WP query and query post loop not working

  • Resolved WP-Rasp

    (@wp-rasp)


    11 years, 9 months ago

    I’m doing it by the book and it’s still not showing right.

    I have 2 categories with a whole bunch of posts categorized. I want to exclude the posts from category id4 on my page and its not working.

    Am I closing the loop right?

    <?php

/*

        Template Name: Product Category

*/

?>

<?php get_header(); ?>

<section class="row-fluid">

<?php get_sidebar('category'); ?>

    <div class="span8">
        <ul class="breadcrumb">
          <li><a href="#">Home</a><span class="divider">>></span></li>
          <li><a href="#">Blog/Portfolio</a><span class="divider">>></span></li>

        </ul>

        <h1 class="text-center"><a href="#">Services</a></h1>

      <div class="row-fluid">
        <ul class="thumbnails">

     <?php // The WordPress Loop - customized with WP_Query
     $custom_query = new WP_Query('cat=-4'); // exclude
     while($custom_query->have_posts()) : $custom_query->the_post();

<li class="span4">

   <article class="thumbnail clearfix">

   <h3><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h3>
        <p><?php the_excerpt(); ?> </p>
   <a href="#" class="btn btn-primary pull-right">Read More</a>

    </article>
</li>

     endwhile;
wp_reset_postdata(); // reset the query
     ?>
</ul>

      </div> <!-- END OF first Row of thumbnail service -->

    </div>

<?php get_sidebar( 'categorytwo' );?>

</section>

<?php get_footer(); ?>

    I want the li’s repeated as posts.

    I tried the regular loop and this is not working either..

    <div class="row-fluid">

        <ul class="thumbnails">

    <?php // The WordPress Loop - customized with query_posts
    query_posts('cat=-4'); // exclude categort(tag_ID = 4)
    if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();

<li class="span4">

   <article class="thumbnail clearfix">

   <h3><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h3>
        <p><?php the_excerpt(); ?> </p>
   <a href="#" class="btn btn-primary pull-right">Read More</a>

    </article>
</li>

endwhile; else:

    endif;
    ?>
     endwhile;
wp_reset_postdata(); // reset the query
     ?>
</ul>

      </div> <!-- END OF first Row of thumbnail service -->
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  • Thread Starter WP-Rasp

    (@wp-rasp)

    OK got it working

    <div class="row-fluid">

         <ul class="thumbnails">
         <?php

            $args = array('cat' => 4);
            $category_posts = new WP_Query($args);

            if($category_posts->have_posts()) :
               while($category_posts->have_posts()) :
                  $category_posts->the_post();
         ?>
<li class="span4">

   <article class="thumbnail clearfix">

   <h3><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h3>
        <p><?php the_excerpt(); ?>.</p>
   <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" class="btn btn-primary pull-right">Read More</a>

    </article>

</li>
<?php
      endwhile;
   else:
?>

      Oops, there are no posts.

<?php
   endif;
?>

    PHP is tricky I cant see the closing tags at all!

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