Never use query_posts, use pre_get_posts to modify any main query. function wpd_exclude_author_category( $query ) { if ( $query->is_author() && $query->is_main_query() ) { $query->set( ‘category__not_in’, array( 42 ) ); } } add_action( ‘pre_get_posts’, ‘wpd_exclude_author_category’ );
rearrange your code and use post_count; example: <?php $movieNumber = 1; $today = date(‘Ymd’); $posts = array ( ‘post_type’ => ‘movie’, ‘posts_per_page’ => -1, ); $loop = new WP_Query( $posts ); ?> <div id=”posters<?php echo $loop->post_count; ?>”> <?php while ( $loop->have_posts() ) : $loop->the_post(); …etc…
The requires are just echoing the content, you need to put ob_start(); before the if ($query->have_posts()) :, and return ob_get_clean(); after the endif;.
You need to change the way you’re querying for posts so that you can pass a seed value into MySQLs RAND function. If your posts are displayed within the same hour, that seed (and your post order) will remain unchanged. This post shows an example. I’ve modified it to show how it might be done … Read more
save the id in a variable like this way $post_id = get_the_ID(); now you can use this $post_id variable in the hidden field.
get_posts() doesn’t accept posts as input, it only takes argument to query posts. So it’s useless and breaking step in your process. It should work if you throw get_posts() out. See Displaying Posts Using a Custom Select Query in Codex for extensive writeup on custom queries. PS your query is seriously insecure, you need to … Read more
Your use of queries is completely wrong, and as stated before, query_posts should never be used. The method you are using to retrieve you category ID’s are also a waste of resources. It would save much more if you knew the ID’s. I would also look at get_categories to retrieve my category details and passing … Read more
Use get_the_date() if you want to change the date format. get_the_date( ‘S F Y’, $post ); The 2nd argument is optional and only needed outside the loop.
You should use the pre_get_posts filter for this. For example, you could do this in your theme’s functions.php file: function limit_category_posts( $query ) { if ( $query->is_archive() ) { // Do not do this for the date or category archives. if ( $query->is_date() || $query->is_category() ) return $query; if ( $query->query_vars[‘cat’] == 8 ) { … Read more
In your functions.php you can create a function that will hook into the pre_get_posts hook. Something like (just an example): function alter_query($query){ $query->set(‘post_parent’, 0); } add_action( ‘pre_get_posts’, ‘alter_query’ ); There you can alter the main query. That way while(have_posts()) : the_post(); will still just normally work. (You should check if you are altering the right … Read more