Display custom post types on a genesis page

[octoberstone]

I wish to display a list of custom post types (tenders) within the body of this page - http://www.octoberstone.co.uk/wordpress/procurement/tender-opportunities/

I have created a page template and it lists the custom post types but the rest of the page content is not displayed. I'm not sure if using a page template is the correct approach. See - http://www.octoberstone.co.uk/wordpress/procurement/tenders-list/

My child theme is put together from the Genesis theme. I have tried many ways from what snippets picked up but none are working correctly form me.

I'm a learner, not very familiar with php and have built this from code snippets from many forums. I would really appreciate any assistance.

Thanks. Tony

http://www.octoberstone.co.uk/wordpress/procurement/tender-opportunities

[anotherusername]

Hi Tony:

Just a heads up: It looks like you marked this topic as resolved, which means that most people are going to think that yoiu already have a solution for this problem.

If you are still seeking a solution, then you should make sure this thread is NOT marked as resolved.

Unless you DID find a solution already, in which case you should post your solution here.

[octoberstone]

Thanks @anotherusername I mistaking published this topic twice. Couldn't figure out how to remove. 🙂
I'm a beginner.

I managed to figure out the code I required with trial and error. If anyone has a similar issue, this is what worked for me.
I would be keen to know if the code is clean and is a good solution.

My custom post type is 'tenders'
I put the code below into my functions file (I actually created a function plugin)
Thanks to http://wpsmith.net/2011/custom-post-types/understanding-wordpress-custom-post-types-displaying-custom-post-types/

function wps_tenders_posting() {
global $post;
$xglobals = $GLOBALS;
$args = array( 'post_type' => 'tenders' , 'posts_per_page' => 10 , 'orderby' => 'post_title' , 'order' => 'ASC' );
$tendersloop = new WP_Query( $args );
if ( $tendersloop->have_posts() ) {
while ( $tendersloop->have_posts() ): $tendersloop->the_post();
$output .= '<div id="tenders-content">';
$output .= '&lt;header class="entry-header"&gt;&lt;h1 class="entry-title"&gt;<a href="'.get_permalink().'" title="' . get_the_title() . '">'.get_the_title() .'</a>&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;/header&gt;';
$output .= '&lt;p class="entry-meta"&gt;Published: &lt;time class="entry-time" datetime="2014-11-10T10:47:44+00:00" itemprop="datePublished"&gt;';
$output .= get_the_date();
$output .= '&lt;/time&gt;&lt;/p&gt;';
$output .= '&lt;p&gt;' .get_the_excerpt();
$output .= '&lt;/p&gt;';
$output .= '&lt;div class="tender-meta"&gt;';
$output .= '<ul><li>&lt;span class="medium"&gt;Closing date: &lt;/span&gt;' .get_field( 'closing_date' );
$output .= '<li>&lt;span class="medium"&gt;at &lt;/span&gt;' .get_field( 'closing_time' );
$output .= '</li></ul>';
$output .= '&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;';
endwhile;
}
else
$output = '&lt;p&gt;No tenders were found.&lt;/p&gt;';
$GLOBALS = $xglobals;
return $output;
}

function my_init() {
add_shortcode( 'tenders' , 'wps_tenders_posting' );
}

add_action('init' , 'my_init');

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