The core of the WordPress query, the loop offers an easy way to access post information and display it on your website.
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Output shows a page instead of a list of blog postings
I have the below code in front-page.php (with that page set in Settings > Reading); however, something is wrong because the posts aren't showing. The output is shown below. Can someone identify what ...
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vote
1answer
208 views
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 ...
0
votes
1answer
42 views
WP_Query: query posts by ids from array?
I did quite a bit of research but can't figure why this wouldn't work for me?
echo print_r($rel); // Array ( [0] => 63 [1] => 87 )
$args = array(
'post_type' => array( 'post' ),
...
1
vote
1answer
36 views
Create a loop that gets pages with their template
I am trying to make a template that will be an html5/ vertical scrolling base.
I have created an amount of page templates that each would represent a <section> on index.php which mainly all it ...
0
votes
1answer
57 views
Modifying a Loop to Show More
This loop shows one featured post above 4 post titles from a certain category that is specified in the theme options.
What I would like to do is show all 4 posts from the 4 titles, above the 4 ...
2
votes
2answers
278 views
How WordPress converts URL to $query_string
My home.php shows a list of (N) posts and << Previous & Next >> links. When clicked, I want to fetch previous/next list of (N) posts using Ajax. This is: I do NOT want to load the entire ...
0
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1answer
174 views
Pagination on category.php and tag.php not working
i'm using a query-loop on my template pages like this:
<?php
$paged = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
$wp_query = new WP_Query();
...
2
votes
3answers
78 views
wordpress loop and template files
I am curious how WordPress know that if I have a category.php and do the basic loop inside there that when I click on category A I get all of A's posts. The reason I ask, is because I have seen themes ...
2
votes
2answers
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Do I need to use The Loop on pages?
I'm writing my first WordPress theme and have a question about the use of The Loop in page templates. The page templates I've looked at all follow basically the same pattern (example from Twenty ...
0
votes
3answers
44 views
Trying to display ads on only a third of posts in a loop. Keep getting Error 500?
I'm thinking it's just a PHP code error, but for some reason the following code won't work, it just keeps giving me Internal Server Error 500
<?php
$ajfl_adLuck = rand(1,3);
if ($ajfl_adLuck ...
1
vote
2answers
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Query reset problem or flawed code to enable custom post type query
After reading through here and trying various options, I am finally able to get my custom post types 'testimonial' (created with product 'Toolset') to show along with my standard cat/tag queries ...
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vote
1answer
80 views
Use WP_Query with have_posts()?
Is it possible to use
$items = new WP_Query( $query_args );
with
<?php if(have_posts()): ?>
<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
without changing the loop to be
<?php ...
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1answer
27 views
Hook to main query with filters based on custom fields
I would like to do a filter that will hook to the main query and filter all the posts by some given taxonomy terms or custom fields. For now I have made the custom filters for the $query to only ...
2
votes
1answer
229 views
Pagination with custom post types results in 404 issues
I've a very simple index.php:
<div id="content">
<? get_template_part('content', get_post_format()) ?>
</div>
<div id="pagination">
<? previous_posts_link() ?>
...
0
votes
1answer
214 views
How do I display the latest posts from three different categories?
I'm trying to set up the homepage of my site in this manner. Right now, the only post on the homepage contains an article with an podcast. To make it simple, The podcast has two people discussing ...
1
vote
1answer
764 views
wp alchemy multiple image uploader output images to template
I am using wp alchemy to add a custom metabox to my site with multiple image uploader option. This part is working fine, but I have no Idea how to go about outputting the image links to my template. I ...
0
votes
2answers
220 views
Loop to pull content from parent element in custom post type [duplicate]
I created a hierarchical custom post type called "films." It is hierarchical so it can have children elements.
I am using a conditional statement in my single-films.php to show different content for ...
1
vote
1answer
130 views
How to display 7 most recent days of posts?
I would like to be able to display on my homepage a timeline of posts from 7 of the most recent days. For example, if today is January 1, 2013, I would like my blog feed to display something that ...
0
votes
1answer
38 views
single.php fires more than once after clicking on any post to view with different post id each time
I am now experiencing a wired problem with my wordpress installation. I was surprised when I saw post view counter of another post also increased including the the post on which I clicked to try and ...
0
votes
1answer
501 views
Loop through multiple custom taxonomy terms and display posts for a custom post type
I am working with custom post types in the bones theme from themble. There, I want to create a link list and therefor i've created a custom post type, called links.
This custom post type has a custom ...
0
votes
1answer
197 views
Why WP_Query('showposts=5') shows only 1 post?
I am trying to do a simple query to get the latest 5 posts into an unordered list, but this is only showing 1 result even though I have several posts. I even did an offset, but it shows the next post ...
0
votes
1answer
233 views
Get all pages to display at once
I'm doing a theme that is supposed to be ease to create, but I have now reached a standstill and need to get past this.
Is there a way to display/show all pages at once? Or can I create a custom ...
0
votes
1answer
73 views
how to run loop in function.php that sends email based on specific conditions?
So far this code works if I run it as a page in WordPress. I am trying to send my user email updates when I publish a post with with a specific tag. The users can choose if they want to receive the ...
1
vote
1answer
93 views
Displaying Latest Posts on a Page
I am trying to create a loop to display the title and excerpt of each blog post onto a page that isn't my index page. The in-progress demo site is here: http://thewestharbour.com/mypakage/
On the ...
1
vote
1answer
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Counting the posts of a custom Wordpress loop (WP_Query)?
I tried tplacing this:
<?php $count = count($custom_posts); ?>
<h2><?php echo $count; ?></h2>
at the end of the loop:
<?php if ( bbp_get_forum_title() == ...
