Dynamic post titles & thumbnails by date range?

In your first loop (after <?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>) store the post ID in a variable.

Then in your 2nd query $recent = new WP_Query("cat=156&showposts=16"); use the post__not_in argument with the post ID variable.

See query_posts Post & Page Parameters

Also the query_posts article as a Time Parameter section with an example to filter posts by a date range but it doesn’t look like you really need that.

How would I go about storing the post ID in a variable? Would you mind giving me an example of this?

Thanks for your quick response!

Change this:

<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

to

<?php
$nodup = array();
if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();
$nodup[]=$post->ID;
?>

For your query, change:

<?php $recent = new WP_Query("cat=156&showposts=16");

to

<?php
    $args=array(
      'post__not_in' => $nodup,
      'cat' => 156,
      'posts_per_page'=>16,
      'caller_get_posts'=>1
    );
$recent = new WP_Query($args);

Michael, thank you for this code. After implementation, I noticed that your code successfully filters out the current post from the thumbnail listing of 16.

What I’m trying to achieve is to list out the 16 posts previous to the current post. For example, if I’m showing post A, then posts B-P are displayed. And if I’m showing post E, then posts F-U are displayed.

Is this doable?

Thanks again for your help. I really appreciate it.

Did you just go from talking about ‘dates’ to talking about posts in ‘alpha’ order?

If so then you will want to use query_posts() to return an object of ALL posts in that category, in alpha (title) order, then cycle through the object to find the current post, then display the next 16 posts. Note you mentioned “16 posts previous to the current post” but not sure if that’s what you meant.

Yes, I am referring to the “16 posts previous to the current post”. I’m not sure how to cycle through the object to find the current post, but I’ll try to figure it out. Unless you have some quick code I could use ??

Thanks again, Michael. Your help is a big part of why I love WordPress.

This seems right along the same lines of my question, so figured I’d post it here. Tried searching the documentation and google to find something about pulling a specific date range and I’m getting nothing!

I’ve commented exactly what I’m trying to accomplish. One of those old programmer things where you just try and write it out, then convert it over…but, this is my first wordpress site. I’m not too familiar with the syntax just yet. Thanks in advance!

$weekly_article_args=array(
   'category__in' => $cat,
   'showposts' => 3,
   /* meta_key NOT 'pixel_video', meta_value NOT 'yes' */
   /* show posts from THIS week only */
   'caller_get_posts' => $do_not_show_stickies
   );  

$archive_article_args=array(
   'category__in' => $cat,
   'showposts' => 3,
   /* meta_key NOT 'pixel_video', meta_value NOT 'yes' */
   /* show posts from the previous week of the article date */
   'caller_get_posts' => $do_not_show_stickies
	);

Hello just to add something,is there a way to filter this

<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

from plugin,fox example,is post contain word girl,set background color red,and if not contain set background color blue,and this only in archive.php,I know to do this from code,to chagne archive.php,but I want to do this from plugin,can some one help please ?

Hi steve35mm,

I was wondering what plugin did you use to get thumbnails from the vimeo video. Did you generate them manually or it’s done dynamically from vimeo?

thanks