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1. madsphi
   Member
   Posted 7 months ago #

   Hi,

   I need to create a function in functions.php that goes through all the posts in a specific category (to display their titles and some related pictures).

   I have created the first version of the function like this:

   function showPosts($category_name)
   {
   query_posts('category_name=$category_name&showposts=10');

   while (have_posts()) : the_post();
   $title = get_the_title();
   endwhile;
   }

   Problem is that nothing is displayed. It looks like the query_posts call fails, but why is that? And what can I do about it?

   Thanks,
   Mads

2. NateJacobs
   Member
   Posted 7 months ago #

   You'll need to either return the array from query posts or echo the values. Here is an example to get you started.

   https://gist.github.com/1263835

3. madsphi
   Member
   Posted 7 months ago #

   Awesome. That was exactly what I needed.

   $args = array(
     'numberposts' => 10,
     'category_name' => $category_name
   );
   
   $posts = get_posts($args);		
   
   foreach ($posts as $post)
   {
   }

   Thanks a lot.

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