Show post of a category if exist. Else show post of other category

  • Hello, i have this problem:

    In the index of my web i have an area which gets the first post from one category and the second post from other category

    <?php $reciente = new WP_Query("cat=7&showposts=1");

  while($reciente->have_posts()) : $reciente->the_post();?>

  <p class="newshome"><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></p>   <p class="fechahome"><?php the_time('j/m/Y'); ?></p>
  <div class="entryhome">
						<?php the_excerpt(''); ?>

					</div>
  <?php endwhile; ?>

    and

    <?php $reciente = new WP_Query("cat=6&showposts=1");

  while($reciente->have_posts()) : $reciente->the_post();?>

  <p class="newshome"><a>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></p>   <p class="fechahome"><?php the_time('j/m/Y'); ?></p>
  <div class="entryhome">
						<?php the_excerpt(''); ?>

					</div>
  <?php endwhile; ?>

    I want to put that if there is no post on category 6 get last post of category 1. And if there is no post in category 7 get last post of category 1 but no the same post I have in the first area. I mean i have 2 posts there and if there is no post in cat 6 and 7 i want to get the last 2 post of category 1.

    How can I do it?

    Thanks!

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  • Thread Starter MZBS

    (@mzbs)

    Now I have this:

    <?php $reciente = new WP_Query("cat=6&showposts=1");

  if($reciente->have_posts()) : $reciente->the_post();?>

  <p class="newshome"><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></p>   <p class="fechahome"><?php the_time('j/m/Y'); ?></p>
  <div class="entryhome">
						<?php the_excerpt(''); ?>

					</div>
  <?php endif; ?>

  <?php $reciente = new WP_Query("cat=3&showposts=1");
  while($reciente->have_posts()) : $reciente->the_post();?>
  <p class="newshome"><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></p>   <p class="fechahome"><?php the_time('j/m/Y'); ?></p>
  <div class="entryhome">
						<?php the_excerpt(''); ?>

					</div>
  <?php endwhile; ?>

          <?php $reciente2 = new WP_Query("cat=7&showposts=1");

  if($reciente2->have_posts()) : $reciente2->the_post();?>

  <p class="newshome"><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></p>   <p class="fechahome"><?php the_time('j/m/Y'); ?></p>
  <div class="entryhome">
						<?php the_excerpt(''); ?>

					</div>
  <?php endif; ?>
  <?php $reciente2 = new WP_Query("cat=3&showposts=1");
  while($reciente2->have_posts()) : $reciente2->the_post();?>
  <p class="newshome"><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></p>   <p class="fechahome"><?php the_time('j/m/Y'); ?></p>
  <div class="entryhome">
						<?php the_excerpt(''); ?>

					</div>
  <?php endwhile; ?>

    So if there is no post in cat 6 or 7 i get the last posts of the general cat 3. Correct. But the problem is that if there is no post in the cat. 6 and also in cat 7. i get the same last post in the first and the second area.

    So i need a new conditional that check if in the first area is the last post of the cat 3, so in the second area should get the penultimate post.

    Thanks!

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