Sometimes you need to throw something up front and center for all the world to see. Leave your pants on, Mazz, I’m talking about blog posts.
/* populates feature box with latest post excerpt :: change category name to taste*/
function featurecontent() { ?>
<div id=”my-feature-box”>
// start loop with query for specific category of post & desired number to display
<?php $my_query = new WP_Query(‘category_name=video&showposts=1′); while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); $do_not_duplicate = $post->ID;?>
// set title of displayed post to display as h2 and supply permalink to full article
<h2><a href=”<?php the_permalink() ?>” rel=”bookmark” title=”<?php the_title(); ?>”><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
// display the content or change to the_excerpt if desired
<?php the_content(); ?>
// offer link to the rest of the article if using an excerpt
<div class=”featurereadmore”>
<a href=”<?php the_permalink() ?>” rel=”bookmark” title=”Read the full article”>Read the full article →</a>
</div>
// end the loop
<?php endwhile; ?>
</div>
<?php
}
add_action(‘thesis_hook_feature_box’, ‘featurecontent’);