Multiple Loops

It figures. Right after I posted this I found my answer. Here is where I got it:

https://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/hackers/2005-January/003578.html

And here is how the loop is formatted:

// Show only posts in category 1 "current"
<?php query_posts('cat=1&showposts=2'); ?>

<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>

<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

<div class="current" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
<h3><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h3>

<div class="entry">
<?php the_content('Read the rest of this entry &raquo;'); ?>
</div>

</div>

<?php endwhile; ?>

// Show only posts in category 2 "news"
<? $my_query = new WP_Query('cat2&showposts=2'); ?>

<? while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); ?>

<div class="news" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
<h3><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h3>

<div class="entry">
<?php the_content('Read the rest of this entry &raquo;'); ?>
</div>

</div>

<? endwhile; ?>

<?php else : ?>

<h3 class="center">Not Found</h3>
<p class="center">Sorry, but you are looking for something that isn't here.</p>

<?php endif; ?>

This is altered to only show the post title and post content. You’ll have to put all the post meta back in if you want it to be back to the default.

Sorry. Scratch that last block of code. I forgot to put “php” in a few places. Here’s the correct version:

<?php query_posts('cat=1&showposts=2'); ?>

<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>

<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

<div class="post" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
<h3><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h3>

<div class="entry">
<?php the_content('Read the rest of this entry &raquo;'); ?>
</div>

</div>

<?php endwhile; ?>

</div>

<div class="news">

<h2>News and Events</h2>

<?php $my_query = new WP_Query('cat2&showposts=2'); ?>

<?php while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); ?>

<div class="post" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
<h3><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h3>

<div class="entry">
<?php the_content('Read the rest of this entry &raquo;'); ?>
</div>

</div>

<?php endwhile; ?>

<?php else : ?>

<h3 class="center">Not Found</h3>
<p class="center">Sorry, but you are looking for something that isn't here.</p>

<?php endif; ?>

Where would you stick in the name of the category, if you wanted it to be dynamic? I.E…(In your case) If News and Events was a category, but it didn’t have any posts (so it wouldn’t appear)?

Not sure how that would work but I think I read something on it. I’ll look around and post back when I get it.