VFHwebdev
Member
Posted 1 year ago #
In the following code:
query_posts( 'showposts=5&cat=4' );
if (have_posts()) { while (have_posts()) { the_post();
if(is_home()){
////do some stuff
}
if(is_category()){
/////do some other stuff
}
When on my home page, is_home returns false and is_category returns true.
If I remove the &cat=4 from query_posts things behave as normal. Of course then I get all the posts instead of just the posts from category 4 like I want.
Is this expected behavior or a bug?
Expected behavior. When you use query_posts, you are modifying the default query, and that affects those template tags.
If this is not your main page's Loop, then you should not use query_posts. You should create a new WP_Query object and use that instead, as a separate query won't modify those values.
flashyflashy
Member
Posted 1 year ago #
Are you trying to show only the posts from particular category on your main page?. If so why not just use
query_posts( 'showposts=5&cat=4' );
if (have_posts()) { while (have_posts()) { the_post();
////do some stuff
}
in your index.php page.
If your theme has single page (index.php) taking care of both category and mainpage, then
1.Upload category.php (same file as index.php but renamed to category.php) to example.com/wp-content/themes/[theme-name]/ .
2.or try this instead,
if(is_home()){
query_posts( 'showposts=5&cat=4' );
if (have_posts()) { while (have_posts()) { the_post(); //****** }
}
if(is_category()){
/////do some other stuff
}
