I've added a page template that is my new home page and I would like to be able simply list the last 5 blog entries. My home page currently looks like...
<?php
/**
* This file controls the layout of your homepage
*
* @package WordPress
* @subpackage Pytheas WordPress Theme
* Template Name: Custom Home
*/
get_header(); ?>
<?php get_template_part('content','slider'); ?>
<div id="primary" class="content-area span_16 col clr clr-margin">
<div id="content" class="site-content" role="main">
<?php
$wp_query = new WP_Query(
array(
'post_type' => 'post',
'showposts' => of_get_option('home_blog_count','4'),
'no_found_rows' => true,
'ignore_sticky_posts' => true
)
);
if( $wp_query->posts ) { ?>
<div id="home-blog" class="row clr">
<?php
// Display heading
if( of_get_option('home_blog_title') ) { ?>
<h2 class="heading">
<span><?php echo of_get_option('home_blog_title'); ?></span>
</h2>
<?php } ?>
<div class="row clr">
<?php
// Begin Loop
$wpex_count=0;
foreach( $wp_query->posts as $post ) : setup_postdata( $post );
$wpex_count++;
$wpex_clr_margin = ( $wpex_count == 1 ) ? 'clr-margin' : NULL; ?>
<div <?php post_class('home-blog-entry span_6 col '. $wpex_clr_margin); ?>>
<?php
//featured image
if( has_post_thumbnail() ) { ?>
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>" class="home-blog-entry-img-link">
<img src="<?php echo aq_resize( wp_get_attachment_url( get_post_thumbnail_id() ), wpex_img('blog_related_entry_width'), wpex_img('blog_related_entry_height'), wpex_img('blog_related_entry_crop') ); ?>" alt="<?php echo the_title(); ?>" class="blog-entry-img" />
</a>
<?php } ?>
<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
<div class="home-blog-entry-excerpt">
<?php
// Display excerpt
echo ( !empty( $post->post_excerpt ) ) ?
apply_filters('the_content', get_the_excerpt() ) :
wp_trim_words( strip_shortcodes( get_the_excerpt() ), of_get_option('portfolio_entry_excerpt_length','200') ); ?>
</div><!-- /home-blog-entry-excerpt -->
</div><!-- /home-blog-entry -->
<?php
if( $wpex_count==4) {
echo '<div class="clr"></div>';
$wpex_count=0;
}
endforeach; ?>
</div><!-- /row -->
</div><!-- /home-blog -->
<?php
}
wp_reset_postdata();?>
</div><!-- #content -->
</div><!-- #primary -->
<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
<?php get_footer();?>
I'm unclear why I'm not able to do something like...
<article id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" <?php post_class(); ?>>
<div class="entry-conten clr">
<?php the_content(); ?>
<?php wp_link_pages( array( 'before' => '<div class="page-links clr">', 'after' => '</div>', 'link_before' => '<span>', 'link_after' => '</span>' ) ); ?>
</div><!-- .entry-content -->
<footer class="entry-footer">
<?php edit_post_link( __( 'Edit Page', 'wpex' ), '<span class="edit-link">', '</span>' ); ?>
</footer><!-- .entry-footer -->
</article><!-- #post -->
<?php comments_template(); ?>
<?php endwhile; ?>
which is what I see on many other template files. Can someone help me understand how I can query the most recent X posts and display them using the_content(); (which I think will display the post with the author, post date, etc.)
I've added a page template that is my new home page and I would like to be able simply list the last 5 blog entries. My home page currently looks like...
<?php
/**
* This file controls the layout of your homepage
*
* @package WordPress
* @subpackage Pytheas WordPress Theme
* Template Name: Custom Home
*/
get_header(); ?>
<?php get_template_part('content','slider'); ?>
<div id="primary" class="content-area span_16 col clr clr-margin">
<div id="content" class="site-content" role="main">
<?php
$wp_query = new WP_Query(
array(
'post_type' => 'post',
'showposts' => of_get_option('home_blog_count','4'),
'no_found_rows' => true,
'ignore_sticky_posts' => true
)
);
if( $wp_query->posts ) { ?>
<div id="home-blog" class="row clr">
<?php
// Display heading
if( of_get_option('home_blog_title') ) { ?>
<h2 class="heading">
<span><?php echo of_get_option('home_blog_title'); ?></span>
</h2>
<?php } ?>
<div class="row clr">
<?php
// Begin Loop
$wpex_count=0;
foreach( $wp_query->posts as $post ) : setup_postdata( $post );
$wpex_count++;
$wpex_clr_margin = ( $wpex_count == 1 ) ? 'clr-margin' : NULL; ?>
<div <?php post_class('home-blog-entry span_6 col '. $wpex_clr_margin); ?>>
<?php
//featured image
if( has_post_thumbnail() ) { ?>
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>" class="home-blog-entry-img-link">
<img src="<?php echo aq_resize( wp_get_attachment_url( get_post_thumbnail_id() ), wpex_img('blog_related_entry_width'), wpex_img('blog_related_entry_height'), wpex_img('blog_related_entry_crop') ); ?>" alt="<?php echo the_title(); ?>" class="blog-entry-img" />
</a>
<?php } ?>
<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
<div class="home-blog-entry-excerpt">
<?php
// Display excerpt
echo ( !empty( $post->post_excerpt ) ) ?
apply_filters('the_content', get_the_excerpt() ) :
wp_trim_words( strip_shortcodes( get_the_excerpt() ), of_get_option('portfolio_entry_excerpt_length','200') ); ?>
</div><!-- /home-blog-entry-excerpt -->
</div><!-- /home-blog-entry -->
<?php
if( $wpex_count==4) {
echo '<div class="clr"></div>';
$wpex_count=0;
}
endforeach; ?>
</div><!-- /row -->
</div><!-- /home-blog -->
<?php
}
wp_reset_postdata();?>
</div><!-- #content -->
</div><!-- #primary -->
<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
<?php get_footer();?>
I'm unclear why I'm not able to do something like...
<article id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" <?php post_class(); ?>>
<div class="entry-conten clr">
<?php the_content(); ?>
<?php wp_link_pages( array( 'before' => '<div class="page-links clr">', 'after' => '</div>', 'link_before' => '<span>', 'link_after' => '</span>' ) ); ?>
</div><!-- .entry-content -->
<footer class="entry-footer">
<?php edit_post_link( __( 'Edit Page', 'wpex' ), '<span class="edit-link">', '</span>' ); ?>
</footer><!-- .entry-footer -->
</article><!-- #post -->
<?php comments_template(); ?>
<?php endwhile; ?>
which is what I see on many other template files. Can someone help me understand how I can query the most recent X posts and display them using the_content(); (which I think will display the post with the author, post date, etc.)
$args = array(
'posts_per_page'=>-1,
'number_posts'=>-1,
'category'=>9,
'orderby'=>'post_date',
'order' => 'DESC',
'post_type'=>'post',
'post_status'=>'publish'
);
$posts = get_posts($args);
foreach($posts as $post):
$id= $post->ID;
$permalink = get_permalink( $id );
$title = $post->post_title;
$content = $post->post_content;
$image = wp_get_attachment_url(get_post_thumbnail_id($id));
endforeach;
To alter the main query that pulls posts, I needed to do query_posts( 'posts_per_page=5' ); before has_posts()