Sticky post per cat WordPress

Pippin Williamson comments:

This should work fine:

<?php

query_posts('posts_per_page=1');
//The Loop
if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();
if((get_post_meta($post->ID, "stickit", true))) {
the_content();
}
endwhile; else:
endif;

//Reset Query
wp_reset_query(); ?>

<?php

query_posts('posts_per_page=10');
//The Loop
if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();
if((get_post_meta($post->ID, "stickit", true))) {

} else {
echo '<h3><a href="'; echo the_permalink(); echo '">'; echo the_title(); echo '</a></h3>';
the_excerpt();
}
endwhile; else:
endif;

//Reset Query
wp_reset_query(); ?>


angang comments:

Here are listed the problems with my bad code :
- right sidebar goes under the main area ;
- strange replication of <div class="entry-utility"> for the first post following the sticky post.


Your solution sounds good and the structure is not broken...good point !
here are some problems :
- the posts are not related to the current category ;
- the sticky post should be displayed in the first page only ;
- the last is for sure related to the above problem... the pagination is broken.

Pippin Williamson comments:

To fix your pagination, follow this link:

http://baffleinc.com/blog/2009/05/06/how-to-fix-broken-pagination-when-using-query_posts/

To display only sticky post related to current category, you should be able to just duplicate the loop in your category template file and add in


if((get_post_meta($post->ID, "stickit", true))) {
echo 'yay';
}


like we did above.

I have searched for 30 minutes to try and find a way to display the sticky only on the first page and have been unable to find anything.

angang comments:

Thanks to the Ehthisham tk link, I have simplify the code with the operator = or !=


<?php query_posts('meta_key=stickit&posts_per_page=1'); ?>
<? if(have_posts()) : while(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<?php the_content(); ?>
<?php endwhile; endif; ?>
<? wp_reset_query(); ?>

<?php query_posts('meta_key!=stickit&posts_per_page=10'); ?>
<?if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
<?php the_title(); ?>
<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
<?php endwhile; endif; ?>
<? wp_reset_query(); ?>


It is better, but, how can i resolve these problems :
- the posts are not related to the current category ;
- the sticky post should be displayed in the first page only ;
- the last is for sure related to the above problem... the pagination is broken.

Pippin Williamson comments:

Are you putting your queries in your index.php or category.php?

angang comments:

Into category.php

Here is the code :


<?php get_header(); ?>

<div id="container">
<div id="content">

<?php query_posts('meta_key=stickit&posts_per_page=1'); ?>
<? if(have_posts()) : while(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<?php the_content(); ?>
<?php endwhile; endif; ?>
<? wp_reset_query(); ?>

<?php query_posts('meta_key!=stickit&posts_per_page=10'); ?>
<?if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
<?php the_title(); ?>
<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
<?php endwhile; endif; ?>
<? wp_reset_query(); ?>


</div><!-- #content -->
<?php wp_pagenavi(); ?>
</div><!-- #container -->

<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
<?php get_footer(); ?>

Pippin Williamson comments:

Did you follow the link I posted for fixing your pagination?

angang comments:

Oh very sorry, i didn't see it.
I try now

angang comments:

fix pagination


Where do i have to paste this code
$page = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
query_posts('cat=-9,-10&paged='.$page);

in my code ?


<?php query_posts('meta_key=stickit&posts_per_page=1'); ?>
<? if(have_posts()) : while(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<?php the_content(); ?>
<?php endwhile; endif; ?>
<? wp_reset_query(); ?>



<?php query_posts('meta_key!=stickit&posts_per_page=10'); ?>

<?if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>

<?php the_title(); ?>
<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
<?php endwhile; endif; ?>
<? wp_reset_query(); ?>






<blockquote>
To display only sticky post related to current category, you should be able to just duplicate the loop in your category template file and add in</blockquote>

if((get_post_meta($post->ID, "stickit", true))) {
echo 'yay';
}


<strong>Same question, i have no idea on where i have to paste this code, could you help me ?</strong>


Sticky only on the first page : thanks for your efforts, this problem is important.. Maybe "featured post" is much more revelant than "sticky post"...

Pippin Williamson comments:

Here you are:




<?php query_posts('meta_key=stickit&posts_per_page=1'); ?>

<?php if(have_posts()) : while(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

<?php the_content(); ?>

<?php endwhile; endif; ?>

<?php wp_reset_query(); ?>

<?php
$page = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
query_posts('meta_key!=stickit&posts_per_page=10&paged='.$page); ?>


<?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>



<?php the_title(); ?>

<?php the_excerpt(); ?>

<?php endwhile; endif; ?>

<?php wp_reset_query(); ?>


angang comments:

Pagination still does not work.

