First / previous / next / latest in category links?

  • Hi,

    I’m currently trying to add a category to my site which will contain only webcomic drawings. I can get the theme to add a chunk of code under the posts in just that category, but the problem is I can’t seem to find out how to do the following:

    1) Display a link to the first post in the current category,
    2) Display a link to the previous post in the current category,
    3) Display a link to the next post in the current category,
    4) Display a link to the latest post in the current category.

    Something like the following:

    <div class='comicbuttons'>
<span class='cbtn first'>?FIRST</span>
<span class='cbtn back'>< BACK</span>
<span class='cbtn next'>NEXT ></span>
<span class='cbtn latest'>LATEST ?</span>
</div>

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    … But obviously with the text linking to the first, previous, next and latest posts in the category.

    I’ve tried searching the support pages and have found a few seperate chunks of PHP which all seem to interfere with each other, and unfortunately I’m more experienced with HTML and CSS.

    I’ve also played around with ComicPress a bit, but didn’t really get on with it as a theme or as a variant of wordpress, so just using a category which automatically places that block after it’s content would be perfect for my needs really.

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  • can you confirm that the area that allows you to ‘enter a chunk of code’ will allow you to input php.

    To test this you could try adding

    <?php echo 'test'; ?>

    if this displays the word ‘test’ only then there may be some code we can look at. however, i would be surprised if a theme will allow you to enter raw php code.

    Thread Starter dansclayton

    (@dansclayton)

    The code is to go within the loop (so allows PHP), specifically this part which is right underneath the php call for the_content(); 

    <?php if ( in_category ( 'comic' ) ) : ?>
	<div class='comicbuttons'>
		<span class='cbtn first'>FIRST</span>
		<span class='cbtn back'>BACK</span>
		<span class='cbtn next'>NEXT</span>
		<span class='cbtn latest'>LATEST</span>
	</div>
<?php endif; ?>

    It can be seen in action here: https://www.flipsum.co.uk/410 (apologies for the mess, I’m renovating at the moment).

    I’m no expert on php – I’ve managed to put together most of my own theme with a combination of guesswork and searching the forums, but the category links have stumped me completely. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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