get_posts() is a function for creating multiple loops. It retrieves a list of latest posts or posts matching criteria.
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Getting a custom post type image using 'get_post_custom'
I am trying to echo the image src of an image I have uploaded for my custom post type outside of the while loop.
I have used the following:
$custom_fields = get_post_custom($_GET['id']);
I can ...
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Show recent posts from one category on a non-WP site
I'm trying to move back to WP for our blog, after struggling with a clunky CMS for a few years, but we'll be sticking with that CMS for the rest of the site. Is there a plugin (or code) that I can use ...
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latest 5 posts using switch_to_blog loop
im sure i must be doing something wrong and would really appreciate a little help.
I am trying to loop through all of my Sub Dir "Multisite" blogs using switch_to_blog, below:
global $wpdb, ...
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Only get_posts of certain post formats
I'm trying to create a archive list with only my "normal" post format articles (not link, aside, quote, etc formats).
How would I implement has_post_format( 'standard' ), or something similar, into ...
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Get_Posts and multiple categories
I have created a custom query in hopes of showing the top posts from some child categories. It appears here: http://www.sitesofconscience.org/activities/whats-new
The query has a big flaw: some posts ...
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Only retrieve posts where post_excerpt has been filled out
I'm trying to use get_posts to only return posts that have an excerpt. Done lots of searching and have been trying to use "posts_where" filter on the query but my SQL is lacking. This is what I'm ...
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Automatically republish old posts
been seaching on google for a plugin for this and can't seem to find anything realiable. The only plugin I found is called "old post promoter". Any ideeas?
Can this be done with googl old fashion ...
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Sort “get_pages” by menu order not ordering
I'm using this bit of code to generate a page full of items but they won't sort into the menu order, any ideas as to why?
<?php $pages = get_pages(array('child_of', 'menu_order')); ?>
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Limit popular posts by days
I am using this get_posts array to retrieve top 15 popular posts by comments. The problem is that it shows those all those highly commented posts from the day posts were added into blog. So, the list ...
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WordPress get posts by date without query_posts
I'm want to get posts from the last 30days in a sidebar but I don't want to use query_posts, is there a way to achieve this with the get posts function?
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Check If posts exist in custom post type category, outside of loop
I'm building a navigation, outside of the main loop, that includes drop downs. I have a custom post type called 'Events', that has its own categories. I would like there to be a drop down if there ...
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How to get all children and grandchildren of a hierarchical custom post type?
I need to get all sub-posts of a specific (root) parent id.
get_posts( array( 'numberposts' => -1, 'post_status' => 'publish', 'post_type' => 'microsite', 'post_parent' => ...
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Problem with get_posts, tax_query and counting the number of posts
I want to count the number of posts that has simoultaneously 3 different taxonomies. THe code i'm using is this:
$products = get_posts(array(
'post_type' => 'products',
'posts_per_page' ...
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WP_Query() and get_posts() can't handle over a thousand posts?
So I have a search function that just fetch custom posts and return them as a list.
function search() {
// post query args
$args = array(
'post_type' => 'post_type',
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How do I pass a post ID to the page URL?
I am using a form (gravity form) on my site. The form is inserted in a page (called form_page) on the users dashboard when they are logged in
http://example.com/dashboard/form_page
I am using a ...
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Get posts inside Get terms problem
i have a get_terms which loads correctly.
inside of it i have used get_posts. then using get posts i am
trying to get each post tags (and count <= not currently inside this script)
<?php
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Why is querying posts messing up my pages?
I am working on a theme at the moment and I have set up a post template.
This post template is linked to some custom post types.
When I query_posts for my post type on the actual post template ...
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How can I paginate a list of related posts?
My client's home page displays a paginated list of posts with thumbnails. Each list item, when clicked, navigates to a single post or page, and then uses a separate query to generate the same list of ...
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If meta key exists in get posts function otherwise create it
The following code fetches posts with the meta key home telephone numbers.
$metas = '';
$args = array(
'numberposts' => 1,
'post_type' => 'electors',
'orderby' => ...
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Sort posts by most recently modified
Is there a way to list posts in the order in which they were modified?
For example;
A user posts 5 posts (#1 being the oldest and #5 being the newest), by default they would be listed with #5 being ...
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How do I combine these 2 queries
I want to combine the 2 following queries so that ongoing promotions (query 1) shows before the rest of the promotions (query 2) but all together no more than 5 results show. Thanks.
Query #1 Ongoing ...
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Exclude images from “inserted into post” when trying to get attachments
I have here the coin-slider which takes all pictures from the gallery. I get the attachments through the following code:
$attachments = get_posts(array('post_type' => 'attachment', 'post_parent' ...
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How to show related posts by category
In my gallery site i want to show other pictures under the current picture (in single post). I seen more codes but it i asks to specify the category, but i dont want want specify the category manually ...
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Location-Based Pages displaying results near customer
I'm creating a website where the customer will enter their postal code and the pages (with a distance selected of 5, 10, 20 miles) will display on either a Google map or Bing map. The page results ...
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how to exclude “featured” posts from the main loop?
In a category.php template, I built a function that lists "featured" posts before the main loop. The featured posts are selected using a custom field and get_posts():
function ...
