Not sure why you would need a custom field. You can just use a second loop like this:
<?php $my_query = new WP_Query('posts_per_page=1');
if ($my_query->have_posts()) : while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
// Code to display the post
endwhile; endif;
?>
You can get more info from the Codex:The Loop/Multiple Loops.
Thnx.
I thought the custom field was a good way to go. But futher reading I have discarded that thought. I guess the solution is to put it inside the loop.
I’m still not sure how to proceed.
If you are using a free theme, post a link to your site and I will take a look.
Thnx you very much.
The site is in Danish, but here’s the URL:
http://www.ekstremisme.dk/
Locate <div id="right"> in index.php and paste in the code shown below (don’t include <div id="right">):
<div id="right">
<div class="leftcol latest-post">
<?php
$my_query = new WP_Query('posts_per_page=1&caller_get_posts=1');
while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
setup_postdata($post);
$do_not_duplicate = $post->ID; ?>
<div <?php if (function_exists('post_class')) { post_class(); } else { echo 'class="post"'; } ?> id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
<h2>The Latest Post</h2>
<h3><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" class="posttitle" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h3>
<?php the_content(); ?>
<?php if (function_exists('the_tags')) { ?>
<?php the_tags('<p>Tags: ', ', ', '</p>'); ?>
<?php } ?>
<div class="metadata"><?php the_time('d M y'); ?> | <?php the_category(', ') ?> | <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>">Read on</a> | <?php comments_popup_link('Comments (0)', 'Comment (1)', 'Comments (%)'); ?><?php edit_post_link('Edit',' | ',''); ?></div>
</div>
<?php endwhile;
wp_reset_query(); ?>
</div>
Then, change this:
<div class="leftcol">
<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
to this:
<div class="leftcol">
<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();
if ($post->ID == $do_not_duplicate) continue; update_post_caches($posts); ?>
Thnx you very much. I’ll give it a try.
Couldn’t get it to work.
But I tried with the following
<?php if ( is_front_page() ) { ?>
<?php
query_posts('showposts=1');
if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<div>
<h3 id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>"><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h3>
<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
</div>
<?php endwhile; else: endif; ?>
<?php wp_reset_query() ?>
<?php } ?>
I sort of works, now I have to figure out have to get rid of the few glitches and add a seperate box for the post.
You might want to change showposts to posts_per_page, as showposts is deprecated. Also, if you ever plan to use sticky posts, you will want to add ‘caller_get_posts=1’ to ignore the sticky posts. Otherwise you will always get the same sticky post every time.
Thnx for the heads up.
I have made the suggested adjustments.
If I understand what you mean by ‘add a seperate box for the post’, I think that the box might be controlled by the div classes. Try enclosing your code in <div class="leftcol"> ... </div> tags instead of the plain tags:
<div class="leftcol">
<h3 id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>"><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h3>
<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
</div>
