You can use this code: add_action( ‘pre_get_posts’, ‘exclude_sticky’ ); function exclude_sticky( $query ) { if ($query->get(‘paged’) == 0) { $sticky = get_option(‘sticky_posts’); $num = get_option(‘posts_per_page’); $extras = $num – count($sticky); $query->set( ‘posts_per_page’, $extras ); } }
That page has exactly what you need: Display just the first sticky post, if none return nothing: $sticky = get_option( ‘sticky_posts’ ); $args = array( ‘posts_per_page’ => 1, ‘post__in’ => $sticky, ‘ignore_sticky_posts’ => 1 ); query_posts( $args ); if ( $sticky[0] ) { // insert here your stuff… } Source: http://codex.wordpress.org/Sticky_Posts Then add your normal … Read more
It sounds like the simplest and most flexible approach is to find a plugin that creates a widget for you that you can configure to display any post of your choosing in whatever fashion you prefer. Then you put that widget in the sidebar that appears on all of your pages. I would not develop … Read more
OK I got it working this is the code I used, I am not sure if it is the best practice but it certainly works. In functions.php where I make the posts sticky from the front-end I added this to update the post_date to today so I can have control over the sticky period: $newdate … Read more
try to use a conditional statement to wrap the first loop, such as: if( get_option(‘sticky_posts’) ) : //only do the next part if sticky posts add the corresponding endif; after the endif; of the first loop.
query_posts isn’t recommended because its breaks things. You’re really close, but just declaring the function itself will not work. You need to hook the function into something. In your case, this would be pre_get_posts. Example (with “namespaced” function): <?php // this is key! add_action(‘pre_get_posts’, ‘wpse74620_ignore_sticky’); // the function that does the work function wpse74620_ignore_sticky($query) { … Read more