Genesis (Streamline Pro) Post__In Blogroll Issues

[robindean]

Hello, all.

I have an array of 10 post IDs.

Sorted in the same order as the array itself (let's say ... 10, 4, 7, 3, 2, 6, 5, 1, 9, 8), I'd like to use post__in to display ONLY these posts in the blogroll.

The function I've built includes the following if/then:

function customize_blogroll( $query )
{
if ( $query->is_home && $_GET['show'] == 'popular' ) {
$popular_posts = array(10, 4, 7, 3, 2, 6, 5, 1, 9, 8);
$query->set( 'post__in', $popular_posts );
return $query;
{
}
add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'customize_blogroll' );

The problem I'm faced with is a) I don't know how to stop them from being sorted and b) the output doesn't include the primary navigation menu (up top).

I'm fiddling here. Anybody have any notes/advice on why my idea keeps breaking?

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Shabadoo!

https://www.theridingobsession.com/articles/?show=popular

[robindean]

Alright, well ... onto StudioPress support it is.

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Shabadoo!

[robindean]

... aaaaannnd support sent me back here.

Seems I've mistakenly forgotten to use the term "loop" which I'll explore but my issue still remains that I'd like to display a list of very specific post ids in blogroll fashion.

I'm going to try using the is_search page instead. Meanwhile, I'm open to suggestions.

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Shabadoo!

[Satwinder Rathore]

if you want to sort the posts according to the array Try this $query->set( 'orderby', 'post__in' );

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Satwinder Rathore
https://satwinderrathore.wordpress.com

[robindean]

In doing this, how exactly am I passing the array?

I tried a couple of methods via the WP documentation here: https://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query

... but threw an error when using => in the post__in adaption.

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Shabadoo!

[robindean]

How do I pass the array into post__in using your suggested method above?

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Shabadoo!

[Satwinder Rathore]

function customize_blogroll( $query )
{
if ( $query->is_home && $_GET['show'] == 'popular' ) {
$popular_posts = array(10, 4, 7, 3, 2, 6, 5, 1, 9, 8);
$query->set( 'post__in', $popular_posts );
$query->set( 'orderby', 'post__in' );
return $query;
{
}
add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'customize_blogroll' );

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Satwinder Rathore
https://satwinderrathore.wordpress.com

[robindean]

I tried this and for some reason it broke the primary navigation menu.

I also attempted to run the same function using an is_search based GET parameter which DID show the primary nav but only returned 7 of the 10 post IDs in the array.

Bizarre.

At this point, it's a fun "puzzle" but I'm prepared to resort to a simple page which lists out the links.

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Shabadoo!

[robindean]

I've since abandoned my original goal and have gone with another solution. Thank you for the assistance and info.

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Shabadoo!

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