[Resolved] wp_get_recent_posts in element after_header_content wrong permalink

[Niklas]

I want to display the latest post in the header. For this purpose I have created an element with the position after_header_content. There I call the latest post with the function wp_get_recent_posts(). This also works. However, the permalink of the post always refers to the page itself and not to the post?

[Leo]

Hi there,

This doesn’t sound like a theme related issue.

Perhaps a plugin like WP Show Posts (also developed by Tom) would help?
https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-show-posts/

[Niklas]

Hi Leo,
thanks for the quick answer. The wrong permalink only occurs when I place the latest post in a GP element, if I place the function in the content it works. In the GP element I call the function like this

$recent_posts = wp_get_recent_posts(
	array(
		'post_type' => 'post',
		'numberposts' => 1, 
		'post_status' => 'publish', 
	)
);

foreach($recent_posts as $post) {

	echo get_the_excerpt($post['ID']);
	echo get_permalink($post['ID']);
}

This permalink of the get_the_excerpt() always refers to the page itself. get_permalink() works. This is strange.

[Tom]

That’s strange. What if you add this in the loop?:

var_dump($post['ID']);

Does it output the correct ID?

[Niklas]

This shows the correct ID.

[David]

Hi there,

do you have any functions that may be affecting the post loop or the excerpt ?

[Niklas]

I have disabled several functions and plugins, the result is always the same. Maybe a similar problem is described here, unfortunately there is no solution:
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/read-more-buttons-below-posts-link-to-main-page/

[David]

Any chance you can link us to a page where we can see the ‘broken’ post ?

[Niklas]

I can unlock the site for about 1 hour, I hope that’s enough:

[David]

Its requesting a login ? You can share login details in the Private Information field in your reply.

[Niklas]

Sorry there was a short delay, now the page can be reached without login.

[David]

I am seeing 2 x Read More Links – 1 of which is incorrect ( current page ) and the other which has the correct link ? What changed ?

[Niklas]

the first link comes from: get_the_excerpt($post[‘ID’]);
the second from: get_permalink($post[‘ID’]);

[Tom]

This likely means the read more link that is filtered into the get_the_excerpt() function isn’t working correctly.

You could try this:

function tu_disable_more_link() {
    return '';
}

add_filter( 'excerpt_more', 'tu_disable_more_link', 999 );
get_the_excerpt($post['ID']);
remove_filter( 'excerpt_more', 'tu_disable_more_link', 999 );

[Niklas]

This is one way around the problem. I would just like to know why the links have different targets. But some things may remain mysterious.

[Author]

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