How do I load an excerpt of the a recent blog post and use it outside the loop? I found a useful function but it requires specifying the ID of the post.
http://www.lonewolfdesigns.co.uk/excerpt-loop/
function get_the_excerpt_here($post_id)
{
global $wpdb;
$query = "SELECT post_excerpt FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = " . $post_id . " LIMIT 1";
$result = $wpdb->get_results($query, ARRAY_A);
return $result[0]['post_excerpt'];
}
I just want the most recent post.
Is there a way I can use this for my specified needs? Or any other suggestions?
Actually I got it:
<?php global $post; $myposts = get_posts('category_name=example'); ?>
<?php if( isset( $myposts ) && $myposts != '' ) : foreach($myposts as $post) : setup_postdata($post);?>
"><?php the_excerpt(); ?><?php endforeach; ?>
<?php endif;?>
Estevancarlos: Dude seriously, you have no idea how helpful this is to me. Thank you. It looks like you found that same article by that Italian guy...maybe? I see the same function that he used in there and it looks like you successfully updated it with the modern "get_posts"
Anyway, I don't write PhP, but I look at it enough to know a bit of what I need. This is so helpful, thank you!
chevas