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1. neweb
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I'm having a real problem getting this to work.

   I want to display select posts at the bottom of my home page.
   I am using the following code to get the posts
   

   <?php
   $type = '';
   $args=array(
     'post_type' => $type,
     'post_status' => 'publish',
     'paged' => $paged,
     'posts_per_page' => 2,
     'caller_get_posts'=> 1
   );
   $temp = $wp_query;  // assign orginal query to temp variable for later use
   $wp_query = null;
   $wp_query = new WP_Query($args);
   ?>
   
   <?php
   
    get_template_part( 'loop', 'index' );?>

   If I leave $type = ''; blank it pulls in 2 posts but not the ones I want.
   If I change type to $type = 'homepage'; or $type = 'yes'; it says posts not found.

   On the posts in question I have added a custom field like so.
   NAME: homepage Value: Yes

   I almost have it working but its killing me trying to get it to filter the posts. Can anyone help with this please!!!!!

   I have checked the codex and its not making any sense to me.

2. vtxyzzy
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I am guessing that this is what you want:

   <?php
   $type = 'post';
   $args=array(
     'post_type' => $type,
     'post_status' => 'publish',
     'paged' => $paged,
     'posts_per_page' => 2,
     'caller_get_posts'=> 1,
     'meta_key' => 'homepage',
     'meta_value' => 'YES'
   );

3. neweb
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hi vtxyzzy

   I just posted your code to the page and its not displaying anything.

   I have one post with the custom details as:
   NAME: homepage Value: Yes

   But nothing is showing on the page.

   This is the code I put in:
   

   <?php
   $type = 'post';
   $args=array(
     'post_type' => $type,
     'post_status' => 'publish',
     'paged' => $paged,
     'posts_per_page' => 2,
     'caller_get_posts'=> 1,
     'meta_key' => 'homepage',
     'meta_value' => 'YES'
   ); ?>

4. vtxyzzy
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   As a follow-up, I just noticed that the variable $paged is not set anywhere in the code you posted. If it is not set elsewhere, you should set it before using the code above. Here is code to put after the opening <?php line:

   if (!($paged = get_query_var('paged))) {
      if (!($paged = get_query_var('page))) {
         $paged = 1;
      }
   }

5. neweb
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I put that code in like you said and I just got a blank page.

   I tried it the following ways,
   

   <?php
   if (!($paged = get_query_var('paged))) {
      if (!($paged = get_query_var('page))) {
         $paged = 1;
      }
   }?>
   
   <?php
   $type = 'post';
   $args=array(
     'post_type' => $type,
     'post_status' => 'publish',
     'paged' => $paged,
     'posts_per_page' => 2,
     'caller_get_posts'=> 1,
     'meta_key' => 'homepage',
     'meta_value' => 'YES'
   ); ?>

   Then
   

   <?php
   if (!($paged = get_query_var('paged))) {
      if (!($paged = get_query_var('page))) {
         $paged = 1;
      }
   }
   $type = 'post';
   $args=array(
     'post_type' => $type,
     'post_status' => 'publish',
     'paged' => $paged,
     'posts_per_page' => 2,
     'caller_get_posts'=> 1,
     'meta_key' => 'homepage',
     'meta_value' => 'YES'
   ); ?>

   Online after I took out the new code again did the page display (with no post)

6. vtxyzzy
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   My mistake, I left out a couple of quotes. Here is a corrected version:

   if (!($paged = get_query_var('paged'))) {
      if (!($paged = get_query_var('page'))) {
         $paged = 1;
      }
   }

7. neweb
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   The page loaded with that code but its not showing the post's with the custom fields:
   NAME: homepage
   Value: YES

   This is the code I have
   

   <?php
   
   if (!($paged = get_query_var('paged'))) {
      if (!($paged = get_query_var('page'))) {
         $paged = 2;
      }
   }
   
   $type = 'post';
   $args=array(
     'post_type' => $type,
     'post_status' => 'publish',
     'paged' => $paged,
     'posts_per_page' => 2,
     'caller_get_posts'=> 1,
     'meta_key' => 'homepage',
     'meta_value' => 'YES'
   );
   ?>

   The page is displaying fine. Its just not showing the posts with the above custom fields.

   This is the code for the complete page if this helps.
   

   <?php /*
   	Template Name: First Page
   */
   ?>
   
   <?php include('homeheader.php'); ?>
   
   		<div id="container">
   
   			<div id="content" role="main">
   
   <?php if ( have_posts() ) while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();
   ?>
   
   				<div id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" <?php post_class(); ?>>
   
   					<div class="entry-content">
   
   						<?php the_content(); ?>
   						<?php wp_link_pages( array( 'before' => '<div class="page-link">' . __( 'Pages:', 'twentyten' ), 'after' => '</div>' ) ); ?>
   						<?php edit_post_link( __( 'Edit', 'twentyten' ), '<span class="edit-link">', '</span>' ); ?> 
   
   <?php endwhile; ?>			
   
   <?php
   
   if (!($paged = get_query_var('paged'))) {
      if (!($paged = get_query_var('page'))) {
         $paged = 2;
      }
   }
   
   $type = 'post';
   $args=array(
     'post_type' => $type,
     'post_status' => 'publish',
     'paged' => $paged,
     'posts_per_page' => 2,
     'caller_get_posts'=> 1,
     'meta_key' => 'homepage',
     'meta_value' => 'YES'
   );
   ?> 
   
   					</div><!-- .entry-content -->
   				</div><!-- #post-## -->
   
   			</div><!-- #content -->
   		</div><!-- #container -->
   
   <?php get_sidebar(); ?>
   <?php get_footer(); ?>

8. vtxyzzy
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Make $paged = 1, not 2!!!!!

9. neweb
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Did that and still the same result.
   Still not showing the post with the custom field.

   I don't really want to give up on it because of the effort you have put in and I'm really grateful for the help with this.

10. vtxyzzy
    Member
    Posted 1 year ago #

    I don't know why, but your posts are not showing up when I view the link here: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/posts-added-to-pages?replies=5#post-1995639

    I think the problem lies in the way that Twenty Ten and its derivatives are structured. get_template_part('loop', 'index') will rerun the loop which used to be index.php. I think you may need to code your own loop, not call that one.

    I need to see the full file where you are inserting the code. Please put the code in a pastebin and post a link to it here.

11. neweb
    Member
    Posted 1 year ago #

    What files do I need to send over!!!

    Is it loop.php and index.php ????

12. vtxyzzy
    Member
    Posted 1 year ago #

    Start with the file that you have modified.

    I am still not seeing your replies here. Use the Contact Me form at http://wordpress.mcdspot.com/contact-me/ to send me an email so we can continue this by mail.

13. neweb
    Member
    Posted 1 year ago #

    Thanks for sorting this out for me Mac!

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