When working on a block theme in WordPress and aiming to display posts from the same category when moving to the next post using a “Next Post” button, you can achieve this by implementing the following steps:
- Retrieve Current Post’s Category:
In your single-post.php template file, begin by retrieving the category of the current post:
$current_post_categories = wp_get_post_categories(get_the_ID());
- Query for Next Post in the Same Category: Next, create a custom query to retrieve the next post within the same category: ( https://prnt.sc/-I9dicDoJ4vH )
- Display Next Post’s Content: Loop through the query results and display the content of the next post if it exists: ( https://prnt.sc/yU2HZboQTCtO )
- Implement the “Next Post” Button: Add a “Next Post” button that links to the next post within the same category: ( https://prnt.sc/b6Gpcgbbas6w )
By following these steps, you can ensure that when users navigate to the next post, they will be presented with posts from the same category. This creates a seamless and coherent browsing experience within your block theme.
Thank you Md. Ibrahim Khalil!
It’s a bit challenging, but I’ll give it a try.
Ah, so this is a PHP file for a classic theme. Do you know how to implement pagination for posts in the same category in a block theme?
Thanks.
Start by initializing a custom query to retrieve posts from the same category. You can use the paged parameter to control the pagination: with WP_Query();
Hello @buzzlyhan,
Have you tried implementing this yourself? If it’s successful, you can mark as resolved this thread! Thanks!
Hi, Ibrahim Khalil.
Sorry for forgetting to reply.
It’s possible with WP_Query(), isn’t it? However, I was looking for block HTML.
It seems like there are plans to add new features to Block.
https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/47090
Thank you!
Yes, this is possible with WP_Query(), you can try.
You are welcome! Have a good day!
