Title: WORDPRESS DOESN'T OBEY ME!!!
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# WORDPRESS DOESN'T OBEY ME!!!

 *  [jl2035](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jl2035/)
 * (@jl2035)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-doesnt-obey-me/)
 * Guys this is killing me!
 * My problem is frontpage and it’s posts. I want latest post of all categories 
   to be displayed here.
 * After a month of breaking my head I decided to leave POSTLISTS plugin because
   it doesn’t work the way I want. [see here](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/415417).
 * So I created a new page and set it as frontpage in wp options. I used PageOfPosts
   template for the page template. Than I created custom fields for all post categories
   but that just displayed 2 or 3 posts – just like that – no logic…
 * Now I have to use the plugin again…but I still want to know how do I display 
   posts of all categories(not using the plugin)…isn’t that basic stuff in wordpress???
 * Note that frontpage has to be page, not just “my latest post” because I also 
   need a side menu that is different on every page…

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 *  [webjunk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webjunk/)
 * (@webjunk)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-doesnt-obey-me/#post-1616766)
 * Not sure I or others understand as you kind of contradict yourself. You have 
   to use a PAGE not POSTS but you want posts. hhhmmmm…
    Just take the archives.
   php and make it whatever you want including sidebar. There is tons of stuff on
   the web (Google is your friend) posted by great people how to do it.
 *  [WillxD](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willxd/)
 * (@willxd)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-doesnt-obey-me/#post-1616775)
 * You can list the latest post of all categories like this:
 *     ```
       <?php
       $categories = get_categories();
       foreach ($categories as $cat) : ?>
       	<div class="wrap_cat">
       	<?php
       	// get most recent post in cat
       	query_posts('posts_per_page=1&cat='.$cat->cat_ID);
       	if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();
       	?>
       	<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
       	<?php the_content('continue reading...'); ?>
       	<?php endwhile; endif; wp_reset_query();
       	// get 4 most recent posts in cat offset by 1
       	query_posts('posts_per_page=4&offset=1&cat='.$cat->cat_ID);
       	if (have_posts()) : ?>
       	<ul class="moreposts">
       	<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
       		<li><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
       	<?php endwhile; ?>
       	</ul> <!-- .moreposts -->
       	<?php endif; wp_reset_query();?>
       	</div> <!-- .wrap_cat -->
       <?php endforeach; ?>
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [jl2035](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jl2035/)
 * (@jl2035)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-doesnt-obey-me/#post-1616826)
 * Yes it has to be page, because it has to have a unique sidebar menu – which is
   a widget whit widget logic like: is_page(‘XX’); Every few pages have other side
   menu. (widget logic is a plugin that lets me put different widgets on a different
   pages)
 * And this code:
 *     ```
       <?php
       $categories = get_categories();
       foreach ($categories as $cat) : ?>
       	<div class="wrap_cat">
       	<?php
       	// get most recent post in cat
       	query_posts('posts_per_page=1&cat='.$cat->cat_ID);
       	if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();
       	?>
       	<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
       	<?php the_content('continue reading...'); ?>
       	<?php endwhile; endif; wp_reset_query();
       	// get 4 most recent posts in cat offset by 1
       	query_posts('posts_per_page=4&offset=1&cat='.$cat->cat_ID);
       	if (have_posts()) : ?>
       	<ul class="moreposts">
       	<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
       		<li><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
       	<?php endwhile; ?>
       	</ul> <!-- .moreposts -->
       	<?php endif; wp_reset_query();?>
       	</div> <!-- .wrap_cat -->
       <?php endforeach; ?>
       ```
   
 * This code made a mess out of my page(in fact any code – any <?php mark)…
 * It displays literally this:
 * $categories = get_categories();
    foreach ($categories as $cat) : ?> // get most
   recent post in cat query_posts(‘posts_per_page=1&cat=’.$cat->cat_ID); if (have_posts()):
   while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
 * …and than it lists 4 latest pages i created – instead of posts…
 * For me this is to hard to understand…

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 * [front page](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/front-page/)
 * [posts](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/posts/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [jl2035](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jl2035/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-doesnt-obey-me/#post-1616826)
 * Status: not resolved

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