nadine00

It would also help if i spelt that there post title right, but i’m dyslexic. So, it happens sometimes. Sorry.

Help? Anyone?

Basically what’s happening is the user is supplying the first category through the admin, then i’m combining it with another hard coded category (it never changes).

I really need to find a workaround that will work with 3.2, my whole template worked on a custom bit of data and category__and ?? so the bug in the upgrade really, really borked me.

Nevermind! Found a solution.

https://www.themightymo.com/2011/03/25/get-current-category-id-of-an-archivescategory-page-in-wordpress/

Hmm. I think i found something that works in this case, but its still weird that get_post_custom() just flaked out.

Ha! found it. Figures right after I post something.

Soooo….I can get the keys using https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Function_Reference/get_post_custom_keys …but the values want a specific key in the options.

I still don’t know why the original custom snippit does not work: `<?php

$custom_fields = get_post_custom($post->ID);
$my_custom_field = $custom_fields[‘my_custom_field’];
foreach ( $my_custom_field as $key => $value )
echo $key . ” => ” . $value . “<br />”;

?>`

Stumped.

Anyone? Or another way to pull values?

Thanks

Nadine

Well <?php the_meta(); ?> worked, but now I have to basically find a way to do this:

<li><a href="$meta_value">$meta_key</a></li>

Which I think involves some kind of array parsing. But I am currently unsure on how to achieve this.

Thanks.

Nadine

Still looking for a solution for this. Anyone?

Thanks.

Anyone? I’m still looking for a solution to this.

Thank you.

Nadine

Found it! Well it being a custom group of functions within the theme I was originally using. ??

Got it.

<?php $sticky = array(
	'post__in'  => get_option('sticky_posts')
);?>

		<?php query_posts($sticky);	?>	

			<?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();

				if(in_category($current_cat)) {?>

					<?php the_content(); ?>

				<?php } ?>

			<?php endwhile; else: ?>
			<?php endif; ?>

Thanks so much for your suggestion. ??

Nadine.

hi esmi,

I’ve referenced that page a few times, its been very helpful, but this time, I’m unsure about how to join current category & is sticky into a query. eg:

$current_category = category ID in a variable

<?php array=$sticky(
caller_get_posts=1,
post__in => $current_category && get_option("sticky_posts"),
posts_per_page=1
);
?>

<?php array=$sticky(
caller_get_posts=1,
post__in => array($current_category, 'sticky_posts';),
posts_per_page=1
);
?>

?<php query_posts('caller_get_posts=1&posts_per_page=1&category=$current_category&get_option("sticky_posts")'); ?>

They either come back blank, or pull all the posts across the board marked with sticky. I know I’m combining things improperly, I am just unsure of the proper way to do it. Sorry for the questions….the combining of items always gets me in WP. ??

Or maybe there’s a way to use is_sticky() ?

_n

Hmm, ok i think this plugin will do it: https://www.ads-software.com/extend/plugins/astickypostorderer/

However out of curiosity, is there a way to do it natively with a query in wordpress? Something like:

loop through posts in this category -> if there is a post in ‘current category’ & ‘is a sticky’ then display it at the top, and limit it to 1

Suggestions or tutorial links?

Thanks!

Nadine

Thank you! That bottom one worked out quite well for me.

Works as an empty file, no errors.

Slowly adding functions back in to see where the issue is.

Thank you.