Using pre_get_posts to call postID

[Silver007A]

Hi,

I'm using eleven40 theme and have a problem with extra posts appearing on my home page even if I use the featured post plugin, set 7 posts in Setting- Reading and set posts as "sticky" I seem to get my 7 sticky posts plus 3 extras that I don't want to appear.

It's been suggested I use pre_get_posts to call the postID instead of using the sticky option, however, I have to confess I am completely at a loss.

Would someone be good enough to help me with the code to select the 7 posts that I want to appear on my home page please.

Thanks for any help,

🙂

http://www.virtualglobal.co.uk/

[Brad Dalton]

You can modify the number of featured posts in the home.php file

remove_action( 'genesis_loop', 'genesis_do_loop' );
add_action( 'genesis_loop', 'eleven40_grid_loop_helper' );
/** Add support for Genesis Grid Loop */
function eleven40_grid_loop_helper() {

	if ( function_exists( 'genesis_grid_loop' ) ) {
		genesis_grid_loop( array(
			'features' => 1,
			'feature_image_size' => 0,
			'feature_image_class' => 'alignleft post-image',
			'feature_content_limit' => 0,
			'grid_image_size'		=> 'grid-thumbnail',
			'grid_image_class'		=> 'alignnone',
			'grid_content_limit' => 250,
			'more' => __( '[Continue reading]', 'genesis' ),
		) );
	} else {
		genesis_standard_loop();
	}

}

genesis();

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Tutorials for StudioPress Themes.

[Silver007A]

Thanks for the help braddalton, but that didn't seem to work. It stripped the columns that eleven40 creates on teh home page, the read more and still showed 3 extra posts that aren't sticky posts.

If anyone can help i would really appreciate it.

Thanks,

🙂

[Brad Dalton]

You'd need to modify the values in that code so you get 7 features and then make them sticky. You would also need to match your reading settings so only 7 display.

You can't display 7 posts as sticky in a grid unless you modify the code. What you can do is display 7 featured posts as sticky but not in a grid.

Another option is to add styling to your home page posts so they look the same as what they do when they're sticky.

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[Silver007A]

Studiopress tech supp have advised me this-

If you don't want pagination then I would recommend picking via postID and not using sticky posts. You will have to use the pre_get_posts action to modify the query.

Here is a tutorial on pre_get_posts
http://www.billerickson.net/customize-the-wordpress-query/

However, I don't understand the tutorial enough to know where to call the postID.

I don't know php that well I'm afraid.

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