Wordpress Gurus in here!

DannyCox · 10-06-2008

Okay guys, have a question. We're using Wordpress for a Blog as part of Carol's website. I am redoing the free area of her main page, and I want to put the titles of the latest Blog postings on the main index page on her site, without having to manually do it. Is there a Plug-in that will handle that?? I've been looking, but the lay-out of the Wordpress plug-ins makes it a real pain to find anything.

Thanks for any help.

RawAlex · 10-06-2008

Danny, a simple trick is just do something in php to open and query the database directly, and pull the titles (and posts if you want). It's a pretty effective way to do things.

DannyCox · 10-06-2008

I was just hoping someone had a simple hack before I tried anything

helix · 10-06-2008

maybe this? http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/recent-posts/

Hell Puppy · 10-06-2008

Simpler than that, tons of RSS PHP code out there.

Use Wordpress' RSS feed and put it in cell somewhere on her free pages.

DannyCox · 10-07-2008

Okay, I just wrote a quick PHP script to grab the post headers and links from the RSS, write them to a page, and then I grab that in an iFrame. Not elegant, but it works.

Dravyk · 10-07-2008

Yep RSS is the best easiest way. Do you need the IFrame? Just an "include" should do it, I'd have thought. Guess it depends if the original page is PHP or not. If not, the way you came up with is probably the best, Danny.

DannyCox · 10-07-2008

The page is a basic html. I didn't want to use a shtml extension, so I didn't do an include. But it's working fine.

Hell Puppy · 10-07-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by DannyCox

The page is a basic html. I didn't want to use a shtml extension, so I didn't do an include. But it's working fine.

A little .htaccess file magic can make it parse that html file as php.

10-06-2008	#1
DannyCox I like cheese Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Montreal, QC, CA Posts: 1,185	Wordpress Gurus in here! Okay guys, have a question. We're using Wordpress for a Blog as part of Carol's website. I am redoing the free area of her main page, and I want to put the titles of the latest Blog postings on the main index page on her site, without having to manually do it. Is there a Plug-in that will handle that?? I've been looking, but the lay-out of the Wordpress plug-ins makes it a real pain to find anything. Thanks for any help. __________________ iAmateurs Network Amateur Niche Affiliate Programs

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RawAlex Members $100 for every ImLive sign-up Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,036	Re: Wordpress Gurus in here! Danny, a simple trick is just do something in php to open and query the database directly, and pull the titles (and posts if you want). It's a pretty effective way to do things. __________________ Let's go to the edge of disaster Push the pedal and go a little faster Let's slam into a wall at ramming speed Let's go to the edge of a mountain Jump off and lets start countin' Hit the ground and tell me if it bleeds

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DannyCox I like cheese Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Montreal, QC, CA Posts: 1,185	Re: Wordpress Gurus in here! I was just hoping someone had a simple hack before I tried anything __________________ iAmateurs Network Amateur Niche Affiliate Programs

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helix Jebus loves me Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 40 Oz to Freedom Posts: 857	Re: Wordpress Gurus in here! maybe this? http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/recent-posts/ __________________ Sigless

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Hell Puppy Fat Fucking Nobody Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 6,523	Re: Wordpress Gurus in here! Simpler than that, tons of RSS PHP code out there. Use Wordpress' RSS feed and put it in cell somewhere on her free pages.

10-07-2008	#6
DannyCox I like cheese Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Montreal, QC, CA Posts: 1,185	Re: Wordpress Gurus in here! Okay, I just wrote a quick PHP script to grab the post headers and links from the RSS, write them to a page, and then I grab that in an iFrame. Not elegant, but it works. __________________ iAmateurs Network Amateur Niche Affiliate Programs

10-07-2008	#7
Dravyk Easy Like Sunday Morning Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Behind a couch, somewhere in Philly Posts: 7,628	Re: Wordpress Gurus in here! Yep RSS is the best easiest way. Do you need the IFrame? Just an "include" should do it, I'd have thought. Guess it depends if the original page is PHP or not. If not, the way you came up with is probably the best, Danny. __________________ All Of 'Em Mainstream Webmasters New: WebmasterConventions.com

10-07-2008	#8
DannyCox I like cheese Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Montreal, QC, CA Posts: 1,185	Re: Wordpress Gurus in here! The page is a basic html. I didn't want to use a shtml extension, so I didn't do an include. But it's working fine. __________________ iAmateurs Network Amateur Niche Affiliate Programs

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