Wordpress Post from a Category

Ally3009 · 10-04-2009, 09:01 AM

Hi All,

I'm having a bit of an issue trying to have a page just display the posts from one category. I'm using exec-php to allow the posting of php and the following code:

Code:

<?php query_posts('category_name=Reviews&showposts=100'); ?>
<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<div><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a> </div>
<?php endwhile;?>

Unfortunately its returning the list and then all the other posts with the content, it can be seen at my website (I don't have enough posts yet for urls) freshbizoppsdotcom/reviews - remove the dot for a '.'

Apologies if this breaks a rule, if it does i'll change it but it helps show the issue

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks

Kirk Ward · 10-04-2009, 12:24 PM

Hi Ally,

Not sure, but I think wordpress builds a page for the category all unto itself.

Say your category is "birds," then if you provide a link to www.yoursite.com/birds/ then a page will appear listing all the posts in the category "birds."

Would that do what you want?

Kirk

Ally3009 · 10-04-2009, 02:40 PM

Thanks Kirk, I had forgotten about that, the main issue I have is that I have the Reviews section in my menu which uses the wp pages function to show them. So if I used that I would have to add it manually (which may work). I could also use a php re-direct to that domain.com/page/

I'll go and have a play with it and see what happens.

Ally

Kirk Ward · 10-04-2009, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ally3009

Thanks Kirk, I had forgotten about that, the main issue I have is that I have the Reviews section in my menu which uses the wp pages function to show them. So if I used that I would have to add it manually (which may work). I could also use a php re-direct to that domain.com/page/

I'll go and have a play with it and see what happens.

Ally

Ally,

There is also a plugin called "redirect" which may have some flexibility built into it. Takes advantage of the wp-permalink system. Set up a dummy page and have it redirect to the category.

Kirk

Ally3009 · 10-04-2009, 03:36 PM

I'll have a look at that plugin. At the moment I've redirected manually. I've also just seen how to get around the page listing by excluding categories using the following code

Code:

 <?php wp_list_pages('exclude=17,38' ); ?>

Where the numbers are the id's of your pages

Ally

10-04-2009, 09:01 AM	#1
Ally3009 Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 22 Thanks: 2 Thanked 7 Times in 1 Post	Wordpress Post from a Category Hi All, I'm having a bit of an issue trying to have a page just display the posts from one category. I'm using exec-php to allow the posting of php and the following code: Code: <?php query_posts('category_name=Reviews&showposts=100'); ?> <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?> <div><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a> </div> <?php endwhile;?> Unfortunately its returning the list and then all the other posts with the content, it can be seen at my website (I don't have enough posts yet for urls) freshbizoppsdotcom/reviews - remove the dot for a '.' Apologies if this breaks a rule, if it does i'll change it but it helps show the issue Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks

10-04-2009, 12:24 PM	#2
Kirk Ward Ungrateful S.O.B. War Room Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ellijay, GA, USA. (Talk about being in the woods!) Posts: 1,393 Thanks: 253 Thanked 57 Times in 45 Posts Social Networking	Re: Wordpress Post from a Category Hi Ally, Not sure, but I think wordpress builds a page for the category all unto itself. Say your category is "birds," then if you provide a link to www.yoursite.com/birds/ then a page will appear listing all the posts in the category "birds." Would that do what you want? Kirk
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10-04-2009, 02:40 PM	#3
Ally3009 Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 22 Thanks: 2 Thanked 7 Times in 1 Post	Re: Wordpress Post from a Category Thanks Kirk, I had forgotten about that, the main issue I have is that I have the Reviews section in my menu which uses the wp pages function to show them. So if I used that I would have to add it manually (which may work). I could also use a php re-direct to that domain.com/page/ I'll go and have a play with it and see what happens. Ally

10-04-2009, 03:36 PM	#5
Ally3009 Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 22 Thanks: 2 Thanked 7 Times in 1 Post	Re: Wordpress Post from a Category I'll have a look at that plugin. At the moment I've redirected manually. I've also just seen how to get around the page listing by excluding categories using the following code Code: <?php wp_list_pages('exclude=17,38' ); ?> Where the numbers are the id's of your pages Ally