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Posted by Brianna Allison
Brianna Allison
3,730 Points

Featured Post and Recent Post not showing up

I am following along to "How to Build a WordPress Theme " And Now my homepage is not showing up the featured post or recent post.

you can see what is happening on ballisondesign.com/blog

the code for the front-page.php is:

<?php get_header(); ?>

</div> <div id="featured" class="clearfix flexslider">

<ul class="slides">
<?php 
    $args = array(
        'post_type' => 'work'
    );
    $slideshow_query = new WP_Query( $args );          
?>          
<?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( $slideshow_query->have_posts() ) : $slideshow_query->the_post(); ?>
    <li style="background-color: <?php the_field('background_color'); ?>">
        <div class="container">
            <div class="grid_8"><img src="<?php the_field('homepage_slider_image'); ?>"></div>
            <div id="featured-info" class="grid_4 omega">
                <h5>Featured Project</h5>
                <h3 style="color: <?php the_field('button_color'); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></h3>
                <p><?php the_field('description'); ?></p>
                <p><a class="btn blue" style="background-color: <?php the_field('button_color'); ?>" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">View Project &rarr;</a></p>
            </div>
        </div>              

    </li>

<?php endwhile; else: ?>

    <p>There are no posts or pages here</p>

<?php endif; ?>
</ul>

</div> <div class="container clearfix">

<div class="grid_12 omega"> <h5>Featured Post</h5> </div>

<div class="push_2 grid_10 omega clearfix"> <article>
<?php wp_reset_postdata(); $args = array( 'post_type' => 'post', 'category_name' => 'featured', 'posts_per_page' => 1 ); $the_query = new WP_Query( $args );
?> <?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : $the_query->the_post(); ?>
<?php get_template_part( 'content', 'post' ); ?>

    <?php endwhile; endif; ?>                   
</article>

</div>

<div class="grid_12 omega clearfix"> <div class="grid_6"> <article> <h5>Recent Post</h5> <?php wp_reset_postdata(); $args = array( 'post_type' => 'post', 'cat' => '-4', 'posts_per_page' => 1 ); $the_query = new WP_Query( $args );
?>
<?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : $the_query->the_post(); ?>
<?php get_template_part( 'content', 'post' ); ?>

    <?php endwhile; endif; ?>                   

    </article>
</div>
<div class="grid_6 omega">
    <h5>Recent Project</h5>

    <?php 
        wp_reset_postdata();
        $args = array(
            'post_type' => 'work',
            'posts_per_page' => 1
        );
        $the_query = new WP_Query( $args );
    ?>
    <?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : $the_query->the_post(); ?>

    <div class="spotlight" style="background-color: <?php the_field('background_color'); ?>">
    <?php get_template_part( 'loop', 'portfolio' ); ?>
    </div>

    <?php endwhile; endif; ?>           

    </div>
</div>

<?php get_footer(); ?>

Brianna Allison
Brianna Allison
3,730 Points

got it