excerpts on a page template

start by reading: https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Pages#Page_Templates

details will depend on your currently used theme.

Thanks alchymyth

I’ve read that article and tons of others but no mention on how to display just a page excerpts

how to display just a page excerpts

you need to be a bit more precise with the requirements;

– how many posts?
– the latest posts?
– posts of a certain category?

https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Pages#A_Page_of_Posts is a basic example of how to show posts of some categories;

then there is general information:
https://codex.www.ads-software.com/The_Loop
https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Function_Reference/the_excerpt
https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Function_Reference/the_permalink

what theme are you using?

Hi thanks for the reply …ok

I have a number of custom post types called Movies inside those CPT’s I have created excerpts. I have then created a page with a template to display the excerpts.

See above – this is my last stab at code for it

<?php
$query = new WP_Query( array( 'post_excerpt' => 'post_type'=> 'Movies', ) );
?>

See 2 posts above…
I have managed to do it by using a shorcode plugin but wanted to code it and do without the plugin

short code:

[display-posts post_type="movies" taxonomy="actors" tax_term="red" image_size="thumbnail" include_excerpt="true"]

https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Class_Reference/WP_Query
https://codex.www.ads-software.com/The_Loop

try this fundamental query and loop:

<?php
$query = new WP_Query( array( 'post_type'=> 'Movies' ) );
if( $query->have_posts() ) : while( $query->have_posts() ) : $query->the_post();
the_excerpt();
endwhile; endif;
wp_reset_postdata();
?>

Brilliant – thanks – wow – i’ve been trying to do this for days. Question if I wanted to show just the excerpts from say a taxonomy of actor and taxonomy terms peter smith and mary brown what would the code be.

Thanks your a star alchymyth ??

it might work this way:

$query = new WP_Query( array( 'post_type'=> 'Movies', 'actors' => array('peter-smith','mary-brown') ) );

(untested)(using the taxonomy ‘actors’ and the assumed slugs of the taxonomy terms ‘peter smith’ etc.)

https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Class_Reference/WP_Query#Taxonomy_Parameters – ‘simple taxonomy query’

or:

$query = new WP_Query( array( 'post_type'=> 'Movies', 'tax_query' => array( 		array(
			'taxonomy' => 'actors',
			'field' => 'slug',
			'terms' => array('peter-smith','mary-brown')		)
) );

(untested as I don’t have test data available)

I tried this below but my browser just went blank – we are nearly there

<?php
$query = new WP_Query( array( 'post_type'=> 'Movies', 'Actors' => array('peter-smith','mary-brown') );
if( $query->have_posts() ) : while( $query->have_posts() ) : $query->the_post();
the_excerpt();
endwhile; endif;
wp_reset_postdata();
?>

my mistake –
this line is missing a closing bracket – corrected below:

$query = new WP_Query( array( 'post_type'=> 'Movies', 'Actors' => array('peter-smith','mary-brown') ) );

Umhh thanks – I get all 3 post excerpts displaying despite the fact I put in a different taxonomy term in the 3rd CPT.

code used:

<?php
$query = new WP_Query( array( 'post_type'=> 'Movies', 'Actors' => array('peter-smith','mary-brown') ) );
if( $query->have_posts() ) : while( $query->have_posts() ) : $query->the_post();
the_excerpt();
endwhile; endif;
wp_reset_postdata();
?>

I’ve managed to get it working just targeting a taxonomy term

<?php
$query = new WP_Query( array( 'actors' => 'peter-smith' ) );
if( $query->have_posts() ) : while( $query->have_posts() ) : $query->the_post();
the_excerpt();
endwhile; endif;
wp_reset_postdata();
?>

Now if I could add the post type that would give me a lot of flexibility but happy with what I’ve got at the moment ??

This works a treat

<?php
$query = new WP_Query( array( 'actors' => 'peter-smith', 'actress' => 'jane-smith' ) );
if( $query->have_posts() ) : while( $query->have_posts() ) : $query->the_post();
the_excerpt();
endwhile; endif;
wp_reset_postdata();
?>