Multiple continuous WP_Queries?

  • Resolved roniel

    (@roniel)


    10 years, 11 months ago

    Is there a way to have WP_Query take in arguments that would allow you to query the latest 4 posts, for example, in one div and then the next 4 in another div?

    I need this behavior for a slider. If not, what are some alternatives?

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  • I wouldn’t use WP_Query as that will over-write the query for the current page/post/etc.

    Instead I’d use the get_posts() function and query the database directly using that.

    Thread Starter roniel

    (@roniel)

    Fair enough. What arguments would you give get_posts() if you wanted posts 1-4 in one div and posts 5-8 in another?

    Something like this…

    $col_1 = get_posts (array (
    "numberposts" => 4,
    "orderby" => "post_date",
    "order" => "DESC"
));

$col_2 = get_posts (array (
    "numberposts" => 4,
    "offset" => 4,
    "orderby" => "post_date",
    "order" => "DESC"
));

    That’s not etested, so you might have to play around with the settings a bit.

    Thread Starter roniel

    (@roniel)

    Yeah the offset argument works! Thank you so much!

    This is when I should mention that you really should take the time to look through the codes page that I linked to before, and that way you’ll be able ot see what this function can do for yourself. The codex is a great source of info, and can easily answer questions like this.

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