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I want to display multiple posts from different categories to represent featured on my blog. What I did was <?php query_posts("showposts=2&cat=3"); $i = 1; ?> or

<?php query_posts("showposts=2&cat=1,3"); $i = 1; ?>

Both won't work. Any clues?

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You need a complete query loop that won't conflict with other loops:

<?php $my_query = new WP_Query('showposts=2&cat=1,3'); ?>

<?php while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); ?>

<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" title="<?php the_title(); ?>">

<?php the_title(); ?></a>

<?php the_content(); ?> //optional, can also be the_excerpt

<?php endwhile; ?>

http://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query

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It won work because it pulls the most recent posts that match the criteria, not "a" post from each category. – Freeme Aug 9 '11 at 19:20
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Please update your question with the entire loop code and try to explain exactly what you need. – Wyck Aug 9 '11 at 19:46

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