How to: Pages that display all posts from x category

WP Loop

You would like to have all posts from a certain category on a static page. Sometimes with the “more-link” sometimes without. WordPress can do this, but it is tricky and static pages would never shown in feeds.

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You need this for a simple print version for all posts from certain category or for whatever else. My english isn’t the best. So I post the code. You do it and you’ll see the results.

All posts on a static page. Without more-link. No specific category. Sort Order is ASC -eldest post first.

 
<?php
/*
Template Name: All
*/
?>
 
<?php get_header(); ?>
 
<?php rewind_posts();
 
 
	$my_query = new WP_Query('order=asc&showposts=500');
         while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
$do_not_duplicate = $post->ID;
global $more;
$more = 1; ?>
 
<div class="post" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
				<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title=" <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
				<small><?php the_time('F jS, Y') ?> <!-- by <?php the_author() ?> --></small>
 
				<div class="entry">
					<?php the_content('Read the rest of this entry &raquo;'); ?>
				</div>
 
 
			</div>
 
 
 <?php endwhile; ?>
 
<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
<?php get_footer(); ?>

<?php
/*
Template Name: All
*/
?>

Dear WordPress “All” is the name of my static page.

Administration Panels==>Write==>Page==>Title==>right side you can choose this template “All”.

rewind_posts();

Dear WordPress start the loop again. Maybe not necessary but if you have another loop above it is necessary.

global $more;
$more = 1;

Dear WordPress show the full post if there is a more-link or not.

$my_query = new WP_Query('order=asc&showposts=500');
         while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
$do_not_duplicate = $post->ID; ?>

Dear WordPress this is my loop. I need all posts. Eldest post first. Give me 500 posts.

Ok I know nobody would like to read 500 posts on one static page.;) But if you would like to have “all” you need a number of posts.

Now all the stuff to show the posts.

<?php endwhile; ?>

Dear WordPress you are ready. The end of the loop.

get header, sidebar, footer -whatever you need for your page.

All posts from a certain category on a static page. With more-link. No specific sort order.

 
<?php
/*
Template Name: All
*/
?>
 
<?php get_header(); ?>
 
<?php rewind_posts();
 
 
	$my_query = new WP_Query('cat=10&showposts=500');
         while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
$do_not_duplicate = $post->ID;
global $more;
$more = 0; ?>
 
<div class="post" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
				<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title=" <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
				<small><?php the_time('F jS, Y') ?> <!-- by <?php the_author() ?> --></small>
 
				<div class="entry">
					<?php the_content('Read the rest of this entry &raquo;'); ?>
				</div>
 
 
			</div>
 
 
 <?php endwhile; ?>
 
<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
<?php get_footer(); ?>

$my_query = new WP_Query('cat=10&showposts=500');
         while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
$do_not_duplicate = $post->ID;

Dear WordPress show me only posts from the category with the id=10.

global $more;
$more = 0;?>

Dear WordPress if you will find the more-link in a post please show it.

The rest … » please read above.

You can see the results on my Example Page. Ok there are never ever 500 posts – but you can see it works.

have fun, do it and please correct my english if you’ll find a or two or more mistakes. I will read a comment or the sky will fall on your head.

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