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1. moscag
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hello, attempting to cross reference between posts effectively and failing miserably.

   What do I mean by cross referencing?
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   Posts

   Category A: People
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   1. Joe Bloggs
   2. Jane Doe

   Category B: Places
   

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   1. New York City, NY
   2. San Francisco, CA
   3. Portland, OR

   I want to cross reference between my two categories, example:

   Person 1. Joe Bloggs to show that he's lived in Places 1. New York City, NY & 2. San Francisco, CA

   Person 2. Jane Doe to show that she's lived in Places 1. New York City, NY & 2. San Francisco, CA & 3. Portland, OR.

   Targeted End Result
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   So When I visit the posts for
   - Places 1. New York - shows related people 1. Joe Bloggs & Person 2. Jane Doe
   - 2. San Francisco - shows related people 1. Joe Bloggs & Person 2. Jane Doe
   - 3. Portland, OR. - shows related Person 2. Jane Doe

   How Can I achieve this so that the posts are always in sync, without having to manually update each post?

   Comments and Ideas welcome.

   Thanks in advance

2. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 1 year ago #

   http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/in_category
   http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_posts

3. moscag
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Esmi, this certainly helps me get on the way but not quite there. Can you help me close the loop, as I cant apply the 'in_category' appropriately.

   Example Post in Person Category
   --------------------------------
   1. Joe Bloggs

   Lived in:
   New York City [Link to New York City Post in Places Category] from 2009 - 2010
   San Francisco [Link to San Fran Post in Places Category] from 2005-2009

   Example Desired Post in Places Category
   ---------------------------------------
   1. New York City

   Who Lived Here:
   Joe Bloggs [Link to Joe Bloggs Link in People Category]
   Jane Doe [Link to Jane Doe Link in People Category]

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