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1. mvlaver
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hi guys hope you can help with this.

   I have two loops in my sidebar to show latest newsletter and latest podcast.

   This is the first one
   

   <?php $latestnewsletters = new WP_query('showposts=1&category=5'); ?>
   	<?php while ($latestnewsletters->have_posts()) : $latestnewsletters->the_post(); ?>
   		<li class="newsletter"><a href="<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, 'newsletter_pdf', true ); ?>">Newsletter from <?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
   	<?php endwhile; ?>

   Which is followed directly by
   

   <?php $latestpodcast = new WP_query('showposts=1&category=3'); ?>
   	<?php while ($latestpodcast->have_posts()) : $latestpodcast->the_post(); ?>
   		<li class="podcast"><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
   	<?php endwhile; ?>

   The problem is that the second loop is showing the results of the first one. i.e. the_title of the second one is showing me a title from the first one.

   Anybody know what I am doing wrong. Thanks

2. alchymyth
   The Sweeper
   Posted 1 year ago #

   try to use <?php wp_reset_query(); ?> after each loop.

3. mvlaver
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Didn't help I'm afraid. Any other suggestions?

4. mvlaver
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   All right I'm just being an idiot sorry to waste your time. It's because there isn't such a parameter as 'category'. It should be 'cat'. Which means both queries were just giving me the same result from the pages initial query - rahr!

   Oh well hope this helps someone.

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