WP_Query to get post on frontpage

Question

I've been working on my frontpage for a website, and now, at the bottom I want to add another post, outside the main loop, to this page.

I've used a WP_Query:

$args = array( 
        'post_type'   => 'post',
        'tag_id'      => '32'
    );


    $fp_post = new WP_Query( $args );

    if($fp_post->have_posts()) :
        while ($fp_post->have_posts()) : $fp_post->the_post();
            the_content();
        endwhile;
    else:
        echo 'its not working';
    endif;

Now, I get back that it's not working, but I'm sure there is a post with an id of 32. This should mean my array is empty, but I don't know why this is. Did I make some basic mistake somewhere?

Answer 1

If you're trying to get a post with the id of 32, the parameter you would use is p, which is one of the Post & Page Parameters. tag_id is used for querying posts with a particular Tag ID.

$args = array( 
        'post_type' => 'post',
        'p'         => 32
);

$fp_post = new WP_Query( $args );

if ( $fp_post->have_posts() ) :
    while ( $fp_post->have_posts() ) : $fp_post->the_post();
        the_content();
    endwhile;
else:
        echo 'it is not working';
endif;