Below is how you would use the featured image as a background image (also with an if statement so you can have a fallback image). <?php if (has_post_thumbnail( $post->ID ) ): ?> <?php $image = wp_get_attachment_image_src( get_post_thumbnail_id( $post->ID ), ‘single-post-thumbnail’ ); $image = $image[0]; ?> <?php else : $image = get_bloginfo( ‘stylesheet_directory’) . ‘/images/default_cat_img.jpg’; ?> … Continued
Below are to examples you will probably need the most. Adding a sequential class to a for loop, and adding a sequential class to a while loop For Loop <?php global $post; $cntr = 1; $myposts = get_posts(‘category=1&numberposts=3&order=des’); foreach($myposts as $post) : setup_postdata($post);?> <li class=”<?php echo “post-” . $cntr; ?>”><a href=”<?php the_permalink() ?>”><?php the_title() ?></a></li> … Continued
I’m starting to use the WP API more and more, and have definitely needed some help along the way. Here are some tips and tricks I’ve been able to pick up and use. Get multiple types of posts / pages / etc /wp-json/posts?type[]=post-type&type[]=post-type Filter by specific number of posts per page /wp-json/posts?filter[posts_per_page]=4&page=2 (number of posts … Continued
Probably one of the more searched for items is how to insert a Clearing div every so many posts. In WordPress you’ll maybe run into this, where you wan to insert a Clearing div in a While Loop or a Foreach Loop. Below is an example for each and are both easily updated. While: <?php … Continued
There are more than a few way to show a Custom Post Type in WordPress. This has been by far the best way to not just show custom post types, normal posts, but also retain a lot of WordPress default functionality. <?php $args = array( ‘post_type’ => ‘any-post-type’, ‘posts_per_page’ => 4, ); $query = query_posts($args); … Continued
In the code below you will see an example of Advanced Custom Fields Repeater Pagination with an image gallery mapped to a custom field named images with a sub field named image which contains an image object. The Repeater will be displayed on a page at the URL (just an example) /pictures. 12 images will be displayed per page, and pagination … Continued
The snipped below shows you how to display recent posts from a specific category in WordPress. Where it says “showposts=5” change the number to how many posts you want to display, and “cat=4” is the id of the category, just change the ID of the category to pick which category will you want to display. … Continued