<?php
$my_latestNews = new WP_Query('category_name=news&showpost=5');
while($my_latestNews->have_posts()): $my_latestNews->the_post();
?>
<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink()?>" rel="Bookmark" ><?php the_title()?></a></h2>
<p><?php the_content("Read more..."); ?></p>
<?php
endwhile;
?>
Try this.
Thread Starter
jbdev
(@jbdev)
sorry to be dense but how do I get this to show only on the home page if I insert in to page.php?
use this
<?php if(is_home()) :
$my_latestNews = new WP_Query('category_name=news&showpost=5');
while($my_latestNews->have_posts()): $my_latestNews->the_post();
?>
<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink()?>" rel="Bookmark" ><?php the_title()?></a></h2>
<p><?php the_content("Read more..."); ?></p>
<?php
endwhile;
endif;
?>
or use is_front_page() function
Thread Starter
jbdev
(@jbdev)
hmmm
Have added in the code and this is bringing up nothing, please can you show where i need to enter site specific information into the code.
Sorry very new to wordpress
do you create a “news” category for latest News?
Put the code before the while(have_posts()): line
Thread Starter
jbdev
(@jbdev)
Ah progress
I have now have the relevant category showing on every page using the following
<h1>Latest News</h1>
<ul class="latest-news">
<?php
global $post;
$myposts = get_posts('numberposts=3');
foreach($myposts as $post) :
?>
<li><span class="post-info"><?php the_title(); ?><?php the_time('F jS, Y'); ?></span><a>"></a></li>
<?php endforeach; ?>
2 questions
I would like to put this in a div and show the div only on the homepage how?
I would like to have 3 or 4 lines of each post showing as a teaser, how?
Thread Starter
jbdev
(@jbdev)
Progress
I now have the ‘latestnews’ categories showing only on the front page using the follwing,
<?php if( is_front_page() ) { ?>
<div class="latestnews">
<h1>Latest News</h1>
<ul class="latest-news">
<?php
global $post;
$myposts = get_posts('numberposts=3');
foreach($myposts as $post) :
?>
<li><span class="post-info"><?php the_title(); ?><br/><?php the_time('F jS, Y'); ?></span><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"></a></li>
<?php endforeach; ?>
</ul>
</div>
<?php } ?>
I would like to show 3 lines of copy from each post, any ideas?
Thread Starter
jbdev
(@jbdev)
Thanks for your help chinmoy29 I now the following code working
<?php if( is_front_page() ) { ?> <!--This controls the small boxes div on the homepage-->
<div class="coverboxes">
<?php $posts = get_posts( "category=4&numberposts=2" ); ?>
<?php if( $posts ) : ?>
<?php foreach( $posts as $post ) : setup_postdata( $post ); ?>
<div class="post">
<p class="post-info-home"><span class="coverbox_header"><?php the_title(); ?></span></p>
<div class="post-title-home">
</div>
<div class="entry">
<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
<em><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: <?php the_title(); ?>">Read more</a></em>
</div>
</div>
<?php endforeach; ?>
<?php endif; ?>
</div>
<?php } ?>
This code does not show the image in the post is there any way of pulling this into the homepage above the excerpt. Help great;y appreciated
I tried<?php the_content( __( 'Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span>' ) ); ?> but it doesn’t work.
<?php the_content( __( 'Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span>' ) ); ?>
Its have no error. Did you put this <!--more--> in your post? If you don’t use that tag, the ‘Continue reading>>’ would not be came. Go to EDITOR through admin and put the “more” tag.
Place `function new_excerpt_length($length) {
return 10;
}
add_filter(‘excerpt_length’, ‘new_excerpt_length’);` in your functions.php
