Category archive as home page | WordPress.org

Resolved multiformeingegno
(@lorenzone92)

12 years, 5 months ago

Hello. I’m trying to have a certain category archive as my home page.
I found this code but I don’t know where to add it:
<?php query_posts('cat=X&showposts=X'.get_option('posts_per_page')); ?>

In loop.php but.. where exactly?

Thanks in advance!

P.S.: Child theme of TwentyTen.

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Patrick Nommensen
(@pnommensen)

12 years, 5 months ago

Hi !

Although this might not be the most efficient solution, it should work.

See this post:

http://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-the-homepage-as-a-specific-category-archive?replies=3

Thread Starter multiformeingegno
(@lorenzone92)

12 years, 5 months ago

Uhm.. I’d like a more “clean” way! 😉
Patrick Nommensen
(@pnommensen)

12 years, 5 months ago
Yeah I figured you would.

I’m not an expert but I think you would change this:
<?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>

to something like this(this example excludes category 4 posts:
```
<?php query_posts('cat=-4'); ?>
<?php if ( have_posts() ) : while  ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
```
esmi
(@esmi)

12 years, 5 months ago

The easiest way to do this would be to create a loop-index.php file in the child’s folder that contained your custom query and a basic Loop.

Thread Starter multiformeingegno
(@lorenzone92)

12 years, 5 months ago

Thanks! It works now! 😉

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