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1. Melee VIII
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I am trying to make a page with multiple loops and each loop showing one specific category. I have seen various ways to make multiple loops but only some work. And I can't seem to find a way to show only the posts of one category in a loop.

   Thanks in advance.

2. songdogtech
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   This shows the title and permalink of the latest post in mycategory. Change showposts to -1 to show all posts, or another number to show that number of posts. This loop can be used mutliple times in page; the key is the new query:

   <?php $my_query = new WP_Query('category_name=mycategory&showposts=1'); ?><?php while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); ?><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" title="<?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a><?php endwhile; ?>

3. Melee VIII
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   It doesn't show any posts at all.

4. songdogtech
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Are you using that loop on a page or page template in a post?

5. Melee VIII
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   On the index.

6. songdogtech
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   In index.php? Post your index.php at WordPress Pastebin and then put the link here.

7. Melee VIII
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   http://wordpress.pastebin.com/d72e1cded

8. songdogtech
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   See pastebin; it's better to modify the existing WP loop than run a new query.

9. Melee VIII
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   But if I want to add a new one?

10. songdogtech
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    Use the pastebin code for your first query. Then put the new query (that's in my first post above) after <?php }; ?> and before the <?php endwhile; ?>

11. Melee VIII
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    Ok, thank you.

12. Melee VIII
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    The new query doesn't show anything at all...

13. songdogtech
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    Hmm.... Paste the code of the whole index.php again....

14. Melee VIII
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    It's the exact same, just with the new query added after <?php }; ?> and before the <?php endwhile; ?>.

15. songdogtech
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    I'll test it on my local install....

16. songdogtech
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    Simplfied and tested: http://wordpress.pastebin.com/m4fea32ed

    Change your cat numbers to what you want, as well as showposts. Duplicate lines 15 to 24 for another query and put it above the <?php else: ?>.

17. Melee VIII
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    That doesn't even work with one for me.

18. Melee VIII
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    I messed a bit with that and some other examples and got it to work now, thanks.

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