I am trying to get different categories of posts to show on different pages so I can use them for "services" and "case studies" pages.
I have the two pages set up and they display links to each individual post, however ALL posts are displayed, not just the specific categories.
The code I have is identical on each pages except from the post category ID.
How do I display seperate categories on separate pages?
services page:
<?php // PAGE LINK/TITLE
if (is_page()) {
$cat=get_cat_ID($post->post_title); //use page title to get a category ID
$posts = get_posts ("cat=$cat&showposts=4");
if ($posts) {
foreach ($posts as $post):
setup_postdata($post);
if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { // PULLS IN IMAGE check if the post has a Post Thumbnail assigned to it.
the_post_thumbnail();
}
?>
<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
<?php //PULLS IN EXCERPT
$my_excerpt = get_the_excerpt();
if ( '' != $my_excerpt ) {
// Some string manipulation performed
}
echo $my_excerpt; // Outputs the processed value to the page
?>
<?php endforeach;
}
}
?>
Case Studies Page:
<?php // PAGE LINK/TITLE
if (is_page()) {
$cat=get_cat_ID($post->post_title); //use page title to get a category ID
$posts = get_posts ("cat=$cat&showposts=5");
if ($posts) {
foreach ($posts as $post):
setup_postdata($post);
if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { // PULLS IN IMAGE check if the post has a Post Thumbnail assigned to it.
the_post_thumbnail();
}
?>
<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
<?php //PULLS IN EXCERPT
$my_excerpt = get_the_excerpt();
if ( '' != $my_excerpt ) {
// Some string manipulation performed
}
echo $my_excerpt; // Outputs the processed value to the page
?>
<?php endforeach;
}
}
?>
ANSWER
There is no specific category set, only the amount of posts to be displayed, in this case 10.
<?php // PAGE LINK/TITLE
if (is_page()) {
$cat=get_cat_ID($post->post_title); //use page title to get a category ID
$posts = get_posts ("category_name=service&posts_per_page=10"); //CHANGE CODE AND ADD THIS LINE***************************
if ($posts) {
foreach ($posts as $post):
setup_postdata($post);
if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { // PULLS IN IMAGE check if the post has a Post Thumbnail assigned to it.
the_post_thumbnail();
}
?>
This sets the specific category and the number of posts (use category slug to pull it in)
category_name=service&posts_per_page=10