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1. teckn1caLity
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   How would I go about basically creating an index but on a different page? I want to display all the recent posts with pagination still working as if it were the index. I can go into more detail if need be. Thanks in advance.

2. alchymyth
   The Sweeper
   Posted 8 months ago #

   look into using a page template http://codex.wordpress.org/Pages#Page_Templates; possibly starting with a copy of index.php.
   then add a query before the loop to catch the recent posts.
   http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/query_posts

   do you want to keep the posts on the front page as well?

   you might also want to read: http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_a_Static_Front_Page

3. teckn1caLity
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   Where would I go about adding
   php query_posts( 'posts_per_page=5' );
   ? I'm not super familiar with php yet.

   I have everything else ready just dont know where to insert the php_query_posts ^_^

4. alchymyth
   The Sweeper
   Posted 8 months ago #

   the loop usually starts with some code like:

   <?php if( have_posts() .....

   before that line, add the:

   <?php query_posts('posts_per_page=5'); ?>

   if that does not pull the most recent posts, you might need to expand it;
   example:

   <?php query_posts('post_type=post&posts_per_page=5&cat=0&paged='.get_query_var('paged')); ?>

   for more possible parameters, see http://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query#Parameters

5. teckn1caLity
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   This is what is currently in -

   <?php query_posts('post_type=post&posts_per_page=15&cat=0&paged='.get_query_var('paged')); ?>
   	<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
   		<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

   Am I suppose to create a page template, create a page, and assign it to the template in which I have that code in?

6. alchymyth
   The Sweeper
   Posted 8 months ago #

   Am I suppose to create a page template, create a page, and assign it to the template in which I have that code in?
   

   yes

   it might help if you could post a link to your site to illustrate what you have so far, and what you would like to achieve.

7. teckn1caLity
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   I got it to work, for some reason the name of the page must have been created before and it was causing a problem. Thanks for all the help I really appreciate it.

   I'm launching the site soon for everyone to see.. I've been working on it for about 2 months. A magazine site :D

8. alchymyth
   The Sweeper
   Posted 8 months ago #

   well done ;-)

   please mark this topic as 'resolved' - thanks

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