[Closed] display custom post without views.

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[Benoît]

Hi,
I've created a custom post type called "slides" and I try to display the content in my header.
I could use views to do it but I also would like to know how to do it with PHP?

I'm using this code but it doesn't work :

<?php query_posts('post_type=slides&posts_per_page=4'); ?>
<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
....

Thank you

[Hrvoje.B1]

Hi Benoit,

I have a similar code that works:

<?php
/** save the original query **/
$orig_query = $wp_query;
$args = array( 
    'post_type' => 'slides',
    'post_per_page' => 4 
);
$wp_query = new WP_Query($args);

if ( $wp_query->have_posts() ) :
while ( $wp_query->have_posts() ) :

$wp_query->the_post();

endwhile;
endif;

** restore original query **/
$wp_query = $orig_query; wp_reset_query();
?>

You can see it in action here hidden link
It's still in development so some design glitches may occour 😀

I hope this helps

[Hrvoje.B1]

Forgot to add - the $wp_query->the_post(); prepares the $post objects so You can use the the_post_thumbnail(), and other wp stuff there