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1. earthshaver
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #
   

   I inserted a custom-loop in my template and the custom-loop would display 4 random entries. Everything went smoothly until used a sticky post. The custom-loop which should displayed only 4 entries now displayed 5 entries which messed up the design.

   Can anyone tell me how to exclude sticky post from custom loop?

   oh... and here's my custom-loop code:

   <div id="random-posts">
   <?php
   $my_query = new WP_Query('orderby=rand&showposts=4');
   while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
   ?>
   
     [SOME STUFF]
   
   </div><!-- #random-posts -->
   
   <?php endwhile; ?>
   <?php wp_reset_postdata(); ?>

2. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 8 months ago #
   

   Try:

   $my_query = new WP_Query('orderby=rand&posts_per_page=4&post__not_in=' . get_option( 'sticky_posts' ));

   Codex reference

3. keesiemeijer
   moderator
   Posted 8 months ago #
   

   Try it with this [untested]:
   

   <div id="random-posts">
   <?php
   $args = array(
   'posts_per_page' => 4,
   'orderby' => 'rand',
   'post__not_in' => get_option( 'sticky_posts' )
   );
   $my_query = new WP_Query($args);
   while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
   ?>
   
     [SOME STUFF]
   
   </div><!-- #random-posts -->
   
   <?php endwhile; ?>
   <?php wp_reset_postdata(); ?>

   http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/WP_Query#Sticky_Post_Parameters

4. earthshaver
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #
   

   Thanks for the quick reply, guys!

   Esmi's code doesn't work for me. But keesiemeijer's works like magic :)

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