permalink links to wrong page.

  • Hello on this page in the side bar i have three posts the permalink should bring them to that post. 

    $args=array(
'post_type'=>'characters',
'post_per_page'=>5,
'order_by'=>'rand'
);
$bookChars = new WP_Query($args);

	echo'<div id="bookChars" class="bookChars">';
	while ($bookChars->have_posts()):$bookChars->the_post();

		echo'<figure class="bookCharsImgs">';
		the_post_thumbnail('smallRatio');
		echo'</figure>';
		//echo get_permalink($post->ID);
		echo "<a href='".the_permalink()."'>Link</a>";
		echo'<h3 class="entry-title">'.get_the_title().'</h3>';
		echo'<aside class="bookCharsAsides">';
		the_excerpt();

		echo'</aside>';

	endwhile;
	echo'</div>';
wp_reset_query();

    but the links brings back to the about page. not to the actual linked content.

    https://agileart.us/arachnohazard/about/

    How do i fix this so the the user is taken to the appropriate post?
    Thank you

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  • Remove the_permalink(); function from a tag insert this code get_permalink($post->ID);
    Should be

    echo "<a href='".get_permalink($post->ID)."'>Link</a>";
    Thread Starter agileArt

    (@pdxdaniela)

    Thank you Venugopal!
    That resolved it!
    could you please advise on how to add the title to it?
    I tried a few variant & they didn’t work.

    echo "<a href='".get_permalink($post->ID)."'>the_title();</a>";

echo "<a href='".get_permalink($post->ID)."'>"
the_title();
echo "</a>";

    Hi,

    It’s;

    echo '<a href='.get_permalink($post->ID).'>' . the_title() .'</a>';

    Try that ?? should work unless I forgot a period in there some where ??

    Thanks!

    Thread Starter agileArt

    (@pdxdaniela)

    Hello CureWP. that will bring up the title, but as a string. Not a link.

    Ahhh, I see what’s the problem;

    You would do something like this;

    echo '<a href='. the_permalink() .'>' . the_title() .'</a>';

    Hope that helps.

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