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1. nyckidd
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   hey...

   i have a custom home page that has 3 columns and each column shows a snippet / excerpt of content from a page so my query is what code would i use to show just 20 characters from a page post on the front page in each column ?

   the post ids are 2,3 and 4

2. nyckidd
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   ok i got this code but how do i specify a specific post using its id ?

   <?php
   //The Query To Get Posts
   $my_query = new WP_Query('showposts=3');
   
   //Run the Query and Loop Through Results
   while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
   $do_not_duplicate = $post->ID;
   
   ?>
   
   <?php
   $string = get_the_content('');
   $newString = substr($string, 0, 20);
   echo $newString;
   ?>
   
   <?php endwhile; ?>

3. nyckidd
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Well i was able to figure it out...ehe!! after 3 hours :) for anyone who needs to know here is the code i used...

   <?php
   $post_id = 5;
   $queried_post = get_post($post_id);
   ?>
   <?php
   $string = get_the_content('');
   $newString = substr($string, 0, 120);
   echo $newString;
   ?>

4. nyckidd
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   well...need some help...its pulling the content but on one page when i have this

   <?php
   $post_id = 5;
   $queried_post = get_post($post_id);
   ?>
   <?php
   $string = get_the_content('');
   $newString = substr($string, 0, 100);
   echo $newString;
   ?>
   
   <?php
   $post_id = 4;
   $queried_post = get_post($post_id);
   ?>
   <?php
   $string = get_the_content('');
   $newString = substr($string, 0, 100);
   echo $newString;
   ?>

   and instead of pulling post with id 4 its pulling the same post so if we are on post with id 4 it pulls the same post though we have specified that it should pull post with id 4 and 5

5. nyckidd
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Am so close...i just need to know what i need to adjust in this code to enable the character limit to work..

   <?php
   $post_id = 4;
   $queried_post = get_post($post_id);
   echo $queried_post->post_excerpt;
   ?>
   <?php
   $string = get_the_content('');
   $newString = substr($string, 0, 100);
   echo $newString;
   ?>

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