change the_ID() to get_the_ID(). calling the_ID() prints the post’s ID, while get_the_ID() simply returns it and allows you to use it further on. reference : get_the_ID()
Use get_posts instead – You can use the function get_posts() to get all the posts as array. This function accepts almost all parameters that of query post’s. Example – $args = array( ‘numberposts’ => 3,’category’ => 3 ); $homePost = get_posts( $args ); $one = $homePost[0]; $two = $homePost[1]; $three = $homePost[2]; //print_r($one); // lets … Read more
Your title isn’t correctly encoded for use in a query variable. Try this: echo ‘ <a href=”http://www.testungsss.com/search?q=’ . urlencode($titletest) . ‘”>’ . $titletest . ‘</a>’;
pre_get_posts in your child themes functions file is the best in my opinion. add_action( ‘pre_get_posts’, ‘wpsites_custom_get_posts’ ); function wpsites_custom_get_posts( $query ) { if( $query->is_main_query() && $query->is_home() ) { $query->set( ‘cat’, ‘-182,-184’ ); $query->set( ‘posts_per_page’, ’12’ ); $query->set( ‘orderby’, ‘RAND’ ); } } This method is more flexible in my opinion.
Your code fails because: array( ‘cat’ => -9, -4 ); is the same as: array( ‘cat’ => -9, -4 ); The -4 is its own element, not a part of the ‘cat’ argument. The correct way to do what you tried to do would be: array ( ‘cat’ => array( -9, -4 ) ); But … Read more
It’s not recommended to use query_posts(), check for example this warning note in the Codex: This function isn’t meant to be used by plugins or themes. As explained later, there are better, more performant options to alter the main query. query_posts() is overly simplistic and problematic way to modify main query of a page by … Read more
There is really no reason to use raw sql to query posts. You can accomplish just about any type of query using the WordPress API. For full reference see the codex, Function Reference query posts. Try the following: global $post; $args=array( ‘post_type’ => ‘tutorial’, ‘orderby’ => ‘comment_count’, ‘posts_per_page’ => 10 ); $posts= query_posts($args); foreach ($posts … Read more
The current page number is available in a global variable $paged. if ( ! isset ( $GLOBALS[‘paged’] ) or ( $GLOBALS[‘paged’] < 2 ) ) { // run your code }
It was correctly pointed out what the issue is, but I also want to explain it so you have better idea of mechanics: when you use query_posts() it writes down generated WP_Query object into global $wp_query variable; have_posts() and the_post() functions are wrappers for methods of same name called using global $wp_query object; so what … Read more
@Chris_O is right… currently sticky posts are not supported in custom post types so it must have something to do with the theme you are using. Now disregarding the CPT problem… and assuming that it does work the same way wordpress stickies do then the goal that you are describing is exactly the way ‘sticky’ … Read more