if you want to show posts in a category on a page, you can follow the instructions bellow.
1. copy and past bellow code in the functions.php file in your theme.
<?php
function unc_show_posts_by_category($attr){
/** wp query to get posts from specific category */
$cat_name = $attr['category_name'];
$num_posts = $attr['num_posts'];
$unc_query = new WP_Query( array('category_name' => $cat_name, 'posts_per_page' => $num_posts));
$results = '';
/** starting the loop */
if($unc_query->have_posts()):
$results .= '<ul class="muaw-posts-by-category">';
while($unc_query->have_posts()){
$unc_query->the_post();
$results .= '<li>';
if(has_post_thumbnail()) {
$results .= '<a href="' . get_the_permalink() . '" rel="bookmark">' . get_the_post_thumbnail(get_the_ID(), array(50, 50)) . get_the_title() . '</a>';
} else {
$results .= '<a href="' . get_the_permalink() . '" rel="bookmark">' .get_the_title() . '</a>';
$results .= get_the_excerpt();
}
$results .= '</li>';
}
$results .= '</ul>';
endif;
return $results;
/* Re-set original Post Data */
wp_reset_postdata();
}
// Add a shortcode
add_shortcode('muaw_category_posts', 'unc_show_posts_by_category');
?>
2. Add bellow shortcode with category name and number of posts.
[muaw_category_posts category_name="uncategorized" num_posts="5"]
That’s it. This code is used for one of my theme, so feel free to make necessary adjustments.
