Organizing Blog Posts by Date, is it Possible?

  • caitiebs

    (@caitiebs)


    13 years, 10 months ago

    I am trying to cut down the clutter on my home page of my blog, and right now I can choose to display the most recent posts by number, but I was wondering if I can set it so it only shows posts that I’ve written that day?

    For example, if I wrote three posts yesterday, it would show those three posts, but if if I only wrote one post today, it would only show that one post. To see older posts the reader would have to click the archives.

    Is this possible?

    Thanks in advance!

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  • vtxyzzy

    (@vtxyzzy)

    13 years, 10 months ago

    It is certainly possible with a bit of coding. Here is a skeleton of code that should get you started (UNTESTED):

    <?php // Show up to 3 posts from latest post date
$latest_date = getdate(); // Default to today
$my_query = new WP_Query('posts_per_page=1&caller_get_posts=1');
if ($my_query->have_posts()) : while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
   $latest_date = getdate(strtotime($post->post_date));
endwhile; endif;
$args = array(
   'posts_per_page' => 3,
   'caller_get_posts' => 1,
   'year' => $latest_date['year'],
   'monthnum' => $latest_date['mon'],
   'day' => $latest_date['mday'],
);
$my_query = new WP_Query($args);
if ($my_query->have_posts()) : while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
   // Code to display posts
   endwhile;
else:
   // Code for no posts found
endif;
?>
    Thread Starter caitiebs

    (@caitiebs)

    13 years, 10 months ago

    Thanks for the code! Do I need to edit my css for this or can I just put it in a hidden text box as html?

    vtxyzzy

    (@vtxyzzy)

    13 years, 10 months ago

    Sorry, but neither of those things is correct. It is only a skeleton and needs to be integrated into the PHP code that is used to display your home page (probably either index.php, or home.php).

    If you are using a free theme, post its name and I will take a look.

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