marros166

Ok, getting closer

<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
<?php $temp_query = $wp_query; ?>
<?php query_posts('showposts=10'); ?>
<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<li>
<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_title() ?></a>
<?php $category = get_the_category(); echo $category[0]->cat_name; ?>
</li>
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php $wp_query = $temp_query; ?>
<?php endif; ?>

That works to display the first category next to the link and the $temp_query trick works to keep from screwing up the loop for the main page. How would I go about making the category display only three specific categories though? I tried going to my category page and noting the ID number to inset into my code, but that doesn’t work.

Oh yeah sorry, I have that, but I left it out of my post. After that I have:

<?php endwhile; endif; ?>

Thanks for the reply. The theme’s folder and css file have the same name. I’m able to select the theme fine and my index page loads without issue. The problems occur when I try to navigate away from the index to any other page. For example, in my sidebar, I have a list of the 10 most recent posts. If I’m using my modified theme, clicking any of those 10 links just brings me to the same index page, but with the link’s name in the title bar. If I load the default or unmodified theme, the links function properly.

I’ve compared the index.php, single.php, and page.php from my modified theme and the unmodified theme, but there are no queries or anything that’s different between the two that should be causing issues. The only thing I’ve really been modifying at this point is my style sheet.