ok, that is over my head atm.. Are you able to explain it in more stupid terms lol?
ok, I’m starting to figure it out, but where would I place this code if I wanted this to happen on only 1 page, and not the whole site?
Take a look at conditional tags like
if( is_home() ) {
//do stuff here
}
http://codex.wordpress.org/Conditional_Tags
so then to show the posts on the home page of the site in index.php my code should look like this?
if( is_front_page() ) {
<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<!-- do stuff ... -->
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php endif; ?>
Yes, but wrap the if statement in php tags
<?php if( is_front_page() ) { ?>
// have_posts() loop code here
<?php } ?>
ok, so here’s the body tag in my theme’s index.php
<body>
<div id="wrapper">
<?php include(TEMPLATEPATH . "/menu.php"); ?>
<?php include(TEMPLATEPATH . "/banner.php"); ?>
<?php if($options['sidebarloc'] == 'left') { ?>
<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
<?php } ?>
<div id="container">
<?php include(TEMPLATEPATH . "/postlist.php"); ?>
</div>
<?php if($options['sidebarloc'] == 'right') { ?>
<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
<?php } ?>
<div class="clear"></div>
<?php get_footer(); ?>
</div>
</body>
Would the loop code go right before the “clear” div?
so then the final loop code should look like this?
<?php if( is_front_page() ) { ?>
<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<!-- do stuff ... -->
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php } ?>
Here is what I am putting in right before the div class “clear”
<?php if( is_front_page() ) { ?>
<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<li>
<?php if (is_page() || is_single()) { ?>
<h2 class="post-title"><?php the_title(); ?></h2>
<?php } else { ?>
<h2 class="post-title"><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
<?php } ?>
<?php if((!is_page() or $options['metaenabled']) or $options['txtsizechange']) { ?>
<div class="post-meta">
<?php if(!is_page() or $options['metaenabled']) { ?>
<div class="meta-left">
</div>
<?php } ?>
<div class="meta-right">
<?php if(!is_page() or $options['metaenabled']) { ?>
<?php } ?>
<?php if((is_single() or is_page()) and $options['txtsizechange']) { ?>
<p class="changesize" onclick="changeFontSize()" title="Increase/Decrease font size"><span id="fontsmall">A</span> <span id="fontbig">A</span></p>
<input type="hidden" value="inc" name="fontoperation" id="fontoperation" />
<?php } ?>
</div>
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php } ?>
And here is the error code I keep getting when I try to view it.
“Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENDWHILE in /home1/victosb9/public_html/wp-content/themes/vbbc-2.0/index.php on line 45”
You’re missing <?php endif; ?> 2nd to last line
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php } ?>
It looks like you’re also missing a closing </div> and tags at the end. Its important to close all tags in the loop, or else it can break your layout.
here is the code with the fixes
<?php if( is_front_page() ) { ?>
<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<li>
<?php if (is_page() || is_single()) { ?>
<h2 class="post-title"><?php the_title(); ?></h2>
<?php } else { ?>
<h2 class="post-title"><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
<?php } ?>
<?php if((!is_page() or $options['metaenabled']) or $options['txtsizechange']) { ?>
<div class="post-meta">
<?php if(!is_page() or $options['metaenabled']) { ?>
<div class="meta-left">
</div>
<?php } ?>
<div class="meta-right">
<?php if(!is_page() or $options['metaenabled']) { ?>
<?php } ?>
<?php if((is_single() or is_page()) and $options['txtsizechange']) { ?>
<p class="changesize" onclick="changeFontSize()" title="Increase/Decrease font size"><span id="fontsmall">A</span> <span id="fontbig">A</span></p>
<input type="hidden" value="inc" name="fontoperation" id="fontoperation" />
<?php } ?>
</div>
</div>
</li>
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php } ?>
And the error it gives me now
“Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENDWHILE in /home1/victosb9/public_html/wp-content/themes/vbbc-2.0/index.php on line 47”
Looks like you’re missing another <?php } ?>
for the line
<?php if((!is_page() or $options['metaenabled']) or $options['txtsizechange']) { ?>
ok, I got this code in
<?php if( is_front_page() ) { ?>
<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<li>
<?php if (is_page() || is_single()) { ?>
<h2 class="post-title"><?php the_title(); ?></h2>
<?php } else { ?>
<h2 class="post-title"><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
<?php } ?>
<?php if((!is_page() or $options['metaenabled']) or $options['txtsizechange']) { ?>
<div class="post-meta">
<?php if(!is_page() or $options['metaenabled']) { ?>
<div class="meta-left">
</div>
<?php } ?>
<div class="meta-right">
<?php if(!is_page() or $options['metaenabled']) { ?>
<?php } ?>
<?php if((is_single() or is_page()) and $options['txtsizechange']) { ?>
<?php } ?>
<p class="changesize" onclick="changeFontSize()" title="Increase/Decrease font size"><span id="fontsmall">A</span> <span id="fontbig">A</span></p>
<input type="hidden" value="inc" name="fontoperation" id="fontoperation" />
<?php } ?>
</div>
</div>
</li>
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php } ?>
and the page loads fine, but It is not showing the posts..
