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1. prologuemedia
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   How do you select the x most recent posts and display them via the_loop? I am wanting to create a little summary on the homepage that puts the 3 most recent posts in little boxes along with the title, an image and the first sentence or two. I was going to use the "more" tag to limit the content but, I wasn't sure how to limit the loop output.

   -gl

2. Saurus
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Dashboard.

3. MichaelH
   Volunteer
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Here's one example to put before your loop:

   <?php
   if (!is_paged()) {
   $my_query = new WP_Query('showposts=3');
   while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
   the_title();
   the_excerpt();
   endwhile;
   }
   ?>

   Resources:
   Stepping Into Template Tags
   Stepping Into Templates
   Template Hierarchy
   The Loop
   Template Tags
   query_posts()

4. prologuemedia
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Thank you!

5. MichaelH
   Volunteer
   Posted 3 years ago #

   You are welcome. Marking this resolved.

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