[Resolved] Elements in Columns

[Rob]

I am looking to see if there is a way to use GeneratePress and WP Show Posts to recreate something that I have in place on an existing website.

I have attached a couple of example pages from a website that I have worked on that highlights the issue. On the example pages you will see that the main content area is divided into 2 columns using the block editor. The left column has a dynamically pulled in latest news post (with the blue background) and the right hand column has a dynamically pulled in a testimonial. This has been done by creating a block(by adding code to functions.php) that when placed into a page allows me to select the category that I want the latest news post (or testimonial) to be pulled from.

Is this something that could be replicated without coding a block at all? I was thinking of WP Show Posts but would that mean I have to create multiple Show Posts and select the correct one or is there a way to add dynamism to this to allow me to select the relevant category at block level?

[David]

Hi there,

WP Show Posts can only filter its output based on the plugin settings or standard post query args.
For example – Tom provides a short code that filters a list based on the posts current category:

https://wpshowposts.com/support/topic/show-related-posts-exclude-post/#post-18750

But doing this at a block level is not possible.

[Rob]

Thanks – I did think that may be the case.

That link was helpful anyway – I didn’t know that could be done so all good.

[David]

Glad to be of ( some ) help!

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