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1. Drew Baker
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hi Guys,
   Is it possible to have 2 posts shown on the homepage (home.php) but then 10 posts shown on the next pagination page (www.example.com/page/2)?

   I'm using this in home.php currently:
   

   <?php if (!is_paged()) {
               $paged = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
               $args=array(
                  'category_name'=>'topics',
                  'posts_per_page'=>2,
                  'paged'=>$paged,
                  );
               query_posts($args);
           } ?>
           <?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
           <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
   // Do stuff
           <?php endwhile; ?>
           <?php endif; ?>

   And it works great on the homepage, but when I go to /page/2 it only displays the next 2 posts, rather than the 10 set in Reading Settings. I can't figure out how to have 2 on the homepage, and 10 on the pagination page.

   Thanks for your help!

2. vtxyzzy
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Here is some sample code that shows how to have a short first page:

   <?php $max_first_page = 3;  // Show this many posts on front page
         $args = $wp_query->query;
         $args['caller_get_posts'] = 1; // Using stickies messes up the count
         $page = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
         $posts_per_page = get_query_var('posts_per_page');
         $posts_to_skip = $posts_per_page - $max_first_page;
         if ($page == 1) {
            $max_posts = $max_first_page;
         } else {
            $max_posts = $posts_per_page;
            $args['offset'] = (($page - 1) * $max_posts)- $posts_to_skip;
         }
         query_posts($args);
         if ($wp_query->max_num_pages < ceil(($wp_query->found_posts + $posts_to_skip)/$posts_per_page))
           ++$wp_query->max_num_pages;
         $counter = 0;
         ?>
      <?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
         <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
            <?php if (++$counter > $max_posts) continue; ?>
                // Rest of the loop

3. Twansparant
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   Hi vtxyzzy,

   I want to achieve the same thing as you but I can't get it to work with proper pagination. In your sample code wp_paginate(); doesn't show any pagination... When I replace it with:
   

   <?php next_posts_link('Older Entries »', 0); ?>
   <?php previous_posts_link('« Newer Entries', 0); ?>

   The second page doesn't show the 'Older Entries' link while there are more entries. Any ideas on that?

   My code: http://pastebin.com/SHqS7nFZ

   See my topic: change-posts_per_page-inside-loop

   Thanks!

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