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I have a client that wants the ability to remove or add a special offer from the front page of her website.

I thought of creating a custom loop using a featured image etc, which would display the latest special offer.

Her site is a PHP site right now without any WP functionality.

What is the minimum installation that would allow me to display this loop. Instead of creating a theme and template I just want to use the existing page.

Thanks.

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can't you just used a sticky post? I've done this before and worked fine – andrewkthx Feb 2 '12 at 16:58

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You can require the wp-load.php file in the existing page...

<?php require('wp-load.php') ?>

This will basically load the WordPress installation and allow you to access each of the functions (and the loop) as you normally would.

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Phil, so do I load the rest of the WP files in the root directory? And what would I do with the existing index.php file? This is the page I need the functionality. Just use my existing file and add this require? – jw60660 Feb 7 '12 at 14:10
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Use a normal WP install, attach a theme that consists of nothing than

  • style.css
  • functions.php
  • index.php

Inside your index.php include everything from your current site. Then add the loop where you need it.

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