- don’t use
query_posts()
for secondary loops – When should you use WP_Query vs query_posts() vs get_posts()? - get only top level categories
- using
'category__in'
should not get posts from child categories
for example:
<?php
$cats = get_categories('parent=0');
foreach ($cats as $cat) :
$args = array(
'posts_per_page' => 1,
'category__in' => array( $cat->term_id ) );
$top_cat_query = new WP_Query($args);
if( $top_cat_query->have_posts() ) while( $top_cat_query->have_posts() ) :
$top_cat_query->the_post();
//output
endwhile; wp_reset_postdata();
//..etc..
endforeach;
?>
(not tested)
Related Posts:
- Get date of last update outside of loop
- How do I get the attributes of a short code from a post?
- WordPress category & taxonomy loop with pagination
- Show scheduled posts in archive page
- post__in – Placing content from a foreach loop inside of an array
- loop query exclude meta_key with meta_value
- “Blog pages show at most” in The Loop
- wp_insert_posts Fatal error: Maximum function nesting level of ‘100’ reached, aborting!
- Post Loop not Returning Permalink
- Custom page template
- Get posts that matches specific terms of multiple custom taxonomies
- add_filter() doesn’t work in loop
- The Loop in Static Page
- How can I use get_permalink() outside the loop?
- Content/Excerpt length control for a specific loop?
- How to check for specific content in comments in the loop
- Why we use if with while loop?
- Problem the_permalink
- Loop posts only excluding first post
- Loop repeating design pattern
- Create static front-page with 3-5 recent posts
- Customize WooCommerce Product Images (Placement and size) [closed]
- Create a loop that gets pages with their template
- Why is my loop not dynamically grabbing the correct Category and displaying all categorized posts?
- get latest 5 posts and a specific post and sort in a specific order
- How to check if a post exist?
- Query posts if meta key starts with
- 3 Posts in Loop, Show Stickies First
- Loop within a loop (Again) for template
- Why cant you place the Loop outside of the index.php?
- sticky post in custom loop
- Rating system and changing the loop
- Pagination for multiple loops
- Ajax Button to load more Posts into a timeline
- How to target thumbnails of the first post in the loop
- Infinite Scroll on a loop?
- On single.php, fetch 2 posts created after and 2 posts created before in relation to the actual post (using menu_order)
- Problem getting current post tags to show in a widget
- Post classes in the loop are being changed in certain themes
- Exclude page name from loop
- PHP if post is already displayed, then
- How to style first post differently with ‘get_template_part’?
- Include multiple page ids in loop
- in Foreach Loop the Description is not showing?
- 404 Template customization | Want 10 recent Post on the 404.php error page apart from the error Notice
- How to exclude or filter password protected posts when using next_post_link() previous_post_link
- How to append a query string to pagination?
- For each loop on every word in post
- Display name of taxonomy once
- Use have_comments() for current post instead of last post in loop
- Displaying the first, second, and third posts from a category in separate slides
- Get the image src and href data from posts
- Sending mail not working correctly
- WordPress shortcode in content, output in sidebar?
- Using variable in WordPress loop as criteria
- WordPress Alphabetical Sort Loop Issue
- Get_template_part() problem with the_content()
- Integrating WordPress with Your Website
- Multiple instances of Featured Image Thumbnail As A Background On Homepage
- Altering “posts_per_page” for defaut loop
- Why doesn’t ‘continue’ work in page?
- Fetching posts from wordpress function in ajax
- Saving return value from the_author_posts_link()
- excerpt not showing up
- Pagination for two loops
- Announces with different formatting dependently on a number
- Override orderby to create list of users by custom meta_value
- Loop info in jquery Tabs – loop into a variable?
- List page is showing 404
- Adding $args to wp_schedule_event() causes hook to add infinitely to WP Cron
- $post is undefined in wordpress loop [ajax]
- Duplicated tag in loop
- Insert content above an embedded video inside Wordress’ php the_content
- Loop two different category WP_Query
- Use ACF Category Image for all Taxonomy Archive Views
- Loop with custom posts, to include information from different custom post type
- the loop printing post in one grid
- Check value of post meta within IF statement
- My WordPress installation doesn’t load correct template
- Work arounds for conditional checks inside the loop in search.php?
- Transient not working for external data
- Get Sticky User in user loop based on user role
- Popular posts with Varnish ESI
- Querying posts from only one category and exluding the latest post
- the_title() Returns the page title instead of the post
- How do I aproach this?(for sale, for lease, sold->move something from a category to another)
- How to fix pagination for custom loops?
- query_posts ignores the argument
- Need some help with “the_widget()” function
- How does the JSON API work to parse incoming JSON and fetch a post based on an ID?
- How to add excerpt in loop in Twenty Eleven theme?
- show posts from one category with comments only
- Exclude Authors based off date of last post
- Loop from another WP site onto mine
- Having issue with WordPress loop
- Show only posts from todays date [duplicate]
- I need to update the post query? [closed]
- Wrap every 2 divs in row – for each loop [closed]
- How to add class to the last image of the last post in a loop
- Multiple loop with pagination in same page