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1. betadog
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   I would like to display

   - the most recent post
   - AND the number of comments for that particular post
   - on my main page.

   That's all.

   I am having a hard time finding the right code in the Codex, any help is appreciated.

2. MichaelH
   moderator
   Posted 8 months ago #

   Try:
   

   <?php
   $args=array(
     'showposts'=>1,
     'caller_get_posts'=>1
      );
   $my_query = new WP_Query($args);
   if( $my_query->have_posts() ) {
   while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); ?>
   <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
   
   <?php
   echo 'comment count is: ' . $post->comment_count;
   endwhile;
   }
   wp_reset_query();  // Restore global post data stomped by the_post().
   ?>

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3. betadog
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   MichaelH, I stand in awe of your mad PHP-Skills. I can't thank you enough, it works like a charm.

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