How to get all posts related to particular category name?

Question

I am developing one project and in this project i have to display all the posts related to particular category name.

I have searched a lot but i haven't got any idea to implement this.

How can i do this so that i can display all the posts from particular category/term

Answer 1

Just use WP_Query() to generate your custom query, using the category parameters.

Assuming you know (or know how to get) the ID of the specific category, as $catid:

<?php
$category_query_args = array(
    'cat' => $catid
);

$category_query = new WP_Query( $category_query_args );
?>

Note: you could also pass the category slug to the query, via category_name, instead of cat.

Now, just output your loop:

<?php
if ( $category_query->have_posts() ) : while $category_query->have_posts() : $category_query->the_post();
// Loop output goes here
endwhile; endif;
?>

Answer 2

That would depend on when and how exactly you want to use it - but generally speaking you can either use a custom query , or simply use

if in_category('my_cat_name_or_ID') {
//do whatever
}

if you want to learn about custom query : http://codex.wordpress.org/Custom_Queries

Answer 3

WP_Query's tax_query is, far and away, going to be the most flexible way to implement this. If you make the question a bit more specific, I should be able to crank out some sample code for you to get you going.

Answer 4

You can use a plugin (WordPress Category Posts) for that.

WordPress Category Posts is a plugin for WordPress that creates a linked list of the posts in a specific category.

Use the following code wherever you want to list the posts for a category:

wp_cat_posts(get_cat_ID('your_category_name'));

Many thanks.

Answer 5

I found this source, explains it really well and makes it all seam very easy. It worked a treat for me :) Get Posts From Category Name