Posted 1 year ago #
I would like to display a widget with posts with a particular category using the Mini Loops plugin.
I know there are fields for Category and Tag, however, when I enter one of my categories, "Tutorial" (without the quotes") in the field, it returns ALL posts.
I'm sure this is a very basic question - just can't figure it out. Thanks for any info.
Posted 1 year ago #
You'll need to use the category ID instead of the name.
You can get the ID by examining the URL for editing a category.
On the Categories page of the admin, mouse over 'Edit' and look for tag_ID=#in the URL, that number will be the ID you need. Screenshot: http://cl.ly/GelT
To exclude a category, just list that ID as a negative number.
Posted 1 year ago #
hi Kailey Lampert,
according to category id she got whole category post this is not a way of answer.
assign figure how many post u want in widget
Posted 1 year ago #
Hi - thanks for your reply. I used the plugin Category Posts Widget instead and got it to do what I wanted. It uses a drop-down menu to select a category. I think mini loops must be very powerful in other areas. I was just interested in the simple postings by category so that plugin did the trick. Thanks.
Posted 1 year ago #
I know using IDs isn't optimal, but it's the simplest way to accept multiple IDs
Glad you found a solution though! The best plugin is always the one that works for you :)
Posted 1 year ago #
Yes - I don't think Category Posts allows multiple categories. thanks again for your reply!
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