php code in the loop

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    15 years, 7 months ago

    If I’m in a category I want to start a <ul> and then the Loop. In the Loop I output some <li>‘s and the_excerpt(). Right after that I close the Loop.

    Else: If I’m not in a category output the_content().

    <?php if ( is_category() ) { ?>
	<ul>
		<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
		<li>Text in li that will be repeated @the loop</li>
                <?php the_excerpt(); ?>
		<?php endwhile; else: ?>
		<p><?php _e('Sorry, no posts matched your criteria.'); ?></p>
		<?php endif; ?>
	</ul>

<?php } else {
	the_content();
} ?>

    What worx: When I’m on a category everything is fine, the Text and the_excerpt() are shown But when I click on a post, there is no content! Only the Header and Footer are shown but the_content() disappears. Is my else statement not correct?

    Can anybody help me to make this code work?
    Thank you!

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  • instead of just ‘the_content()’ you need to put the whole loop, obviously with ‘the_content()’ instead ‘the_exerpt()’.

    <?php
// If there are posts
if (have_posts()) :
?>
	<ul>

	<?php // While there are posts, loop over this code
	while (have_posts()) : the_post();
	?>
	<li>Text in li that will be repeated @the loop

	<?php if ( is_category() ) : ?>
		<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
	<?php else : ?>
		<?php the_content(); ?>
	<?php endif; ?>

	</li>
	<?php // End while loop
	endwhile;
	?>

	</ul>
<?php // Else if no posts
else:
?>

<p><?php _e('Sorry, no posts matched your criteria.'); ?></p>

<?php // End if posts
endif;
?>
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    Thanks so much, I test it!

    EDIT: Thanks but that’s not what I wanted. The <ul> has to be out of the loop and I need an if statement before the loop starts if I’m in a category. I try to use your code and rebuild it.

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    I tried to rebuild it, but I’m still failing. Same issue, I can’t get the_content() to be outputted.

    You can’t use the_content() outside of a loop, it’s essentially part of the loop, using it outside of that context requires a custom query..

    If you could explain precisely what you’re trying to archieve then i might be able to suggest something else..

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    you are right, I solved the problem bei adding if statements within the loop. that works, thanks

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