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1. nadine00
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hi,

   I'm making a category template...and I'm trying to figure out how to pull a sticky post only if that post is in the current category. So basically:

   If 'post' is in 'category-x' & marked as sticky, display it.

   I was trying something with
   

   'post__in' => get_option('sticky_posts'),

   ...but whenever i have two categories with stickies, it jumbles them up. Suggestions?

   Thanks!

   Nadine.

2. nadine00
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hmm, ok i think this plugin will do it: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/astickypostorderer/

   However out of curiosity, is there a way to do it natively with a query in wordpress? Something like:
   

   loop through posts in this category -> if there is a post in 'current category' & 'is a sticky' then display it at the top, and limit it to 1

   Suggestions or tutorial links?

   Thanks!

   Nadine

3. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 1 year ago #

   http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/query_posts

4. nadine00
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   hi esmi,

   I've referenced that page a few times, its been very helpful, but this time, I'm unsure about how to join current category & is sticky into a query. eg:

   $current_category = category ID in a variable
   
   <?php array=$sticky(
   caller_get_posts=1,
   post__in => $current_category && get_option("sticky_posts"),
   posts_per_page=1
   );
   ?>
   
   <?php array=$sticky(
   caller_get_posts=1,
   post__in => array($current_category, 'sticky_posts';),
   posts_per_page=1
   );
   ?>
   
   ?<php query_posts('caller_get_posts=1&posts_per_page=1&category=$current_category&get_option("sticky_posts")'); ?>

   They either come back blank, or pull all the posts across the board marked with sticky. I know I'm combining things improperly, I am just unsure of the proper way to do it. Sorry for the questions....the combining of items always gets me in WP. :)

   Or maybe there's a way to use is_sticky() ?

   _n

5. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Ah - I see the problem. I think it would be easiest to grab all stickies and then loop through to see if any of them are in your chosen category using in_category().

6. nadine00
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Got it.
   

   <?php $sticky = array(
   	'post__in'  => get_option('sticky_posts')
   );?>
   
   		<?php query_posts($sticky);	?>	
   
   			<?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();
   
   				if(in_category($current_cat)) {?>
   
   					<?php the_content(); ?>
   
   				<?php } ?>
   
   			<?php endwhile; else: ?>
   			<?php endif; ?>

   Thanks so much for your suggestion. :)

   Nadine.

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