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Hi, I am not sure if this is an issue with the plug in or just the custom fields but seeing as how im using the plug in, I though I better post it in here...

basically I have a custom field to add content to a right hand column, the code used to display this in my templates is:

<?php $right_images = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'right', true); ?>
<?php echo $right_images; ?>

when i change the content in this field for other pages within the same category they dont change, it seems to be picking up content from just one of my posts and showing that, whatever...

any ideas?

thanks

Since you are using the $post->ID variable, you should have some kind of post loop in operation, correct?

If necessary, copy and past the code from your template into a pastebin and report the link back here. Maybe someone can spot a problem...

i havent touched the post loop so it wil just be the standard wordpress loop, dont know what a 'pastebin' is but here is my code...

thanks.

<div id="page">
	<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
		<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<div <?php post_class() ?> id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
<h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2>

	<table id="contenttable"><tr><td>

<div class="entry">
    <?php the_content('Read the rest of this entry &raquo;'); ?>
</div>

<small><?php the_time('F jS, Y') ?>  by <?php the_author() ?></small>							

		<?php endwhile; ?>

	<?php else : ?>

		<h2 class="center">Not Found</h2>
		<p class="center">Sorry, but you are looking for something that isn't here.</p>

 <?php endif; ?>	

</td><td class="sidebarcell">

<ul id="postlist">
 <?php
 global $post;
 $myposts = get_posts('numberposts=5&amp;offset=0&amp;category=11');
 foreach($myposts as $post) :
 ?>
<li><span style="font-size:0.9em;font-weight:bold;">&raquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>

 <?php endforeach; ?>
 </ul>

<?php $right_images = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'right', true); ?>
<?php echo $right_images; ?>
</td></tr></table><!--end sidebar-->
</div>

Two lines above this code:

<?php $right_images = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'right', true); ?>

you have a endforeach that ends your 2nd loop.

Wouldn't you want that get_post_meta INSIDE one of your two loops?

Please note I deleted the other thread you started with this same topic.

aahhh, thanks...

it seems whats happening is that when my 'for each' loop is ended the custom field breaks and only shows the one field for all pages, it works when it comes before my 'for each' loop starts but then its in the wrong place in the page, i cant put it in the for each loop because i then get all custom fields showing...

any idea how i can make it work, after the for each, do i need to start a new loop? you can probably tell im not a php programmer... the only other way to do it is to arrange the elements on the page with css, i will have a play for now, thanks

You have three loops, and if you want the custom fields for each post in each of those loops, then you will need the code,

<?php $right_images = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'right', true); ?>
<?php echo $right_images; ?>

within each of those loops.

ok i have the loops sorted, the problem seems to be, im using this code:

<?php
 global $post;
 $myposts = get_posts('numberposts=50&amp;offset=0&amp;category=13');
 foreach($myposts as $post) :
 ?>
<li><span style="font-size:0.9em;font-weight:bold;">&raquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><a href="<?php 

the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
<?php endforeach; ?>

to output all posts in my category and when this comes 'before' my calling for custom field it

breaks the custom field, if it comes after its ok, so it must be something in this...

any ideas?

thanks

I'd delete the $global post statement

and you need a setup_postdata($post); after the foreach

Review:
http://www.daobydesign.com/blog/2007/07/modifying-wordpress-front-page/

hmmm.... i did that, didnt make any difference, i then tried changing the category=13 in my post list to another category number and my custom field now outputs the fields from that category! so its definately being effected by this, my code now reads:

it works when my custom field output is 'before' the postlist but not after

`<?php
$myposts = get_posts('numberposts=50&offset=0&category=13');
foreach($myposts as $post) :
?>