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Using get_posts with arguments found in meta keys
I am using get posts, but I need to refine the query based on posts where a certain meta_key has a certain value.
Something like this
<?php $reviews = ...
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Wordpress pagination with get_posts?
I need to make adjustments to a horribly written WP theme that (a custom theme that was written in tables, and bad code).
The theme has several custom templates, but pagination wasn't used and ...
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get_posts that haven't been assigned a specific custom field
I'm trying to use get_posts() to pull articles that have not been assigned a specific custom field. For example (not working):
$articles = get_posts(array(
'post_parent' => 0,
'post_type' ...
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Trying to only display 1 category using get_posts
I'm trying to only display posts from a certain category in a widget. I've tried it in a few different ways but it is still showing posts from all categories. Here's my code at the moment:
$posts = ...
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get post attachment using ajax
I'm developing a plugin and I'm trying to get the url's from a post's attachments with ajax.
If the user is on a single.php page. After some seconds, I'm sending an Ajax request, getting all the ...
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Get term SLUG by term ID
I have a hierarchical taxonomy called 'tarefa'
I have to display all posts from a child taxonomy. I used get_term_children function function to verify if the taxonomy parent has children.
If the ...
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Custom Loop, Match Category with Page: How to display post featured image?
I found this answer. It saved my day, but could you tell me how to display featured image of the post with the following code?
When I'm using
<?php echo $cpost->post_thumbnail('thumbnail', ...
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Query Problem in getting top viewed posts
I wanted to display top viewed posts by month, I add this code snip, to form a query and get required 15 posts, but it displays 3-4 posts.Here is my query:
global $post;
$args = array(
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query_posts() vs get_posts() multiple loops [duplicate]
I have a template which initially had one single loop and it was using query_posts, I added 2 more loops using the same method, However after reading allot about these it was concluded that I shall ...
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get_posts meta_value is serialized array, how can I grab specific posts with combination of meta_key/meta_value[0]->is_featured?
I've a postmeta key saved in DB: mediSHOP_product_extras
It's value is
Unserialized: Array ( [0] => Array ( [is_slider] => 0 [is_featured] => 0 [in_stock] => 0 [video_url] => ...
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Getting movie and serial on actor page
I'm building a cinema site, I came with a problem, let me explain:
Movies- are stored in Post's
Actors- are stored in Post Type - persoane ( taxonomy= lista)
Serials - are stored in Post Type - ...
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Logged in user ID as post ID
Is there a way to automatically insert the current user ID as the post category name or maybe have WordPress display only the post with a category name that matches the current logged user ID?
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Setting pagination for images attached to a post
I am trying to figure out how to paginate a post for it's images. I have a custom post type set up to act like a gallery - images only. And would like to paginate the images. I am having a hard time ...
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How to reload a select box of posts dynamically?
I'm using custom meta boxes for a project. I have created a custom taxonomy (select box) and I have another select box populated with Posts. I need to only load the posts based on the selection of the ...
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get_the_content(“more…”) returns full text
I'm creating shortcode [latest_post] and want to show post date, title and short content. (content has "more" separator). Here is code:
function shortcode_latest_post() {
global $post, $more;
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My post repeats itself on the second page [closed]
Hey the way i have my index coded is that it shows one full post and the rest of the post are excerpts, but when i click previous the 2nd page shows the same post from the first page, what can i do to ...
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Trouble using get_post
For Microkids related post plugin (http://www.microkid.net/wordpress/related-posts/)
He said "Using the get_post() function you could get any data you need from the related posts." and he posted this ...
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functions.php conditional tag only for custom post type
I'm using gpp slideshow, which overwrites wordpress's default gallery display. I only want to use it on my custom post type, "listings" - how would I reference it to only replace wordpress's default ...
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How to query the latest 5 posts and sort them by title?
I'm looking to draw a menu listing of the latest "n" number posts, where the number "n" will be a user defined setting stored as an option.
n = 5; //Pull the latest 5 posts from the database.
The ...
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How Can i Get 5 Recent Post Title With Corresponding Link?
I Want to Add My Latest 5 Post Title with Corresponding Link in My Header Position.What was the Actual Php code?Am Newbie ....
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Am I using get_posts wrong?
I have
<?php
$folioPosts = get_posts(array('category_name' => 'portfolio', 'numberposts' => 3));
if ($folioPosts->have_posts()) :
foreach ($folioPosts as $folioPost) :
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What's wrong with this post__not_in argument?
In the script below, the post__not_in argument does not appear to be working unless I hardcode the post ids inside the array(). Anything stand out?
If an item is in the category, but also in the ...
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Add filter to get_posts
So I am attempting to filter out certain posts in the get_posts call. Essentially, I want to be able to specify a certain block of posts, and only get the posts that correspond with the block. Right ...
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How to query custom post type by term?
This seems trivial but I can't get it to work. Here's my code:
$args = array(
'numberposts' => -1,
'eventcategory' => 'nice-events',
...
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Both a page loop and posts loop on the same page
I'm trying to get first the content of a single page (the one that is queried), and then in a small section below i want to display the title of my bloggposts as a "Latest News" section.
The problem ...
