Display Specific Post based on category

  • Resolved acmc

    (@acmc)


    16 years, 5 months ago

    I am trying to create a template page to serve as category pages with an else if to display specific post based on category. New to php, so i think my syntax is incorrect. This is what i have pieced together:
    <?php get_header(); ?>
    <div id=”content” class=”narrowcolumn”>

    <?php if (is_category(‘3’) ):
    ?>

    <?php query_posts(‘p=17’); ?>
    <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
    <h4><?php the_title(); ?></h4>
    <?php the_content(); ?>

    <?php } elseif (is_category(’13’) ):

    <?php query_posts(‘p=11’); ?>
    <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
    <h4><?php the_title(); ?></h4>
    <?php the_content(); ?>

    <?php else : ?>
    //whatever goes in here
    <?php endif; ?>

    Displays blank page. Unsure what I am doing wrong. I will continue searching, but it seems the search function on the wp site is not working right now making it exceedingly difficult:-/ any help GREATLY appreciated

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  • Vaughan

    (@vaughan-van-dyk)

    Hi,

    Most of your code here was correct and you got the use of is_category and query_posts perfectly (those usually trip up many of us ?? The only issues were where and how you were closing your if structures and while loops. For example, in line 12 see how you have a closing bracket but no opening bracket earlier?

    It’s also a little complex because you’re using the ‘shorthand’ style of notating decision structures (by using the : instead of brackets). There’s nothing wrong with that, but I just find it less clear than brackets. If you are going to do that though, remember to use endif; and endwhile; where appropriate.

    I’ve fixed this as follows and for demonstration purposes combined shorthand for the while loops and brackets for the if structures:

    <?php get_header(); ?>
<div id="content" class="narrowcolumn">

<?php if (is_category('3') ) { ?>
 <?php query_posts('p=17'); ?>
 <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
   <h4><?php the_title(); ?></h4>
   <?php the_content(); ?>
 <?php endwhile;
} elseif (is_category('13') ) { ?>
 <?php query_posts('p=11'); ?>
 <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
   <h4><?php the_title(); ?></h4>
   <?php the_content(); ?>
 <?php endwhile;
} else { ?>
 //whatever goes in here
<?php } ?>

    Hope that helps.
    Vaughan

    Thread Starter acmc

    (@acmc)

    Vaughan

    You are a life-saver! thank you. will continue to play and see if i can get this thing to behave;-)

    **Ann

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