How to get latest featured listing for a specific category

Hi qtpankasingh,

I’m not sure–this is something I’d have to ask my developer. It may be a few days before I hear back because he’s got a few support requests ahead of you in the list.

I’ll report back when I know more.

Ok! I’ll be waiting for your answer

OK, I got an answer for you:

The latest featured post inside a category can be obtained with some code similar to this one:

<?php
$category_slug = 'my-category';
$latest_featured = get_posts( array( 'post_type' => WPBDP_POST_TYPE,
                                     'post_status' => 'publish',
                                     'numberposts' => 1,
                                     'orderby' => 'date',
                                     'order' => 'DESC',
                                     'tax_query' => array(
                                        array( 'taxonomy' => WPBDP_CATEGORY_TAX,
                                               'field' => 'slug',
                                               'include_children' => true,
                                               'terms' => $category_slug )
                                     ),
                                     'meta_query' => array( array( 'key' => '_wpbdp[sticky]', 'value' => 'sticky' ) )
) );

if ( $latest_featured )
    $post = $latest_featured[0];
else
    $post = null;

if ( ! $post )
    echo 'There are no featured posts in the category.';

// Title, description (excerpt) or content are as in a regular post:
// $post->post_title, $post->post_excerpt, $post->post_content

echo '<h3>' . $post->post_title . '</h3>';

// Thumbnail is obtained using wpbdp_listing_thumbnail();
echo wpbdp_listing_thumbnail( $post->ID );

// Other fields should be accessed via the Form Fields API as explained at
// https://businessdirectoryplugin.com/support-forum/faq/advanced-customization-of-the-list-and-detail-views-of-bd/
?>

Here, $category_slug is the slug for the category. The post title, excerpt and content are available in the $post variable because listings are just regular posts, but details from “meta” form fields have to be queried using the Form Fields API as explained at https://businessdirectoryplugin.com/support-forum/faq/advanced-customization-of-the-list-and-detail-views-of-bd/.

Installing and debugging this into your theme/templates will need to be done on your own–we can provide general guidance, but any issues arising will need to be worked out by you.

Ohh Thank you so much replying.
It has sort my problem.
I just need to know one more thing.
Can I get attached image with this listing in the size I wish to ?
If I use wpbdp_listing_thumbnail(), it gives image of size 150×80.
But I need a bigger image size.

Thanks in advance !

The thumbnail API all will return the image that you configured for size under Directory Admin->Manage Options, Images tab. The easy fix to do is increase the size of the thumbnail if you want something a little bigger.

If you want the full size image, try using the “advanced API” article here, where we talk about things like that. It should work in the same loop: https://businessdirectoryplugin.com/support-forum/faq/advanced-customization-of-the-list-and-detail-views-of-bd/