Method 1 (tested):
The easiest way that wont even involve any special code is to use
wordpress rss feed… i dont know if this is the solution you are
after but it looks to be the simplest one i can think of…
You can use: feed2js (to build an rss “recent posts” display)
There you can enter the rss feed of the www.a.com/b blog and build a box
that would display recent posts.
feed2js even have some built in design features. Once done you can
simply embed the code you would be given into your template.
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Method 2 (unTested but intresting):
i havent tried this but it should word i think… since both wordpress installation are
on the same server you should be able to include wp_load.php of www.a.com/b into a php file and the create a simple recent posts loop…
assuming this is the structure in your ftp:
*www.a.com
– /wp-content/themes/some-theme/index.php
www.a.com/b/
– /wp-content/themes/some-theme/index.php*
<?php
require_once($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/b/wp-load.php');
?>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<h3><?php _e('Recent Articles', 'your_text_domain'); ?></h3>
<ul>
<?php
$recentPosts = new WP_Query();
$recentPosts->query('showposts=5'); // SET AMOUNT OF POSTS TO RETRIVE
?>
<?php while ($recentPosts->have_posts()) : $recentPosts->the_post(); ?>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/63702/<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
<?php endwhile; ?>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
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i would to know how this worked for you…
so if you try Method b please update us.
Hope this helps,
Sagive