Please inspect my loop

  • Hi guys so im having some trouble was hoping another pair of eyes could help find out whats wrong here..

    I have a loop that gives each post a unique div, everythings working great but for some reason the first post seems to come up as the website.. heres a screenshot of what i mean..

    https://prntscr.com/bhjgib

    As you can see, for some reason its always a blank post in the loop that links to the homepage.. very annoying, here is my loop.

    <div id="featured-topics">
<?php $count = 0; ?>
<?php
    $args = array(
        'posts_per_page' => 4,
        'category_name' => 'news'
    );
    $posts = get_posts( $args ); ?>

<?php foreach (array_chunk($posts, 1, true) as $posts) : $count++; ?>

    <div class="column-<?php echo $count; ?>" style="background-image: url('<?php the_post_thumbnail_url( $size ); ?>')">
    <a class="featured-<?php echo $count; ?>" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">

        <?php foreach( $posts as $post ) : setup_postdata($post); ?>

        <?php endforeach; ?>

    </a></div> <!-- column/featured -->

<?php endforeach; ?>

</div>

    Thanks in advance

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  • Maybe this will work for you or help you get started. First I would retrieve the ID of the front page post and skip it if you come across it in the loop. That would eliminate your home page from the display.

    <div id="featured-topics">
<?php $count = 0; ?>
<?php
    $args = array(
        'posts_per_page' => 4,
        'category_name' => 'news'
    );
    $posts = get_posts( $args ); ?>

<?php foreach (array_chunk($posts, 1, true) as $posts) : $count++; ?>

    <div class="column-<?php echo $count; ?>" style="background-image: url('<?php the_post_thumbnail_url( $size ); ?>')">
    <a class="featured-<?php echo $count; ?>" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">

        <?php
            //get the post id of the home page
            $frontpage_id = get_option( 'page_on_front' );

            //Loop through the posts
            foreach($posts as $post){

                //test if this is the home page, if so then skip it.
                if(frontpage_id == $post->ID){
                        //do nothing
                } else {
                    //if not the home page, display your information
                    setup_postdata($post);
                }

            }

        ?>

    </a></div> <!-- column/featured -->

<?php endforeach; ?>

</div>
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