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1. nathanwells
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   I am thinking of switching from joomla to wordpress, but I need to know if possible, how to display the newest posts from seven different categories on the front page.

   I've seen this:
   

   query_posts('cat=4');

   But how do I get only the newest post to show from each category?

   Also, is it possible to only show say, 200 words, with a read more link?

   Thanks.
   -nathan

2. wildbug
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Nathan, Did you find an answer to this? I'd like to do the same and am really surprised it isn't well documented here. It seems like it would be a popular template for certain types of sites, like news sites.

3. sportscam
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   http://www.brookegriffin.com/

   I'm looking for the same thing and include text on top of the categories. This site has exactly what i want as it pulls posts from certain categories to the front page. Any help would be appreciated!

4. MichaelH
   Volunteer
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Here's an example from Austin Matzko

   $post_ids = array(0);
   foreach( array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) as $cat_id ) {
           if ( $posts = get_posts(array('cat' => $cat_id, 'showposts' => 5)) ) {
                   $first = array_shift($posts);
                   $post_ids[] = $first->ID;
           }
   }
   query_posts(array('post__in' => $post_ids));

   Then here's another example:
   

   <?php
   //for each category, show 3 posts
   $cat_args=array(
     'orderby' => 'name',
     'order' => 'ASC'
      );
   $categories=get_categories($cat_args);
     foreach($categories as $category) {
       $args=array(
         'showposts' => 3,
         'category__in' => array($category->term_id),
         'caller_get_posts'=>1
       );
       $posts=get_posts($args);
         if ($posts) {
           echo '<p>Category: <a href="' . get_category_link( $category->term_id ) . '" title="' . sprintf( __( "View all posts in %s" ), $category->name ) . '" ' . '>' . $category->name.'</a> </p> ';
           foreach($posts as $post) {
             setup_postdata($post); ?>
             <p><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></p>
             <?php
           } // foreach($posts
         } // if ($posts
       } // foreach($categories
   ?>

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