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1. mjm22178
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   In 2.0, I could take the post object returned by get_results() and call the_excerpt() on that object before the main loop started.

   After upgraded to 2.1, this no longer seems to work (doesn't return any text). However, calls to the_permalink(), the_title(), and the_time() still work in this scenario. How can I get the_excerpt() to work before the main loop?

   An example of what I'm trying to do is:

   <?php
   $random_posts = $wpdb->get_results($sql);
   foreach ($random_posts as $post) {
   ?>
   <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"
   title="<?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title();?></a><br/>
   Posted on <?php the_time('j F Y', display); ?>
   <?php the_excerpt(); ?>
   <?php
   }
   ?>

2. mjm22178
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   I finally figured this out, though I'm not sure why the old code worked with 2.0 and not 2.1. The answer is to call the function setup_postdata($post) immediately after the foreach. So, the final, working result is:

   <?php
   $random_posts = $wpdb->get_results($sql);
   foreach ($random_posts as $post) {
   setup_postdata($post);
   ?>
   <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"
   title="<?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title();?></a><br/>
   Posted on <?php the_time('j F Y', display); ?>
   <?php the_excerpt(); ?>
   <?php
   }
   ?>

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