Multiple loop: problem with $post

  • I have a problem with multiple loops inside my custom template:

    <?php
get_header();

$my_query = new WP_Query('showposts='.$slide_count.'&cat=5');
while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
	//do something
endwhile;

$category_content = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'category_content', true);
$my_query = new WP_Query('orderby=ID&order=ASC&cat='.$category_content);
while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
	?>
	<h2><?php the_title() ?></h2>
	<?php the_content() ?>
	<?php
endwhile;		

get_footer(); ?>

    The above is a example of it. After the first while I try to access the property $post->ID in the get_post_meta. I would like the ID of the page I’m showing – but I get the last ID from the above loop. How can I prevent the loops from overwriting the loop that WordPress generates?

    Please tell me, if you do not understand my problem. I think is a bit complicated to explain ??
    Thanks!

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  • Thread Starter DennisMadsen

    (@dennismadsen)

    I found a hack, but I don’t know if it’s a good solution:

    <?php get_header();
echo "Post id: ".$post->ID."<br/><br/>";

$category = get_the_category();
$my_query = new WP_Query('cat='.$category[0]->cat_name);
while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
	echo get_the_title()."<br>";
endwhile;

$post = $wp_query->post;

echo "<br/>Post id: ".$post->ID;

get_footer(); ?>

    Because of the $post = $wp_query->post;, I can go back to the original $post, after the multiple loops has ended. Are there other solutions? The post id printed in the top and bottom should be the same.

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