combining php tags, can it work?

  • Resolved csleh

    (@csleh)


    17 years, 10 months ago

    Can an if is_page be combined with get_posts? This doesn’t work, but shows what I’m attempting

    <?php
   if (is_page('my_page')) {
<ul>
 <?php
 global $post;
 $myposts = get_posts('category=4');
 foreach($myposts as $post) :
 ?>
    <li><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
 </ul>
  }
?>

    No, I don’t know php as you can see. Have played with options from the codex, forums and web, but nothing works yet.

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  • Marcel Brinkkemper

    (@macbrink)

    17 years, 10 months ago

    You have to enclose php statements within php tags. So as soon as you come to an HTML element you should close the php with ?>
    After the HTML element you open a new php statement etcetera.
    Nesting php tags is not possible

    <?php
   if (is_page('my_page'))  { ?>

<ul>
 <?php
 global $post;
 $myposts = get_posts('category=4');
 foreach($myposts as $post) :
 ?>

<li><a>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
 </ul>
 <?php }
?>

    Thread Starter csleh

    (@csleh)

    17 years, 10 months ago

    Learning by trial and error works better with a guide. Thanks macbrink! Works great!

    *future reference – small typo in the code above after a tag —

    <?php
   if (is_page('my_page'))  { ?>
<ul>
 <?php
 global $post;
 $myposts = get_posts('category=4');
 foreach($myposts as $post) :
 ?>
<li><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
 </ul>
 <?php }
?>

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