Using query_posts to show different categories

  • Resolved Lindsey

    (@lalindsey)


    15 years, 7 months ago

    Hello!

    I’m trying to use query_posts to split up the main page of my site (home.php) in the following way – I want to show 2 posts from one category, then show 1 post from a separate category, then show 6 posts from the same category I showed first.

    So, basically I want to show 2 posts from category 1, then 1 post from category 2, then show 6 posts from category 1, all on the same page.

    Is query_posts the easiest way to go about this? Would this be an appropriate way to use it?

    <?php global $query_string;
			query_posts($query_string . "&order=ASC");
			?>

             <?php query_posts('category_name=cat1&posts_per_page=2'); ?>

			  <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
                <!-- Do special_cat stuff... -->
              <?php endwhile;?>

              <?php $my_query = new WP_Query('category_name=cat2&posts_per_page=1'); ?>

			<?php while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); ?>
              <!-- Do special_cat stuff... -->
            <?php endwhile; ?>

            <?php $my_query2 = new WP_Query('category_name=cat&posts_per_page=6'); ?>

			<?php while ($my_query2->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); ?>
              <!-- Do special_cat stuff... -->
            <?php endwhile; ?>
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  • Thread Starter Lindsey

    (@lalindsey)

    15 years, 7 months ago

    Ok, this is the code I ended up using, but when I try to activate the theme, I’m getting an error saying there is an error on line 18 of home.php

    <?php query_posts($query_string); ?>

             <?php query_posts('category_name=theme&posts_per_page=2'); ?>

			  <?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
                <div class="theme">
                	<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><span class="thumb"><?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?></span></a>
                    <h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
                    <p class="author"><strong>Author:</strong> <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php get_post_custom_values(Author Name); ?></a></p>
                    <?php the_excerpt(); ?>
                    <p class="cats"><?php the_category(', '); ?></p>
                    <p><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><img src="<?php bloginfo('template_url'); ?>/images/download.gif" alt="Download <?php the_title(); ?> Now!" /></a></p>
                </div>
              <?php endwhile;?>

              <?php query_posts($query_string); ?>
              <?php $my_query = new WP_Query('category_name=article&posts_per_page=1'); ?>

			<?php while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); ?>
              <div class="article">

		<p class="more"><span class="float-right"><?php the_post_thumbnail('aticle-post-thumbnail'); ?></span><br /><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">Read Complete Article</a></p>
			<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
			<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
		</div>
            <?php endwhile; ?>

            <?php query_posts($query_string); ?>
            <?php $my_query2 = new WP_Query('category_name=theme&posts_per_page=6&offset=2'); ?>

			<?php while ($my_query2->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); ?>
              <div class="theme">
                	<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><span class="thumb"><?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?></span></a>
                    <h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
                    <p class="author"><strong>Author:</strong> <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php get_post_custom_values(Author Name); ?></a></p>
                    <?php the_excerpt(); ?>
                    <p class="cats"><?php the_category(', '); ?></p>
                    <p><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><img src="<?php bloginfo('template_url'); ?>/images/download.gif" alt="Download <?php the_title(); ?> Now!" /></a></p>
                </div>
            <?php endwhile; ?>

    Any help would be appreciated!!

    -Lindsey

    Thread Starter Lindsey

    (@lalindsey)

    15 years, 7 months ago

    Nevermind, figured it out on my own with the following code (I’ll include in case someone in the future needs to reference it) – still needs a teeny bit of tweaking, but otherwise is working perfectly!

    <?php query_posts('showposts=2&cat=8'); ?>
        <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

                <div class="theme">
                	<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><span class="thumb"><?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?></span></a>
                    <h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
                    <p class="author"><strong>Author:</strong> <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php get_post_custom_values('Author Name'); ?></a></p>
                    <?php the_excerpt(); ?>
                    <p class="cats"><?php the_category(', '); ?></p>
                    <p><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><img src="<?php bloginfo('template_url'); ?>/images/download.gif" alt="Download <?php the_title(); ?> Now!" /></a></p>
                </div>
              <?php endwhile;?>

              <?php

$posts = get_posts('numberposts=1&category=9');

foreach($posts as $post) :

?>
              <div class="article">

		<p class="more"><span class="float-right"><?php the_post_thumbnail('aticle-post-thumbnail'); ?></span><br /><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">Read Complete Article</a></p>
			<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
			<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
		</div>
            <?php endforeach; ?>

            <?php $theme = new WP_Query('showposts=6&cat=8&offset=2'); ?>

			<?php while ($theme->have_posts()) : $theme->the_post(); ?>
              <div class="theme">
                	<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><span class="thumb"><?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?></span></a>
                    <h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
                    <p class="author"><strong>Author:</strong> <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php get_post_custom_values('Author Name'); ?></a></p>
                    <?php the_excerpt(); ?>
                    <p class="cats"><?php the_category(', '); ?></p>
                    <p><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><img src="<?php bloginfo('template_url'); ?>/images/download.gif" alt="Download <?php the_title(); ?> Now!" /></a></p>
                </div>
            <?php endwhile; ?>
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