Stupid question, I bet: I'm doing a website for an artist where I have a custom post type of "Painting". How do I get the permalink of the one added most recently?
1 Answer
Here is a simple function that will return the Permalink of the last painting post:
function Get_most_recent_permalink(){
global $post;
$tmp_post = $post;
$args = array(
'numberposts' => 1,
'offset' => 0,
'orderby' => 'post_date',
'order' => 'DESC',
'post_type' => 'Painting',
'post_status' => 'publish' );
$myposts = get_posts( $args );
$permalink = get_permalink($myposts[0]->ID);
$post = $tmp_post;
return $permalink;
}
so once you paste that function in your theme's functions.php file you can just call it whenever you want:
<a href="<?php echo Get_most_recent_permalink(); ?>">last painting</a>
answered Mar 15, 2011 at 18:03
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Well, thanks for trying but not working as given. Here's the thing: I'm using in an iframe and it keeps giving me (when I use the above code) the PARENT url in the place where I want the most recent painting. That is, the URL in the address field, the current URL. Which is bound to be a problem as it will have itself inside itself, etc.– user3960Commented Mar 15, 2011 at 18:38
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what??? this function works in one manner, create a pastebin of your code or update the question with it so I'll get a better look and understanding. Commented Mar 15, 2011 at 19:26
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$permalink = get_permalink($post->ID); should be $permalink = get_permalink($myposts[0]->ID); This is why user3960 was getting the currentURL cause the latest URL is the one he working on and publishing. $myposts is the filter posts based on the args. I'll update the reply with this correction. Commented Jan 31, 2013 at 5:59
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@RedWolves not true! since you use
setup_postdata($myposts[0]);one line above it which sets the$postobject. Commented Jan 31, 2013 at 7:17 -
Well it's not doing what you expect! It doesn't work as you have it. Commented Jan 31, 2013 at 14:37