains only posts that are in two specified categories – I just don’t get how to do this. Is anyone here to help me out of this problem?
See where it says cat=5?
<?php query_posts('cat=5'); ?>Make it say cat=5,6,7
Then, you will have fetched posts from categories 5, 6, and 7.
If you want to limit the number of posts, stick a “showposts” in there to make something like this:
<?php query_posts("showposts=2&cat=13,14"); ?>This is awesome. Where are the valid places I can use this snippet of code? I want to display a custom loop on a page.
where I have to place
php wp_reset_query();?I personally place it after the
?php endwhile; endif; ?>I don’t know if it is a good practice but seen to work fine for me!Hi,
Your post was a great help.
The only difficulty I am having is setting the category to show from an id entered into a custom field when writing the post.
I’ve tried PHP echo and grabbing the field using a plugin but still struggling to set the category based on what the custom field value is.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Ben
Hey Chris,
How would you add an if empty statement to this? Many thanks
hamish
Thanks Mate! It really saved my life!!!!!!!