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1. snakesmaster
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Hi, if I use a static page as a main page for my blog (so not the last post), how can I show a preview of the last post published? (or latests 5 for example).

   Thanks!

2. renato_s
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Use The Loop with query_posts.

3. snakesmaster
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Can you give an example pls? What's the code to put inside a static page to show a preview of the last post published? Thanks buddy!

4. SimonJ
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   1 - Create a page template to use for your main front page :
   http://codex.wordpress.org/Pages#Page_Templates

   Let's say you name this template file : template_index.php

   2- Use this template for your main page =>wp-admin => edit page =>page template

   3- Then edit this template file as renato_s said, with a query post and a loop anywhere you want the last 5 posts to appear :

   <?php query_posts('orderby=date&order=DSC&showposts=5'); ?>
   <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
   <strong>- do your stuff (title, permalink, date, author, excerpt, etc...) -</strong>
   <?php endwhile; ?>
   <?php wp_reset_query(); ?>

   Note the query_posts statement : "orderby=date&order=DSC&showposts=5"

   you adjust the "showpost" variable to the number of post you want to display... In my example, it's 5...

   S.

5. snakesmaster
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   THANKS!!!!!!!

6. snakesmaster
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   HI again, is it possible to make the preview whit an image too? Like this site... http://pshero.com/page/4 (I don't know if it's done manually or with a query).

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