Alright, I’ve tried many variations on the coding and can’t figure this out. Below is what I have thus far. I’ve been renaming the divs, so excuse the unclear structure.
<?php
/*
Template Name: BlogTwo
*/
?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "https://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="https://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" <?php language_attributes(); ?>>
<head profile="https://gmpg.org/xfn/11">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="<?php bloginfo('html_type'); ?>; charset=<?php bloginfo('charset'); ?>" />
<title><?php wp_title('«', true, 'right'); ?> <?php bloginfo('name'); ?></title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="<?php bloginfo('stylesheet_url'); ?>" type="text/css" media="screen" />
<link rel="pingback" href="<?php bloginfo('pingback_url'); ?>" />
<?php if ( is_singular() ) wp_enqueue_script( 'comment-reply' ); ?>
<?php wp_head(); ?>
</head>
<body>
<div id="blog_wrapper">
<div id="header">
</div>
<div id="blog_body_wrap">
<div id="navigation">
<div id="links"><ul>
<li><?php wp_list_pages('orderby=id&include=175,177,180,182,184,186&title_li=&hierarchical=0'); ?>
</li>
</ul></div><!--end links-->
</div><!--end navigation-->
<div id="blog_wrap">
<div id="post_wrap">
<!--This section is currently pulling category ID #1, and can be switched by changing the cat=1 to show whatever category ID you would like in this area.-->
<div class="post_wrap">
<h2 class="heading">Recent Posts</h2>
<?php
// page id 21 will get category ID 12 posts, page 16 will get category 32 posts, page 28 will get category 17 posts
if (is_page('5') ) {
$cat = array(3);
} elseif ( is_page('') ) {
$cat = array();
} elseif ( is_page('') ) {
$cat = array();
} else {
$cat = '';
}
$showposts = 5; // -1 shows all posts
$do_not_show_stickies = 1; // 0 to show stickies
$args=array(
'category__in' => $cat,
'showposts' => $showposts,
'caller_get_posts' => $do_not_show_stickies
);
$my_query = new WP_Query($args);
?>
<?php if( $my_query->have_posts() ) : ?>
<?php while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); ?>
<?php
//necessary to show the tags
global $wp_query;
$wp_query->in_the_loop = true;
?>
<div class="post_img">
<?php
if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) {
// the current post has a thumbnail
} else {
// the current post lacks a thumbnail
}
?>
<?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?>
</div><!--end post_img-->
<div class="divider"></div>
<div class="post_content">
<b><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></a></b>
<div class="stamp"><?php the_time('F jS, Y') ?><!-- by <?php the_author() ?> --> | <?php comments_popup_link(
'No Comments »', '1 Comment »', '% Comments »'); ?></div>
<div class="excerpt"><?php if ($post->post_excerpt != "" ) {the_excerpt();}else {the_content_rss('', FALSE, '', 60);}
?><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"> READ MORE</a>
</div><!--end excerpt-->
</div><!--end post-content-->
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php else : ?>
<h2 class="center">Not Found</h2>
<p class="center">Sorry, but you are looking for something that isn't here.</p>
<?php get_search_form(); ?>
<?php endif; ?>
</div>
</div>
</div><!--end homepage_left_wrap-->
<div id="sidebar">
<ul>
<?php /* Widgetized sidebar, if you have the plugin installed. */
if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar() ) : ?>
<li>
<?php get_search_form(); ?>
</li>
<!-- Author information is disabled per default. Uncomment and fill in your details if you want to use it.
<li><h2>Author</h2>
<p>A little something about you, the author. Nothing lengthy, just an overview.</p>
</li>
-->
<?php if ( is_404() || is_category() || is_day() || is_month() ||
is_year() || is_search() || is_paged() ) {
?> <li>
<?php /* If this is a 404 page */ if (is_404()) { ?>
<?php /* If this is a category archive */ } elseif (is_category()) { ?>
<p>You are currently browsing the archives for the <?php single_cat_title(''); ?> category.</p>
<?php /* If this is a yearly archive */ } elseif (is_day()) { ?>
<p>You are currently browsing the <a href="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>/"><?php echo bloginfo('name'); ?></a> blog archives
for the day <?php the_time('l, F jS, Y'); ?>.</p>
<?php /* If this is a monthly archive */ } elseif (is_month()) { ?>
<p>You are currently browsing the <a href="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>/"><?php echo bloginfo('name'); ?></a> blog archives
for <?php the_time('F, Y'); ?>.</p>
<?php /* If this is a yearly archive */ } elseif (is_year()) { ?>
<p>You are currently browsing the <a href="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>/"><?php echo bloginfo('name'); ?></a> blog archives
for the year <?php the_time('Y'); ?>.</p>
<?php /* If this is a monthly archive */ } elseif (is_search()) { ?>
<p>You have searched the <a href="<?php echo bloginfo('url'); ?>/"><?php echo bloginfo('name'); ?></a> blog archives
for <strong>'<?php the_search_query(); ?>'</strong>. If you are unable to find anything in these search results, you can try one of these links.</p>
<?php /* If this is a monthly archive */ } elseif (isset($_GET['paged']) && !empty($_GET['paged'])) { ?>
<p>You are currently browsing the <a href="<?php echo bloginfo('url'); ?>/"><?php echo bloginfo('name'); ?></a> blog archives.</p>
<?php } ?>
</li>
<?php }?>
</ul>
<ul>
<?php wp_list_pages('title_li=<h2>Pages</h2>' ); ?>
<li><h2>Archives</h2>
<ul>
<?php wp_get_archives('type=monthly'); ?>
</ul>
</li>
<?php wp_list_categories('show_count=1&title_li=<h2>Categories</h2>'); ?>
</ul>
<ul>
<?php /* If this is the frontpage */ if ( is_home() || is_page() ) { ?>
<?php wp_list_bookmarks(); ?>
<li>
<h2>Meta</h2>
<ul>
<?php wp_register(); ?>
<li><?php wp_loginout(); ?></li>
<li><a href="https://validator.w3.org/check/referer" title="This page validates as XHTML 1.0 Transitional">Valid <abbr title="eXtensible HyperText Markup Language">XHTML</abbr></a></li>
<li><a href="https://gmpg.org/xfn/"><abbr title="XHTML Friends Network">XFN</abbr></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ads-software.com/" title="Powered by WordPress, state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform.">WordPress</a></li>
<?php wp_meta(); ?>
</ul>
</li>
<?php } ?>
<?php endif; ?>
</ul>
</div><!--end sidebar-->
</div><!--end homepage_body_wrap-->
<?php get_footer(); ?>
