Recent Posts Arguments?

Play with this:

<?php
$posts=get_posts('showposts=5');
if ($posts) {
foreach($posts as $post) {
setup_postdata($post);
?>
<p>by <?php the_author(); ?><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></p>
<?php }
}
?>

Consider downloading and installing Otto’s php code widget and putting that code in one of those widgets:

Please remember to support our plugin authors by clicking on the Donate button there.

Hello MichaelH,

First of all, thanks for assisting me with this issue. I followed your instructions, however unfortunately it didn’t work. You can see the results of the provided php code, after being placed inside Otto’s widget here: https://www.organic-tote-bags.com/blog/

Any ideas..

What’s this:
PREVIOUS POSTS
* WINTER DARK
* BUDS

Yes,
* WINTER DARK
* BUDS

are the previous posts I would like to display, having the post date on their left-side. They are currently being displayed, using the “Recent Posts widget”.

Beneath “Archives” you will see:
by adminBUDS
by adminBUDS

These are the results of the php code you provided, using Otto’s Plugin.

Try something like…

<?php
$posts=get_posts('showposts=5');
if ($posts) {
foreach($posts as $post) {
setup_postdata($post);
?>
<p><?php the_time('l, F jS, Y') ?> at <?php the_time() ?>
<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>">
<?php the_title(); ?></a>
</p>
<?php }
}
?>

Ok, we are getting close. Below is the modified code I used:

<?php
$posts=get_posts(‘showposts=5’);
if ($posts) {
foreach($posts as $post) {
setup_postdata($post);
?>
<p>“><?php the_time(‘j.m.y’); ?> / <?php the_title(); ?></p>
<?php }
}
?>

But it only shows the oldest post “Buds” twice. It is not showing each post. How can I modify the above code to show each post and not the same post twice?

You can view the results here: https://www.organic-tote-bags.com/blog/
The results of the above code, appear beneath the heading “Test Code”

I got it,

Using the following:

<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<p>“><?php the_time(‘j.m.y’); ?> / <?php the_title(); ?></p>
<?php endwhile; ?>

Wow, the Otto’s php code widget Plugin is great, I was able to use the same php that I used in the content area of the theme.

Thanks for all your help t31os & MichaelH

Regards,

Welcome, i never tested the code… i just modified michaels….

Glad you got there in the end though…. ??