0
votes
4answers
97 views
Alternate loop output every three posts (within the same original loop)
I have a (relatively) tricky situation where my code requires changing the loop output every three posts, and within those three posts there are divs around two of the posts.
The code below displays ...
0
votes
2answers
66 views
How to insert category list into post creation page, and retrieve chosen categories?
I would like to display the full list of categories on the Page creation page, so that the user can pick using checkboxes which category posts should appear on that page.
I then need to retrieve ...
0
votes
2answers
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Is the 404 page automatically displayed if a loop returns nothing?
If you have an index.php with a loop such as:
if(have_posts()){
while(have_posts()){
the_post();
}
}
And nothing is returned, you would generally do a:
if(have_posts()){
...
0
votes
1answer
59 views
Custom Meta Box If Else Statement
I have created a custom meta box for posts and I need to display said data. I have been using the below method to display the data, But I am in need of a slightly different solution.
<a ...
0
votes
1answer
53 views
Custom loop page with post navigation
I created a custom loop for a particular category. Can I create a list of those posts -- kind of like a table of contents -- and have it link to that service in that loop? Pagination is not used.
My ...
0
votes
2answers
723 views
Wordpress Query Posts From Category Post on Static Page
So I'm trying to query some posts from 1 category only and it does seem to be working. I tried get_post() also but no luck and after awhile I just caved and used query_posts (which is apparently bad ...
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vote
1answer
178 views
Display all posts that were published before full post on single.php
The way I would like my blog to work is a user clicks on a post that was published on 12th March 2012 (for example) they get taken to single.php where the content of that post is displayed as normal.
...
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votes
1answer
50 views
Outputting custom field query from a plugin to the website header
I added the code below to the plugin that I'm working on to display the values of the custom fields but it shows up but blank.
function mySEO() {
require('wp-site-gps-transport.php');
}
// Add ...
1
vote
0answers
165 views
Loop that displays PARENT PAGE & CHILD PAGE & outputs GRANDCHILD PAGE title and content
I've never posted here, but I'm tired of slapping code together. That said, I would be most appreciative if someone could help me with this.
I need a page template that:
outputs the PARENT PAGEs, ...
0
votes
2answers
202 views
Change the way wordpress outputs images or image galleries
The title is the short version of the question.
Here's what I need in more details...
If the answer is not so simple, I would be glad if you can point me to the right direction with a tutorial or to ...
0
votes
1answer
51 views
Loop being strainge
So I hacked together a function that does the following:
protected function _query_post($query){
$original = $this->_wp_query;
$wp_query = new WP_Query($query);
...
0
votes
3answers
87 views
wordpress simple loop, huge issues
Im having a problem where for some reason, a basic loop im trying to add to a sidebar keeps....keeps looping on interior pages (single and page .php ) but not on index.php.
on index.php (home page) ...
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vote
2answers
371 views
List posts AND custom post type by category
I found this question asked elsewhere, but it was unanswered, so I'm asking myself.
I have a custom post type (Features) that shares my Categories and Tags with my standard posts. I'm listing my ...
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votes
1answer
47 views
$_html is empty when var dumped
So I have run across a bizzar issue, in which I know is working as i expect it to in terms of the array values, yet the _html variable returns something like string(29) " " which to my knowledge ...
1
vote
1answer
137 views
How to filter posts that belong to a specific category only if that is the only category
I need to filter posts that belong to a category only if that is the only category. For example if my post A belongs to cat1 and I don't want to display posts that belong to cat1, post A won't be ...
0
votes
1answer
29 views
Limiting the amount of posts retrieved by the loop
I'm using a theme which has its own homepage which is created using the theme options (i.e. so can't add content under Pages) so I'm trying to add the latest posts on the page, I have copied the code ...
0
votes
1answer
46 views
Pages with a loop (index, archive) are loading the first image as post_thumbnail
Using post thumbnails for custom header images -- works fine on straight pages. But custom templates that load a loop (including index) are pulling the first image instead of using the one set in the ...
0
votes
0answers
24 views
All posts not being displayed [closed]
I have built a site that uses the "posts" type to display their galleries as normal posts. It is set to be sorted by custa meta date and continue on down the page.
As of right now, I have made 15 ...
0
votes
1answer
335 views
If/Else child list for Custom Post Type single template within loop?
I'm trying to add a feature to my 'Services' custom post type single template that displays one thing if the post type has one or more child post types and another thing if it doesn't. So far I've ...
0
votes
1answer
85 views
new WP_Query all post in a category inside the loop
Im trying to get a list of post in a category with this:
$category = get_the_category();
$args = array(
'post_type' => array('post', 'entrevista'),
'cat' ...
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votes
1answer
87 views
how to use the values from print_r()? [closed]
I was trying to find a way on how to get the values from print_r(), I already typed-in the same scenario looking for the same problem and answers but only to find out answers that will only print the ...
0
votes
2answers
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Plugin is creating posts twice
I have code which takes some $_POST data and loops through it. In the loop, I store the $_POST data in variables and create a new post using those variables. The loop ends when I run out of $_POST ...
0
votes
1answer
71 views
Only display latest custom taxonomy post
I have a custom taxonomy set as a "splash" on my front page, I would like to only display the latest one of these taxonomies as a splash, and any older ones to be returned to the loop and displayed as ...
0
votes
4answers
236 views
WP_Query and using a variable for 'cat'=> in the args array = WP Bug?
For the sake of this discussion, here's a version of my query within category.php:
wp_reset_query();
$category_id = get_cat_ID(single_cat_title('', false));
$my_query = new WP_Query(array(
...
0
votes
1answer
66 views
Display 3 posts with different HTML markup using a loop
I want to be able to display 3 posts from the same category on my index.php page, but due to the way my site's HTML/CSS is coded I'm having some difficulty understanding the correct way to go about ...
