Code is causing wrong title to appear

  • Resolved HorrorUK

    (@horroruk)


    15 years, 2 months ago

    I’m having trouble getting the title to show up on my theme.

    I’m using the following, which works ok on its own:

    <h1><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
<div style="clear: both;"></div>
<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<?php the_content(__('Keep Reading'));?>
<?php endwhile; else: ?>
<?php endif; ?>

    I’ve got this code in a separate column:

    <?php $my_query = new WP_Query("showposts=2&cat=9&offset=0"); ?> <?php while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); ?>
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
<?php the_excerpt(); ?><?php endwhile; ?>

    I’ve narrowed down the problem to the following section of the above code:

    <?php while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); ?>

    But I can’t figure out why it’s a problem.

    The following page is called ‘Video’, but it is showing the default WP page:

    http://ioaf.moonworks.co/video

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  • Chip Bennett

    (@chipbennett)

    15 years, 2 months ago

    Are you resetting the query between your two loops? i.e. are you calling:

    <?php wp_reset_query(); ?>

    Also, in your custom query loop, does the following work?

    <?php echo $post->post_title; ?>

    If so, then the problem is that you’re not setting up the $post data, which you would do by adding this:

    <?php setup_postdata(); ?>

    This call would go somewhere here:

    <?php $my_query = new WP_Query("showposts=2&cat=9&offset=0"); ?>
<?php while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); ?>
     <?php setup_postdata(); ?>
     <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
     <?php the_excerpt(); ?>
<?php endwhile; ?>

    Thread Starter HorrorUK

    (@horroruk)

    15 years, 2 months ago

    Thank you Chip, once again, you have come to my rescue.

    Adding the reset sorted out the problem.

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