• Hello,

    I am trying to run multiple loops. The first displaying the latest story from a specific category, in this case “Suns” or catid 3.

    My code however seems to have some issues! I copied it straight from http://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop but still it’s not showing up. I get a blank page at http://www.azfans.com/blogs/suns

    <?php $my_query = new WP_Query('category_name=Suns&showposts=1');
      while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
      $do_not_duplicate = $post->ID; ?>
        <li><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
     <?php endforeach; ?>
     </ul>
      <?php endwhile; ?>
    
        <?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();
      if( $post->ID == $do_not_duplicate ) continue; update_post_caches($posts); ?>
        <li><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
     <?php endforeach; ?>
     </ul>
      <?php endwhile; endif; ?>

    Also, I want the remaining posts in the second loop to come from the same category, Suns, or catid 3. Can someone please help me with this code?

    Thank you!

    Jon

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  • I haven’t looked at it very closely, but where did your endforeachs come from? I don’t see why they’d be there.

    Thread Starter dbunit16

    (@dbunit16)

    Good catch, I must have pasted incorrectly!

    I have edited for it to read:

    <?php $my_query = new WP_Query('category_name=suns&showposts=1');
      while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
      $do_not_duplicate = $post->ID;?>
        <li><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
      <?php endwhile; ?>
        <!-- Do other stuff... -->
      <?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();
      if( $post->ID == $do_not_duplicate ) continue; update_post_caches($posts); ?>
       <li><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
      <?php endwhile; endif; ?>

    I have put this up at http://www.azfans.com/blogs/suns2/

    For some reason the rest of the posts beyond the first aren’t showing up! Also, the title of the page (Suns2) is showing up below the first item!

    I can’t see any reason why that won’t work, I would like to see more of the php file though, maybe you’ve got something else around somewhere that is screwing it up.

    What you do have is

    <li></li>

    not contained in a

    <ul></ul>

    – so that is one little thing to sort out.

    Thread Starter dbunit16

    (@dbunit16)

    Ahhh! This is so frustrating! Here is my entire page! Thank you all for the help! BTW, I’m running 2.5.1, is that makes any difference…

    <?php
    /*
    Template Name: Suns2
    */
    ?>
    <?php get_header(); ?>
    <body>
      <!-- header -->
      <div id="header">
      <div id="logo">
      <h1>
    	<a href="http://www.azfans.com" title="azFans.com - Smarter. Prouder. Louder."><span></span>azFans.com</a>
    	</h1>
    
    </div>
      </div>
      <!-- navigation bar -->
      <div id="navcontainer">
    
    	<ul id="navlist">
    		<li><a id="tabz"  class="active" href="/" title="The home for Arizona sports fans!">Home</a></li>
    		<li><a id="taba"  href="/blogs/" title="Read and write about your favorite Arizona sports teams and players!">Blogs</a></li>
    		<li><a id="tabb"  href="/forums/" title="Discuss hot topics in the world of desert sports!">Forums</a></li>
    		<li><a id="tabc"  href="/store/" title="Shop for Arizona sports fan apparel, jerseys, hats, and more!">Store</a></li>
    	</ul>
    	<ul id="teamlist">
    		<li><a id="tabd"  href="/suns/" title="The latest on Steve Nash, Amare Stoudemire, and the rest of the Phoenix Suns!">Suns</a></li>
    		<li><a id="tabe"  href="/d-backs/" title="The inside scoop on your NL West Champion Arizona Diamondbacks!">D-Backs</a></li>
    		<li><a id="tabf"  href="/cardinals/" title="News and notes on Matt Leinart and your Arizona Cardinals!">Cardinals</a></li>
    		<li><a id="tabg"  href="/coyotes/" title="Phoenix Coyotes news, blogs, and discussions!">Coyotes</a></li>
    		<li><a id="tabh"  href="/more/" title="More Arizona Sports Teams!">+ More</a>
    		    <ul>
                      <li><a href="" title="Arizona State University Sun Devils">Sun Devils</a></li>
                      <li><a href="" title="University of Arizona Wildcats">Wildcats</a></li>
    				  <li><a href="" title="Northern Arizona Univesity Lumberjacks">Lumberjacks</a></li>
                      <li><a href="" title="Phoenix Mercury basketball">Mercury</a></li>
                      <li><a href="" title="Arizona Rattlers arena football">Rattlers</a></li>
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               </ul>
    		   </li>
    	</ul>
    	<ul id="joinlist">
    		<li><a id="tabi"  href="/join/" title="Become an azFan today! Free!">Join Now!</a></li>
    	</ul>
    	</div>
    	<div id="topbarcontainer">
    	<ul id="secondtopnavlist">
    		<li><a id="tabb"  href="/blogs/" >Recent Posts</a></li>
    		<li><a id="tabc"  href="/forums/" >Top Posts</a></li>
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    	</ul>
    	<div id="search">
    	<span class="date">Search:</span><input type="text" name="textfield" class="textarea">
    	</div>
    	</div>
      <div id="container">
    
    		<div id="main">
    			<h3><a href="http://www.azfans.com/thewire">Recent Blog Posts</a></h3>
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      <?php $my_query = new WP_Query('category_name=suns&showposts=1');
      while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
      $do_not_duplicate = $post->ID;?>
        <li><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
      <?php endwhile; ?>
        <!-- Do other stuff... -->
      <?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();
      if( $post->ID == $do_not_duplicate ) continue; update_post_caches($posts); ?>
       <li><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
      <?php endwhile; endif; ?>
    
                <h3><?php _e('Latest Forum Posts'); ?></h3>
    <?php // Get RSS Feed(s)
    include_once(ABSPATH . WPINC . '/rss.php');
    $rss = fetch_rss('http://azfans.com/forums/external.php?type=RSS2&forumids=2');
    $maxitems = 10;
    $items = array_slice($rss->items, 0, $maxitems);
    ?>
    
    <ul>
    <?php if (empty($items)) echo '<li>No items</li>';
    else
    foreach ( $items as $item ) : ?>
    <li><a href='<?php echo $item['link']; ?>'
    title='<?php echo $item['title']; ?>'>
    <?php echo $item['title']; ?>
    </a><?php echo $item['pubDate']; ?></li>
    <?php endforeach; ?>
    </ul>
    
    		</div>
    
    <?php get_sidebar(); ?>
    <?php get_footer(); ?>
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