Posted 4 years ago #
In my header, I have a div that needs to contain the title and excerpt of a specific post that I choose, perhaps via parameter.
The only link I seem to be able to pull is the most recent post. How can I choose an exact post ID without relying on the loop?
Posted 4 years ago #
My plugin should make it easy to do:
Posted 4 years ago #
Got it...works, but now the challenge lies in pulling a random post from the available published posts. I can pull a random post_id() but I can't guarantee the post is published and/or exists at all.
Posted 4 years ago #
Recheck my plugin. I updated it yesterday to support a GETRANDOM option.
Posted 4 years ago #
Maybe you can help with another challenge, since I'm in php trial and error mode.
If I want to run a conditional statement in the sidebar, how would I do it? The concept is this: If the page_ID() is a specific page, insert a flash element as the first item in the sidebar.php (I'm not using widgets).
I have this:
<?php
if(the_title() == 'Western') {
echo('yes it is Western');
} else {
echo('no it is not Western');
}; ?>It isn't working...and I'm feeling more retarded by the second. Thanks for your help.
Posted 4 years ago #
If by specific page you mean Page (Write > Write Page), then see the info on the is_page() conditional tag:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Conditional_Tags#A_PAGE_Page
If this is more of a general test on any post or Page you need to perform, you'll need to set the 'display' parameter for it to false to return the title value for use in your test (otherwise it merely prints out):
if(the_title('','', false) == 'Western') {
You may also need to scope the $post object to global before trying to access anything in it from outside The Loop (assuming this question is completely separate from the discussion on Get-a-Post):
global $post;
if(the_title('','', false) == 'Western') {Finally, it's always a good idea to start a new topic on the forums when jumping into a new issue. We like to try and keep it one issue = one thread, since lots of people are looking for answers, too.
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