Show all categories recent posts on home page

[Christian Hine]

Hi,
I’m trying to adjust home.php to allow all the most recent posts, regardless of category, to appear on the front page….but still use the number limit set in theme options.

I know the code is here:

have_posts()) : $recent->the_post();?>

I have tried every adjustment I can think of to “cat=” and I end up with a plethora of different parse errors and the site won’t load.

The correct syntax would be appreciated.

Cheers,
Christian

[Bill Robbins]

I believe this is what you’re looking for:

If you have any trouble, let me know.

[Christian Hine]

Hi,
Yes, that is actually what I tried (amongst many other combos). This particular string leads to this error upon page refresh:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘}’ in /home/content/p/e/l/pellinhine/html/proceedwithcaution/wp-content/themes/foundation/home.php on line 47

Thoughts?

[Bill Robbins]

That sounds like it’s not directly related to the category, but most likely something wrong with a conditional tag that has the first part removed, but the ending bracket remaining.

I tested this full code for the bottom section to show all posts and it didn’t pull up an error:

If you still get an error, post the complete code for your home.php file to gist.github.com and post the link here and I’ll see if I can spot anything odd.

Thanks

[Christian Hine]

This is just weird. Thankfully, your full code works when I exchanged it with what was currently there. I just can’t for the life of me see the difference between what was tried previously and this. Oh well, don’t look a gift horse in the mouth!
Thanks,
Christian

[Bill Robbins]

I’m just glad that works now. Enjoy your weekend.

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