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1. misslovelylara
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   Hi, I'm currently doing a website for a client, and I wanted to know if and how it is possible to display excerpts from one post in each category on the main index page. The test page is here, http://wptest.elegantwebscapes.com/lara/, if you want to get a feel for what I am looking for. Thanks in advance for all your input!

2. Dgold
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   That's one of the first 5-column pages I have seen. That is gonna be packed (maybe too packed) with words when you get content, hope you can introduce some 'blank space'. Another critique, I like your category header graphics except the "Our Health" one, the food just doesn't look right to me color-wise cuz of the shading. The others look nice. On to your question - I don't have the answer but I would like to know how to do that also. A nice similar example (not on WP tho, as far as I know - not my site) is:
   http://www.wilsonminer.com/live/

3. Monika
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   http://codex.wordpress.org/Conditional_Tags

   this site will help me everytime ...
   have a nice day
   Monika

4. Jinsan
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   I would try the following plugin:

   http://coffee2code.com/archives/2004/08/27/plugin-customizable-post-listings/

   as a solution conditional tags wouldn't wholly work in this instance, and I have feeling you may need to play with the loop if you want to do this manually:

   http://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop#Multiple_Loops_Version_1

   The plugin will make the process VERY easy - but it may not be what you're looking for.

   With the plugin, you wuld place the function into each column - and specificy that column x will display an excerpt from cat x, while cat y will display an excerpt from cat y. As you update your entries, the excerpt will update based on the latest entry

5. misslovelylara
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   I have a problem now... Ive been able to display one post from each category on the main page, but I want the reader to click on the word "more" in each little section and be brought to a "regular" page to read it on. I want to create a new style sheet for this "regular" page which will show the lates 5 or 6 posts from that category. Right now when I click on the permanent link, I basically just refresh the page.

6. misslovelylara
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   ^^ and basically on this "Regular" reading page I'll need a new loop.

7. misslovelylara
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   I'm figuring I need to use if then statements for this... I just don't know how to do that to change the CSS file.

8. Joshua Sigar
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   What's the content of the "regular" page? One full post and a list of 5 latest posts of same category?

   If so, then your setup would be
   main page -> index.php
   regular page -> single.php

9. misslovelylara
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   by just assigning the page the name 'single.php' wordpress will use it when reading posts?
   i'll try it out.

10. misslovelylara
    Member
    Posted 6 years ago #

    got it all fixed :)

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