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1. empulse
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   I'm using the following code to pull in my 2 most recent posts, and I'd like the date to be included on the line that the_title is on.. <?php the_date();> works, but it makes the date a link, which looks awful. How would I pull in the date from the article on that same line, but just have it as standard formatted text?

   <?php
   $args = array( 'numberposts' => 2, 'category' => 7,);
   $lastposts = get_posts( $args );
   foreach($lastposts as $post) : setup_postdata($post); ?>
   	<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?>     &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   <?php the_date(); ?></a></h2>
   	<?php the_excerpt();?>
   <?php endforeach; ?>
       </div>

   Thanks in advance for your help!

2. alchymyth
   The Sweeper
   Posted 9 months ago #

   <h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <?php the_date(); ?></h2>

   depending on the existing styles, this might effect the formatting/layout of the date.

3. empulse
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   Found the error, thanks alchymyth =)

   I just had to close the hook with the_permalink and the_title.

   For anyone running into this in the future, this code works fine for me.

   <?php
   $args = array( 'numberposts' => 2, 'category' => 7,);
   $lastposts = get_posts( $args );
   foreach($lastposts as $post) : setup_postdata($post); ?>
   	<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?> </a>     <?php the_date(); ?></h2>
   	<?php the_excerpt();?>
   <?php endforeach; ?>

4. empulse
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   alchymyth; what would be the proper way to add space between the_title and the_date.... Judging from your post using   is not proper.

   ~ Brandon

5. alchymyth
   The Sweeper
   Posted 9 months ago #

   what would be the proper way to add space between the_title and the_date....

   nothing wrong with row of 'non-breaking-spaces' ...

   possibly using a html span tag for the date, and styling that in style.css;

   example:
   

   <h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?> </a> <span><?php the_date(); ?></span></h2>

   h2 span { margin-left: 30px; }

   (or padding-left; not tested)

6. empulse
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   <span> works perfectly... Nice and clean. Thank you =)

   This is where I'm at

   <?php
   $args = array( 'numberposts' => 3, 'category' => 7,);
   $lastposts = get_posts( $args );
   foreach($lastposts as $post) : setup_postdata($post); ?>
   	<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?> </a>   <span><?php the_date(); ?></span></h2>
   	<?php the_excerpt();?>
   <?php endforeach; ?>

   Now I know I'm abusing having your attention. . . . But while I got it, I figure I'd ask my last question in regards to this project... Currently this is returning the last 3 posts and excerpting each of them. How would I go about ONLY excerpting the newest post, but still pulling in the previous 2 titles/dates without and excerpt? The things I've tried don't work... Granted I know nothing about php.

   Thanks again for all your help, even if you can't answer this last question. I'm grateful!

7. empulse
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   Solved myself...

   <ul>
   <?php
   global $post;
   $args = array( 'numberposts' => 5, 'offset'=> 1, 'category' => 1 );
   $myposts = get_posts( $args );
   foreach( $myposts as $post ) :	setup_postdata($post); ?>
   	<li><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
   <?php endforeach; ?>
   </ul>

   works perfectly for doing this. Anyone who runs into this issue can find more info here, under "Post Lists with Offset".

   Thanks again alchymyth!

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