Comments on: Creating WordPress Themes: query_posts(); http://brassblogs.com/cms-platforms/wordpress/creating-wordpress-themes-query_posts Web Design located in Simsbury (a suburb of Hartford) CT Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:07:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Bell http://brassblogs.com/cms-platforms/wordpress/creating-wordpress-themes-query_posts#comment-191 David Bell Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:59:52 +0000 http://brassblogs.com/?p=141#comment-191 Thanks very much for posting this, made it much easier to understand. I'll be popping your RSS feed into my Reader, thanks very much. Thanks very much for posting this, made it much easier to understand. I’ll be popping your RSS feed into my Reader, thanks very much.

]]> By: Shelly http://brassblogs.com/cms-platforms/wordpress/creating-wordpress-themes-query_posts#comment-178 Shelly Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:01:56 +0000 http://brassblogs.com/?p=141#comment-178 well, using the $post->ID basically just grabs the current post ID and retains it as avariable. Then in the next loop, it uses it as a flag: if the post ID from before matches the ID of the posts that's being Looped, then it'll ignore it. (The second query Loops through allt he posts again, so it'll find the post that's already displayed by the first query, and display it unless you tell it not to.) An alternate version to this is to simply use "offset" - then if you're displaying the first post from a category in the first query, you can just "offset=1" in the second, and it'll just skip the first post. well, using the $post->ID basically just grabs the current post ID and retains it as avariable. Then in the next loop, it uses it as a flag: if the post ID from before matches the ID of the posts that’s being Looped, then it’ll ignore it. (The second query Loops through allt he posts again, so it’ll find the post that’s already displayed by the first query, and display it unless you tell it not to.)

An alternate version to this is to simply use “offset” – then if you’re displaying the first post from a category in the first query, you can just “offset=1″ in the second, and it’ll just skip the first post.

]]> By: Monkeytail http://brassblogs.com/cms-platforms/wordpress/creating-wordpress-themes-query_posts#comment-173 Monkeytail Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:07:08 +0000 http://brassblogs.com/?p=141#comment-173 Nice! Why would you opt for the $post->ID way when youre passing the same argument - as the non $post->ID version - to the WP_Query constructor Nice!
Why would you opt for the $post->ID way when youre passing the same argument – as the non $post->ID version – to the WP_Query constructor

]]> By: João Nunes http://brassblogs.com/cms-platforms/wordpress/creating-wordpress-themes-query_posts#comment-171 João Nunes Sat, 01 Aug 2009 04:33:35 +0000 http://brassblogs.com/?p=141#comment-171 Sensational post. It solved exactly the problem I was having in my index page, where I am mixing the two kinds of loops. Thank you so much, João Sensational post. It solved exactly the problem I was having in my index page, where I am mixing the two kinds of loops. Thank you so much,
João

]]> By: links for 2009-07-20 | Digital Rehab http://brassblogs.com/cms-platforms/wordpress/creating-wordpress-themes-query_posts#comment-162 links for 2009-07-20 | Digital Rehab Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:38:29 +0000 http://brassblogs.com/?p=141#comment-162 [...] Creating WordPress Themes: query_posts(); | Brass Blogs Web Design (tags: wordpress development theme webdev loop) [...] [...] Creating WordPress Themes: query_posts(); | Brass Blogs Web Design (tags: wordpress development theme webdev loop) [...]

]]> By: Shelly http://brassblogs.com/cms-platforms/wordpress/creating-wordpress-themes-query_posts#comment-140 Shelly Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:48:24 +0000 http://brassblogs.com/?p=141#comment-140 Yes, it's the same principles as above. There's a couple of ways to do it - the simplest would probably be to use *two* queries - one for the first two and a second for the following three. But the most *efficient* method would be to do a single query and pull in the 5 posts, and use the count method to use a flag so the display is edited. For example, say you want category 3 to be the posts you pull. You'd do this: <code> <?php $cat = new WP_Query('cat=3&showposts=5'); $count = 1; if($cat->have_posts()) : while($cat->have_posts()) : $cat->the_post(); $no_duplicate = $post->ID; </code><code> if ($count <= "2") { ?> </code><code> do your layout code with the excerpt for the first 2 posts </code><code> <?php } else { ?> </code><code> do your layout for the titles only </code><code> <?php $count++; endwhile; endif; ?> </code> That basically counts each post that you're pulling in, and if the count is "1" or "2", then it'll output your layout with the excerpt, but if it's not, it'll do titles only. Just so you know, that's off the top of my head, so I might have a typo or two in there, but I've used a similar method to insert stuff between posts (like ads, line breaks, etc.) so I do know it works. This is actually something i plan to cover in detail in a post that coming soon, as well - but that should get you started :) Yes, it’s the same principles as above. There’s a couple of ways to do it – the simplest would probably be to use *two* queries – one for the first two and a second for the following three. But the most *efficient* method would be to do a single query and pull in the 5 posts, and use the count method to use a flag so the display is edited. For example, say you want category 3 to be the posts you pull. You’d do this:

<?php $cat = new WP_Query('cat=3&showposts=5');
$count = 1;
if($cat->have_posts()) : while($cat->have_posts()) : $cat->the_post();
$no_duplicate = $post->ID;

if ($count < = "2") { ?>

do your layout code with the excerpt for the first 2 posts

<?php } else { ?>

do your layout for the titles only

<?php $count++; endwhile; endif; ?>

That basically counts each post that you’re pulling in, and if the count is “1″ or “2″, then it’ll output your layout with the excerpt, but if it’s not, it’ll do titles only.

Just so you know, that’s off the top of my head, so I might have a typo or two in there, but I’ve used a similar method to insert stuff between posts (like ads, line breaks, etc.) so I do know it works. This is actually something i plan to cover in detail in a post that coming soon, as well – but that should get you started :)

]]> By: Josh http://brassblogs.com/cms-platforms/wordpress/creating-wordpress-themes-query_posts#comment-139 Josh Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:37:27 +0000 http://brassblogs.com/?p=141#comment-139 Great post!!! Would you know how to grab the two most recent posts (with excerpt), then show the next three post titles (Just the Titles)? Thank you! Great post!!!

Would you know how to grab the two most recent posts (with excerpt), then show the next three post titles (Just the Titles)?

Thank you!

]]> By: mint http://brassblogs.com/cms-platforms/wordpress/creating-wordpress-themes-query_posts#comment-97 mint Sun, 03 May 2009 04:58:43 +0000 http://brassblogs.com/?p=141#comment-97 your‘s post is very neat & serious. i have subscribed it.thank you of your hard work. your‘s post is very neat & serious.
i have subscribed it.thank you of your hard work.

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