2 loops, both sticky posts, no duplicate posts

(@trixienolix)

I’ve been trying to work out how to do the following on my homepage:

I need 2 loops:
loop 1: shows the first sticky post
loop2: shows the next 2 sticky posts but does not show the post above.

I’ve been hacking at some code but cna’t get the no duplicate part to work:

LOOP1

<?php $do_not_duplicate = array();
  $my_query = new WP_Query(array('posts_per_page' => 1, 'post__in' => get_option( 'sticky_posts' ) ) );
  while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
  $do_not_duplicate[] = $post->ID; ?>
do stuff
  <?php endwhile; ?>
  <?php wp_reset_query(); ?>

LOOP 2

<?php $my_query = new WP_Query(array('posts_per_page' => 2, 'post__not_in' => $do_not_duplicate, 'post__in' => get_option( 'sticky_posts' ) ) );
  while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
  $do_not_duplicate[] = $post->ID; ?>
do stuff
  <?php endwhile; ?>

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theApe
(@theape)

12 years ago

Would it be better to use offset http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/get_posts#Posts_list_with_offset

Thread Starter trixienolix
(@trixienolix)

12 years ago

hi thanks for answering!
I tried using offset in my second loop but it still listed the first post, although it put this first post second in the list. I have a feeling offset works a bit strangely with sticky posts because their stickiness means they will do anything to get to the top?!

Michael
(@alchymyth)

12 years ago

one possibility:
http://pastebin.com/7EarVXds

other possibility:
http://pastebin.com/FRMYP8DT

both use 'ignore_sticky_posts' => true to exclude the uncontrolled output of stickies.

the first basically subtracts the duplicate post IDs from the sticky post IDs – using array_diff();

the second uses only one query with 3 posts, but breaks the first part-loop before the endwhile.

Thread Starter trixienolix
(@trixienolix)

12 years ago

alchymyth: thank you so much. I might not have time to check these out today but many thanks for your help. I’ve been following other posts you’ve written and they’ve always been really helpful.
Jenny Beaumont
(@jennybeaumont)

11 years, 12 months ago
Hey alchymyth,

Sorry to piggyback on this post, but it’s gotten me closer than any other toward my particular problem, which is just a little different. I have 2, or potentially 3 loops: in the first I want to show 1 sticky (though others may exist), followed by the next 7 most recent posts, then the next 10 most recent posts. I had something working well, using the following:
```
$myposts = new WP_Query('posts_per_page=8');
  while ($myposts->have_posts()) : $myposts->the_post();
  $do_not_duplicate[] = $post->ID?>
<?php if ( is_sticky() ) :  ?>
//sticky stuff
<?php else : ?>
//first list of 7 posts
<?php endif; ?>
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php query_posts(array('post__not_in'=>$do_not_duplicate));
 if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();
 ?>
//second list of posts
```
But the is_sticky doesn’t let me single out just one sticky – it publishes all of them.

So I’ve tried adapting the code you provided for @trixienolix, but my PHP isn’t good enough to work it out…:(

Help?
thnx!
-jennyb
esmi
(@esmi)

11 years, 12 months ago

@jennybeaumont: It is impolite and contrary to forum policy to interrupt another poster’s ongoing thread with a question of your own. Please post your own topic.