help with sidebar an new posts from categories

[Lightfire]

Hey guys,
I'm kind of new here so please apologize if i do anything wrong (since i'm from germany there could be slight mistakes with grammar or so ;) ).

I've got a 2-column wordpress blog with the posts on the left sight and a sightbar on the right. I've tried desperately to modify the sidebar so i could get 2 links in there but i failed. The links should refer to the two newest posts in one specific category.

Does anyone of you know how this would be possible? (btw. i'm still using wordpress 2.3.1 and i've got no possibility to upgrade any time soon)

Thanks a lot

[Ryan]

Yes, that is possible.

[Edwin]

Hey guys,
I'm kind of new here so please apologize if i do anything wrong (since i'm from germany there could be slight mistakes with grammar or so ;) ).

I've got a 2-column wordpress blog with the posts on the left sight and a sightbar on the right. I've tried desperately to modify the sidebar so i could get 2 links in there but i failed. The links should refer to the two newest posts in one specific category.

Does anyone of you know how this would be possible? (btw. i'm still using wordpress 2.3.1 and i've got no possibility to upgrade any time soon)

Thanks a lot

You'll have to create a div container, for example:

<div id="latestposts"></div>

And then insert it into your sidebar.php file or whatever file your theme is using for the sidebar where you want the links to appear.

In the div you past this code:

<ul>
<?php $recent = new WP_Query("cat=1&showposts=10"); while($recent->have_posts()) : $recent->the_post();?>
<li><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark">
<?php the_title(); ?>
</a></li>
<?php endwhile; ?>
</ul> 

 "cat=1&showposts=10" 
  

To change the category value just interchange "1" with the category number you want the two post from to appear.

If you want more posts simply change the "2" value to any number you want.

You'll have to style the links on your own.


If you need more help post a link to your blog or post your sidebar code and your css file's code and I would be happy to help out.

[Lightfire]

Thanks a lot

[Jeffro]

Ok, you mentioned it so I'm going to ask, how in the world did you get yourself in a position where you're still using WordPress 2.3.1 and have no upgrade chance in the foreseeable future?

[Lightfire]

Glad you ask
It is for a page at which I am not the server admin and therefore i got no ftp rights. Our server admin is very busy with his work but want's to update soon (at least he sais so since novembre -.-). He works as a SEO and doesn't trust anyone lightly. So it's kind of a dead end^^

I got a new question about this problem. I tried to get the links to work on pictures... Perhaps you could look at the code again and tell me what i do wrong

<?php
    $i=0;
    $arr = array("http://www.w-i.de/pic1.png","http://www.w-i.de/pic2.png");
?>

<div class="col2_box">
 <ul>
  <?php $recent = new WP_Query("cat=2010&showposts=2"); while($recent->have_posts()) : $recent->the_post();?>
   <li><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark">
    <img src="<?php $arr[$i]; ?>" />
   </a></li>
   <?php $i=1; ?>
  <?php endwhile; ?>
 </ul>
</div>

[andrea_r]

. He works as a SEO and doesn't trust anyone lightly.

SEO won't help much if the site gets hacked because he failed to upgrade in a timely manner.

[Lightfire]

I've tried another way to link the posts on images, but still it won't work. Think the problem is with the arrays. Can someone tell me what's wrong with that?

<div class="col2_box">
  <?php $mylinks=array(); $recent = new WP_Query("cat=2010&showposts=2"); while($recent->have_posts()) : $recent->the_post();?>
   <?php $mylinks[]= get_permalink() ?>
  <?php endwhile; ?>
 <a href="<?php $mylinks[0] ?>"><img src="http://www.w-i.de/pic2.png" /></a><br />
 <a href="<?php $mylinks[1] ?>"><img src="http://www.w-i.de/pic1.png" /></a>
</div>

The pictures are displayed, but somehow the links don't work

[Edwin]

I got a new question about this problem. I tried to get the links to work on pictures... Perhaps you could look at the code again and tell me what i do wrong

<?php
    $i=0;
    $arr = array("http://www.w-i.de/pic1.png","http://www.w-i.de/pic2.png");
?>

<div class="col2_box">
 <ul>
  <?php $recent = new WP_Query("cat=2010&showposts=2"); while($recent->have_posts()) : $recent->the_post();?>
   <li><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark">
    <img src="<?php $arr[$i]; ?>" />
   </a></li>
   <?php $i=1; ?>
  <?php endwhile; ?>
 </ul>
</div>

If I could I would let you know, unfortunately I have no idea...