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Alex Dewey
5,944 PointsHow do I set up a older posts page to show older posts (the next 10) still in order
Im not sure how to make it chose the previous ten posts on a page by with a button at the bottom that would normally read 'older posts' or 'previous'
Any tips or reading material for this?
1 Answer
Micheal Allen
19,311 PointsI think what you're referring to is something called 'Pagination'. Wordpress has it in its online codex, heres a snippet of what you should need.
<?php if ( have_posts() ) : ?>
<?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
<!-- the rest of your theme's main loop here -->
<?php endwhile; ?>
<!-- Add the pagination functions here. -->
<div class="nav-previous alignleft"><?php next_posts_link( 'Older posts' ); ?></div>
<div class="nav-next alignright"><?php previous_posts_link( 'Newer posts' ); ?></div>
<?php else : ?>
<p><?php _e('Sorry, no posts matched your criteria.'); ?></p>
<?php endif; ?>
The amount of posts showing on each page will depend on yours settings under Settings > Reading in the WordPress admin dashboard.
Let me know how you go, hope this helps
Mike.
Alex Dewey
5,944 PointsThanks Mike!
Exactly what I wanted but my searches were too far off to find what I was looking for.
Candice Walker
4,001 PointsCandice Walker
4,001 PointsI'm not sure if this is what you're referring to, but if you are trying to add older posts to your site and you want WP to put them in order by date (with the most recent on top), look to the right side of your screen when you are entering or editing your post. There is a category box "Publish". Open that box and toward the bottom you will see "Published on:" and beside it a date. At the end of that line should be an "Edit" link. Click that and WP will allow you to enter whatever date you want. Then save/update the page.
Hope this helps.