I know that plugin but I need more control at a theme design level, I was thinking about a custom function.
To be more specific, I’m getting the excerpt to output as previous/next link but I’m limited to,well, a single previous/next post, while I need at least 2 older posts and 2 newer posts, so that plugin is not of much use in this case but thanks anyway.
if it does not exist, you can build it yourself:
http://wordpress.pastebin.com/KSCEZ8LF
steps:
-get post ID of current single post;
-build array of all post IDs;
-find position of current post ID in array;
-get the IDs of the adjacent array positions;
-get permalinks and titles for these IDs;
-build the structure and show links;
EDIT: obviously without the usual parameters of ‘next_post_link()’ for instance;
also forgot to add provision for the top end of the list; i.e. for the oldest post links 🙁
That is… perfect!!!
I’ve been thinking how to do it but I’m not that proficient with php, you just saved me so much time and provided so much learning material. Thanks
Enjoy your beer (or coffee) 😉
Sounds like you already found what you needed, but for what it’s worth, the 2.0 beta version of my Next/Previous Post Link Plus plugin does something similar:
http://www.ambrosite.com/blog/seeking-beta-testers-for-nextprevious-post-link-plus-2-0
