[Resolved] Volume: Custom Post Navigation not behaving as expected

[Tim]

Hello

I’m finding that the Custom Post Navigation hook is not behaving as expected.

I would presume that each time this navigation is displayed, it should show the previous/next post by date.

But in the cited URL there is no next post displayed, even though there IS a later post of the same category.

Incidentally the anticipated later post also does not display the previous post.

What could be awry here ?

[David]

Hi there.

can you try rebuilding permalinks ?
Go to Settings > Permalinks and hit save a couple of times.
Note: ( if i remember correctly ) the Post Nav is not limited to the current post category….

[Tim]

Hi David

I did try that a few times, and clearing browser cache, but no joy.

Yes it was another question I was going to ask: “how to limit to current post category ?”.

[David]

The Nav is added using a Hook element in Appearance > Elements –> Custom Post Navigation.
Within the code you’ll see two lines:

$prevPost = get_previous_post(false); & $nextPost = get_next_post(false);

swap false for true and the posts displayed will be in the same category.

Can’t explain why that post is not displayed the nav – try creating a new post to see if that works.

[Tim]

OK that’s great and once I set them to true the problem post was finally displayed in the custom nav.

[David]

Glad to hear that

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