Get most recent post with custom taxonomy then filter by same

Hello,

I’m certain this can be improved upon, but here’s my solution after tinkering with it for a few minutes:

add_shortcode('tax', 'tax_function');
function tax_function() {
	$issues = get_terms('issue');
	$issue_array = array();

	foreach($issues as $issue) {
		$issue_array[] = $issue->slug;
	}

	$args = array( 'numberposts' => '1',
		'tax_query' => array(
			array(
				'taxonomy' => 'issue',
				'field' => 'slug',
				'terms' => $issue_array,
			),
		)
	);

	$recent_posts = wp_get_recent_posts( $args );
	$term = wp_get_post_terms($recent_posts[0]["ID"], 'issue');
	$the_issue = $term[0]->slug;

	$loop_args = array( 'numberposts' => '10',
		'tax_query' => array(
			array(
				'taxonomy' => 'issue',
				'field' => 'slug',
				'terms' => $the_issue,
			),
		)
	);

	$the_query = new WP_Query( $loop_args );

	if ( $the_query->have_posts() ) {
		echo '<ul>';
		while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) {
			$the_query->the_post();
			echo '<li>' . get_the_title() . '</li>';
		}
		echo '</ul>';
	}
}

Obviously you’ll probably want to change it from using a shortcode to whatever implementation method you prefer, but this worked for me.

I hope this is helpful.

Cheers.

I really sort of meant for the above to be used as an example rather than a drop in fix. Make sure the args are correct for your site and echo the results of each variable along the way to figure out where the break is happening.

Is the site on a server somewhere or do you have it on a localhost?

Can you whip up a backup of the site and database right quick, throw it up on a server or in Dropbox and email me a link?

BackUpWordPress works well for this.

kendall at peppermintmedia dot net

Glad I could help. If that’s it for this issue, would you mind marking the topic as “resolved” so that others in the future can know to reference it when they have similar issues?

Thanks a bunch.