You can the Recent Posts widget and specifiy one post to be displayed if you are talking about your sidebar(s):
Buth, this code will also display the most recent post:
<?php
$args=array(
'post_type' => 'post',
'post_status' => 'publish',
'posts_per_page' => 1,
'caller_get_posts'=> 1
);
$my_query = null;
$my_query = new WP_Query($args);
if( $my_query->have_posts() ) {
echo 'Most recent post';
while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); ?>
<p><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></p>
<?php
the_content('Read the rest of this entry »');
endwhile;
}
wp_reset_query(); // Restore global post data stomped by the_post().
?>
Will the above solution work if I want to pull the latest posts to a static home page I have set up?
I want to display 3 posts from my index.php to my new static home page
front_page.php.. how would I do this?
Any help would be great.
Thread Starter
ae6dx
(@ae6dx)
MichaelH I tried this and when I view the page I get:
Fatal error: Class ‘WP_Query’ not found in /home/craigbos/public_html/wordpress/wp-content/themes/the-lord-of-the-rings/recent-page.php on line 9
Thread Starter
ae6dx
(@ae6dx)
Where do I save the file with this code in it?
You would create a Page Template and put the code in there. Remember after creating the Page Template to assign it to a page.
Related:
Why is there no Page Template option when writing or editing a Page?
