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1. PuNK
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hello all
   i want to display one post from a category for a specific time
   e.g. for 1 week or 1 month

   on search i found this useful code

   <?php
   // initialize new query of one post from category 11
   $my_query = new WP_Query('cat=11&showposts=1');
   
   // loop through the database to find related information
   while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
   
   // set expiration time of two days
   $goAwayDate = time() - (60 * 60 * 24 * 2);
   
   // get date of sticky post
   $postDate = get_the_time('U');
   
   // if post is too old, do nothing
   if ($postDate < $goAwayDate) {
   
   // else show the post
   } else { ?>
   
   	<h1><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
   	<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
   
   <?php } endwhile; ?>

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   I want to select 2-3 posts from a certain category
   & then set show & expire time for each post i.e. 1 week or 1 month
   & then using if else statement show the post as per the time period
   & for else part (if all expired period expired) use the latest from that selected category :)

   thanx in advance

2. PuNK
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   can someone help me on this :(

3. johnibom
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   on the 3rd line where it says:
   $my_query = new WP_Query('cat=11&showposts=1');

   you can change this code to accomplish what you're looking for,.,

   for example:

   $my_query = new WP_Query('cat=2,5,7&showposts=3');

4. PuNK
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   @ johnibom : thanks

   i want to select 3 or 4 posts from a category
   & then set showing date of each selected post
   like this
   // set expiration time of two days
   $goAwayDate = time() - (60 * 60 * 24 * 2);

   so that each post get 1 week time & showed for 1 week only
   & next post for next week & so on
   using If else statement

   & in the absence (for else part)
   if date is out of defined limit pick the latest post from that category

   I can easily use If Else statement for query posts but dnt know how to implement with date/week function so to pick each post on weekly or basis...

   thanks if others can help

5. PuNK
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   any ?

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