Pippin Williamson comments:

Try this one:


<?php

$temp = $wp_query;
$wp_query= null;
$wp_query = new WP_Query('meta_key!=stickit&posts_per_page=10&paged='.$page); ?>

<?php while ($wp_query->have_posts()) : $wp_query->the_post(); ?>

<?php the_title(); ?>

<?php the_excerpt(); ?>

<?php endwhile;

if(function_exists('wp_pagenavi')) { wp_pagenavi(); }
$wp_query = null; $wp_query = $temp;

?>


Replace the second query in the code above with this one.

angang comments:

Same result... No pagination

About the current category that is not displayed, what we should do is to add something like "&cat=" in the query. And instead query a fixed category, we should have the current category something like this &cat=$cat_ID... Do you think it is possible ?

Pippin Williamson comments:

Please post the entire of your category.php. You should have to setup anything to get the correct category. Maybe something is screwed up.

angang comments:

Here it is

<?php get_header(); ?>

<div id="container">
<div id="content">

<?php query_posts('meta_key=stickit&posts_per_page=1'); ?>
<?php if(have_posts()) : while(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<?php the_content(); ?>
<?php endwhile; endif; ?>
<?php wp_reset_query(); ?>



<?php
$temp = $wp_query;
$wp_query= null;
$wp_query = new WP_Query('meta_key!=stickit&posts_per_page=10&paged='.$page); ?>

<?php while ($wp_query->have_posts()) : $wp_query->the_post(); ?>
<?php the_title(); ?>
<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
<?php endwhile;

if(function_exists('wp_pagenavi')) { wp_pagenavi(); }
$wp_query = null; $wp_query = $temp;
?>

</div><!-- #content -->
<?php wp_pagenavi(); ?>
</div><!-- #container -->

<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
<?php get_footer(); ?>

Pippin Williamson comments:

Alright, let's try the pagination again:

Use wp-page-numbers plugin instead of wp-pagenavi:

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-page-numbers/

Follow the installation instructions.

angang comments:

This is a good codex page, thanks !

Nilesh shiragave comments:

did you tried code which is added in my previous answers. add and let me know..

angang comments:

Hi Nilesh,

the code is not working.

Same effect as my first code... sidebar goes down, pagination is broken.

Nilesh shiragave comments:

Wordpress default navigation is working or not? if you deactivate pagenavi plugin. let me know so i can send you next code

angang comments:

No, i have tried with and without pagenavi...
Not working... i mean, there is
« Older Entries
Newer Entries »

But clicking on it display always the same 10 global posts (not the good category).

Nilesh shiragave comments:

Ok. send me your actual category.php code as you are saying the sidebar is messed up.

angang comments:

Here it is :

<?php get_header(); ?>
<div id="container">
<div id="content">

<?php
$sticky=get_option('sticky_posts');
$args1=array(
'caller_get_posts'=>0,
'post__in' => $sticky,
'post_per_page' => 1
);

query_posts('meta_key=stickit&posts_per_page=1'); ?>


<? if(have_posts()) : while(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

<div class="post">
<div class="entry">
<?php the_content(); ?>
</div>
<?php endwhile; endif; ?>
</div>


<? wp_reset_query(); ?>





<?php
$sticky=get_option('sticky_posts');
?>
<?php



$args=array(
'caller_get_posts'=>1,
'post__not_in' => $sticky,
'post_per_page' => 10,
'paged'=>curPageURL(),
);

query_posts($args); ?>



<?if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>

<div class="post">
<h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2>
<div class="entry">
<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
</div>
</div>

<?php endwhile;?>
<div class="bottom_navigation">
<?php if(function_exists('wp_pagenavi')) { wp_pagenavi(); } else {?>
<div class="alignleft"><?php next_posts_link('&laquo; Older Entries') ?></div>

<div class="alignright"><?php previous_posts_link('Newer Entries &raquo;') ?></div>
<?php
}
?>

</div>

<?php
endif;
?>

<? wp_reset_query(); ?>


</div><!-- #content -->

<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
</div><!-- #container -->


<?php get_footer(); ?>



Thanks Nilesh

Nilesh shiragave comments:

Try this without the pagenavi plugin activated. Let me know this is what you are looking for?


