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WordPress › Support Topic: [Plugin wp-postviews] fetch most viewed post from a category http://wordpress.org/support/ WordPress › Support Topic: [Plugin wp-postviews] fetch most viewed post from a category en Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:04:27 +0000 kReEsTaL on "[Plugin wp-postviews] fetch most viewed post from a category" http://wordpress.org/support/topic/239231#post-1151968 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:27:29 +0000 kReEsTaL 1151968@http://wordpress.org/support/ Hello guys, I have the same problem that perfectlover had in the first place. I try to display the most viewed posts and the least viewed posts of a category on the category's template (category-N.php). I tried this: <pre><code><?php if (function_exists('get_most_viewed_category') && intval(get_query_var("cat")) > 0): ?> <ul> <?php get_most_viewed_category(get_query_var("cat"),'both',10); ?> </ul> <?php endif; ?></code></pre> but it returns "N/A". After reading Lester Chan's forum (<a href="http://forums.lesterchan.net/index.php/topic,3096.0.html">this topic</a> in particular), I came up with this: <pre><code><?php query_posts('v_sortby=views&v_orderby=asc'); $recent_posts = new WP_Query("cat=3&showposts=3&post_status=publish"); while ($recent_posts->have_posts()): $recent_posts->the_post();?> <li><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" title="<?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>(<?php the_views() ?> fois)</li> <?php endwhile; wp_reset_query(); ?></code></pre> Which works fine to display the least viewed posts. However, when I replace "asc" by "desc" in the first query line, I get the exact same list, that is to say a list of the LEAST viewed posts, and not the most viewed ones. Any idea why sorting posts by "desc" doesn't work? The code used to work, though, with 2.7.2. I upgraded to 2.8.2 a few days ago, and it seems the problem appeared at that moment. Thanks a lot for your help! GamerZ on "[Plugin wp-postviews] fetch most viewed post from a category" http://wordpress.org/support/topic/239231#post-974121 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:28:11 +0000 GamerZ 974121@http://wordpress.org/support/ Hi Michael, Thanks so much for the compliments =D MichaelH on "[Plugin wp-postviews] fetch most viewed post from a category" http://wordpress.org/support/topic/239231#post-973732 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:19:49 +0000 MichaelH 973732@http://wordpress.org/support/ As always, LC, your support of your plugins is superb! Thanks. GamerZ on "[Plugin wp-postviews] fetch most viewed post from a category" http://wordpress.org/support/topic/239231#post-973701 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:47:42 +0000 GamerZ 973701@http://wordpress.org/support/ Happen to see this: <code><?php if (function_exists('get_most_viewed_category') && intval(get_query_var("cat")) > 0): ?></code> <code><ul></code> <code><?php get_most_viewed_category(get_query_var("cat"),'both',10); ?></code> <code></ul></code> <code><?php endif; ?></code> And it works on the default theme (archive.php). You cannot put it in anywhere except the archive.php because that is the only page where the category information get retrieved. MichaelH on "[Plugin wp-postviews] fetch most viewed post from a category" http://wordpress.org/support/topic/239231#post-973677 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:27:15 +0000 MichaelH 973677@http://wordpress.org/support/ Posting a resolution to the problem here would be beneficial to others. Thanks. perfectlover on "[Plugin wp-postviews] fetch most viewed post from a category" http://wordpress.org/support/topic/239231#post-973048 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:20:49 +0000 perfectlover 973048@http://wordpress.org/support/ It was solved by Gamerz thanks to him. MichaelH on "[Plugin wp-postviews] fetch most viewed post from a category" http://wordpress.org/support/topic/239231#post-972119 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:42:44 +0000 MichaelH 972119@http://wordpress.org/support/ If you are wanting that displayed on a single.php, then aren't you looking to return the most viewed post from the category of the post being displayed on that single page? If so, wouldn't it be something like: <?php $category = get_the_category(); if (function_exists('get_most_viewed_category')) { get_most_viewed_category($category[0],'both',10); } ?> ` See: <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/get_the_category">Template_Tags/get_the_category</a> perfectlover on "[Plugin wp-postviews] fetch most viewed post from a category" http://wordpress.org/support/topic/239231#post-971843 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:04:33 +0000 perfectlover 971843@http://wordpress.org/support/ Hi, Using Gamer'z wp-postviews plugin I am trying to show most viewed post on single page. I want to fetch most viewed post from a categories and display on that page. Gamerz suggested me to use get_query_var("cat") and I am using following code on the sidebar. <?php if (function_exists('get_most_viewed_category')): ?> <ul> <?php get_most_viewed_category(get_query_var("cat"),'both',10); ?> </ul> <?php endif; ?> I am just getting N/A and no posts. Since it is not support question, gamerz can not provide any help and is fair enough. I am wondering if some one has tried this custom modification. Thank you.