Add a List of Posts to a Custom Page Template

Hi,

I have the home page set up as a static page that uses a custom page template : home-page.php, in which I want to display a list of custom post types and a list of the latest posts.

The list of custom post types works fine as I have a custom query that I pass to $wpdb->get_results().

However, for the list of posts, get_posts() returns nothing.

Here’s the home-page.php template :

<?php
/*
Template name: Home Page
*/
get_header(); ?>

	<?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
		<?php get_template_part( 'content', 'hero' ); ?>
	<?php endwhile; ?>

	<?php rewind_posts(); ?>

	<div class="content-wrapper clear">
		<div id="primary" class="content-area">
			<main id="main" class="site-main" role="main">
				<?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
					<?php get_template_part( 'content', 'page' ); ?>
					<?php
						// If comments are open or we have at least one comment, load up the comment template
						if ( comments_open() || '0' != get_comments_number() ) {
							comments_template();
						}
					?>

				<?php endwhile; // end of the loop. ?>

				<!-- Display the list of custom post types : concert -->
				<div class="concert-list">
					<h2>Upcoming converts</h2>
					<?php get_template_part( 'content', 'home_concert_list' ); ?>
				</div>

				<!-- Display the latest posts -->
				<div class="post-list">
					<h2>Latest News</h2>
					<?php get_template_part( 'content', 'home_post_list' ); ?>
				</div>
			</main><!-- #main -->
		</div><!-- #primary -->

<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
<?php get_footer(); ?>

And this is the content-home_post_list.php that should display a list of the last 5 posts.

<?php
global $post;
$args = array( 'posts_per_page' => 5, 'post_type' => 'post' );
$myposts = get_posts($args); ?>

<?php if ($myposts->size > 0) : ?>
	<?php foreach( $myposts as $post ) : setup_postdata($post); ?>
		<div class="listitem">
			<article>
				<h3><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h3>
				<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
			</article>
		</div>
	<?php endforeach; ?>
<?php else : ?>
	<p class="noEntries center">No news for the moment!<p>
<?php endif; ?>

However $myposts is empty : get_posts($args) returns empty. Any ideas as to why ? Is it because I’m outside the main loop ? I read that adding global $post; would fix this. Or is it because the post type of the main page is a Page and so get_posts only has one page result ?

Thanks