<?php get_header();
$category = get_the_category();
$count=count($category);
?>

<div id="container">

<div id="content">



<?php

/* Get all sticky posts */
$sticky = get_option( 'sticky_posts' );

/* Sort the stickies with the newest ones at the top */
rsort( $sticky );

/* Get the 2 newest stickies (change 2 for a different number) */
$sticky = array_slice( $sticky, 0, 1 );

/* Query sticky posts */
query_posts( array( 'post__in' => $sticky, 'caller_get_posts' => 1 ) ); ?>





<? if(have_posts()) : while(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>



<div class="post">
<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
<div class="entry">

<?php the_content(); ?>

</div>

<?php endwhile; endif; ?>

</div>





<? wp_reset_query(); ?>











<?php

$paged = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
$sticky=get_option('sticky_posts');
if($count==1)
{
$args=array(
'cat'=>$category[0]->cat_ID,
'caller_get_posts'=>1,
'post__not_in' => $sticky,
'paged'=>$paged,
);
}
else
{
$args=array(
'caller_get_posts'=>1,
'post__not_in' => $sticky,
'paged'=>$paged,
);

}

query_posts($args);
?>







<?if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>



<div class="post">

<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>

<div class="entry">

<?php the_excerpt(); ?>

</div>

</div>



<?php endwhile;?>

<div class="bottom_navigation">

<?php if(function_exists('wp_pagenavi')) { wp_pagenavi(); } else {?>

<div class="alignleft"><?php next_posts_link('&laquo; Older Entries') ?></div>



<div class="alignright"><?php previous_posts_link('Newer Entries &raquo;') ?></div>

<?php

}

?>



</div>



<?php

endif;

?>



<? wp_reset_query(); ?>





</div><!-- #content -->



<?php get_sidebar(); ?>



</div>


<?php get_footer(); ?>




Nilesh shiragave comments:

Sorry for the previous code.


Try this Pagenavi plugin navigation is still not working. you can check with wordpress default navigation with previous next link.

for the messed sidebar i have to check your blog where you are working to get the idea of the CSS


Try this code and let me know this is what you are looking for


<?php get_header();
$category = get_category(get_query_var('cat'),ARRAY_A);
?>

<div id="container">

<div id="content">



<?php

/* Get all sticky posts */
$sticky = get_option( 'sticky_posts' );

/* Sort the stickies with the newest ones at the top */
rsort( $sticky );

/* Get the 2 newest stickies (change 2 for a different number) */
$sticky = array_slice( $sticky, 0, 1 );

/* Query sticky posts */
query_posts( array( 'post__in' => $sticky, 'caller_get_posts' => 1 ) ); ?>





<? if(have_posts()) : while(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>



<div class="post">
<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
<div class="entry">

<?php the_content(); ?>

</div>

<?php endwhile; endif; ?>

</div>





<? wp_reset_query(); ?>











<?php

$paged = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
$sticky=get_option('sticky_posts');

$args=array(
'cat'=>$category['cat_ID'],
'caller_get_posts'=>1,
'post__not_in' => $sticky,
'paged'=>$paged,
);

query_posts($args);
?>







<?if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>



<div class="post">

<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>

<div class="entry">

<?php the_excerpt(); ?>

</div>

</div>



<?php endwhile;?>

<div class="bottom_navigation">

<?php if(function_exists('wp_pagenavi')) { wp_pagenavi(); } else {?>

<div class="alignleft"><?php next_posts_link('&laquo; Older Entries') ?></div>



<div class="alignright"><?php previous_posts_link('Newer Entries &raquo;') ?></div>

<?php

}

?>



</div>



<?php

endif;

?>



<? wp_reset_query(); ?>





</div><!-- #content -->



<?php get_sidebar(); ?>



</div>


<?php get_footer(); ?>



angang comments:

This one seems better, thank you !

We are near to have something to work :
- pagination > ok
- sidebar ok

<strong>- sticky function not working with both method</strong>
- footer goes to the left now



I have uploaded the site, hoping this will be much more easy.

I have also put 3 different examples with the both method tested in this question topic...

First method examples with the default wordpress "sticky option" ... i have select "sticky option" for some post for different categories :
- this post : http://bit.ly/aAolnC should be displayed at the top of the first page of this category : http://bit.ly/daiX3o ;
- this post : http://bit.ly/cSjxht should be displayed at the top of the first page of this category : http://bit.ly/bv3NqB .


Second example with the custom field "stickit" method (see above posts for very detailled explanaitons and examples) :
- this post : http://bit.ly/dyTgn0 should be displayed at the top of the first page of this category : http://bit.ly/a13HZT

Thank you Nilesh