[Resolved] Include php code on static page using GP sections … ?

[lock-e73]

Hi,
Just a quick question, and again I apologise if it’s been asked or answered before! I’m creating a static landing page using the GP sections plugin and was wondering how I go about including the most recent blog post in one of the sections? I’ve tried adding the following code but it essentially comments the php out.

<?php
 global $post;
 $myposts = get_posts('numberposts=1&category=3');
 foreach($myposts as $post) :
 ?>
 <?php the_title(); ?>
 <?php the_content(); ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>

Any help would be very much appreciated!
Thanks,
lock-e73

[Tom]

Hi there,

WordPress doesn’t allow for PHP to be executed through the content editor.

You might be better off using something like this: https://wordpress.org/plugins/display-posts-shortcode/

Then you can use a shortcode to display your most recent blog posts 🙂

[lock-e73]

Hi Tom,

Ah, that would explain a lot! 🙂

Thanks for the pointer to the plugin. I’d actually had a look at that one as well as this one – – which also includes shortcodes and ability to customise with CSS. Will have a bit more of a play with both and see what I can do.

Once again thanks for your quick response!

Cheers,
lock-e73

[lock-e73]

Hrmm … stripped the link to the other plugin for some reason. Here ’tis again – Recent Posts Widget Extended
Thanks!

[Tom]

That’s a good one as well, but requires a widget area unless you use a plugin like “Widget Shortcode”.

[Author]

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