nyckidd

thanks but i get some syntax error when i use the sample code

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING

i was able to solve it…for anyone who would like to know this is what i added

/* ----------- Sidebar widget -------------*/
.ngg-widget,
.ngg-widget-slideshow {
    overflow: hidden;
    margin:0pt;
    padding:5px 0px 0px 0pt;
    text-align:left;
    display:inline-block;
    width: 595px;
}

.ngg-widget img {
    border:2px solid #A9A9A9;
    margin:0pt 2px 2px 0px;
    padding:1px;
}

thanks bro…nice theme…i got you

thanks dude / dudette i think you meant

orderby=rand

send me your email will use you for some more questions and of course a small donation ??

where do i place that in my code ?

uh-oh!!

everything is working like a charm…..quick question how do i randomize articles from a specific category on the homepage ?

oh yeah and thanks to Ms Theme Diva esmi ?? for the introductory link ??

worked like a charm…thanks chinmoy29 ??

i think i got it….i just added your css to the id post

thanks this is my code…i think my post is an id not a class….hope you can point me in the right direction…

<div id="videos">

            <?php $my_query = new WP_Query('category_name=videos&posts_per_page=2');
  while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
  $do_not_duplicate = $post->ID; ?>

<div class="post <?php if ($counter == 1) { echo 'fl'; } else { echo 'fr'; $counter = 0; } ?>">

            <div class="box-post-content">
            <?php get_image('image',get_option('home_thumb_width'),get_option('home_thumb_height')); ?>
            <h2><a title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>" href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>

            <p><?php echo strip_tags(get_the_excerpt(), '<a><strong>'); ?></p>
            </div>
            <p><span class="continue"><a title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>" href="<?php the_permalink() ?>">Read the full story</a></span></p>

        <p class="posted">Posted in <?php the_category(', ') ?><span class="comments"><?php comments_popup_link('Comments (0)', 'Comments (1)', 'Comments (%)'); ?></span></p>
        </div><!--/post-->

          <?php endwhile; ?>

</div>
          <div id="stats">

            <?php $my_query = new WP_Query('category_name=statistics&posts_per_page=2');
  while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
  $do_not_duplicate = $post->ID; ?>

<div class="post <?php if ($counter == 1) { echo 'fl'; } else { echo 'fr'; $counter = 0; } ?>">

            <div class="box-post-content">
            <?php get_image('image',get_option('home_thumb_width'),get_option('home_thumb_height')); ?>
            <h2><a title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>" href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>

            <p><?php echo strip_tags(get_the_excerpt(), '<a><strong>'); ?></p>
            </div>
            <p><span class="continue"><a title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>" href="<?php the_permalink() ?>">Read the full story</a></span></p>

        <p class="posted">Posted in <?php the_category(', ') ?><span class="comments"><?php comments_popup_link('Comments (0)', 'Comments (1)', 'Comments (%)'); ?></span></p>
        </div><!--/post-->

          <?php endwhile; ?>

</div>

Thanks for the link i got it working but how do i style it so the articles are side by side ie

right now the articles sitting on each other ie

article A
article B

but i would like them to be like

article A | article B

any piointers ?

Am so close…i just need to know what i need to adjust in this code to enable the character limit to work..

<?php
$post_id = 4;
$queried_post = get_post($post_id);
echo $queried_post->post_excerpt;
?>
<?php
$string = get_the_content('');
$newString = substr($string, 0, 100);
echo $newString;
?>

well…need some help…its pulling the content but on one page when i have this

<?php
$post_id = 5;
$queried_post = get_post($post_id);
?>
<?php
$string = get_the_content('');
$newString = substr($string, 0, 100);
echo $newString;
?>

<?php
$post_id = 4;
$queried_post = get_post($post_id);
?>
<?php
$string = get_the_content('');
$newString = substr($string, 0, 100);
echo $newString;
?>

and instead of pulling post with id 4 its pulling the same post so if we are on post with id 4 it pulls the same post though we have specified that it should pull post with id 4 and 5

Well i was able to figure it out…ehe!! after 3 hours ?? for anyone who needs to know here is the code i used…

<?php
$post_id = 5;
$queried_post = get_post($post_id);
?>
<?php
$string = get_the_content('');
$newString = substr($string, 0, 120);
echo $newString;
?>

ok i got this code but how do i specify a specific post using its id ?

<?php
//The Query To Get Posts
$my_query = new WP_Query('showposts=3');

//Run the Query and Loop Through Results
while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
$do_not_duplicate = $post->ID;

?>

<?php
$string = get_the_content('');
$newString = substr($string, 0, 20);
echo $newString;
?>

<?php endwhile; ?>