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Question

By default WordPress homepage shows latest posts. How can I display the latest posts on a page that is not the homepage ?

My first goal "GOAL A" is for the homepage to display a specific category called "popular posts" (instead of latest posts). "GOAL B" is to have a link on the menu to ALL posts ordered by date, aka "the latest posts".

I have accomplished GOAL A with code below. How can I accomplish "GOAL B" ? I can make a category called "New" and make that a link on the menu, but how can I make it display all posts ordered by date ? Or is there a better method ?

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"GOAL A" CODE: display specific category on homepage

function popular_category( $query ) {
    if ( $query->is_home() && $query->is_main_query() ) {
    $query->set( 'category_name', 'popular' );
    }
}
add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'popular_category' );

Answer 1

I think the best here will be is to create a static front page with a blog page. This seems to be fit for what you are trying to do

Here is how:

STEP 1

You should delete the code in your question. This will not be necessary here

STEP 2

Make a copy of your page.php (or index.php ) and rename it front-page.php . Open it up, and replace the loop with a custom query which will only display posts from the desired category. Unfortunately, pre_get_posts does not work on a static front page, so here you will have to make use of a custom query.

<?php
// set the "paged" parameter (use 'page' if the query is on a static front page)
$paged = ( get_query_var( 'page' ) ) ? get_query_var( 'page' ) : 1;

// the query
$the_query = new WP_Query( 'category_name=popular&posts_per_page=10&paged=' . $paged ); 
?>

<?php if ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : ?>

<?php
// the loop
while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : $the_query->the_post(); 
?>
<?php the_title(); ?>
<?php endwhile; ?>

<?php

// next_posts_link() usage with max_num_pages
next_posts_link( 'Older Entries', $the_query->max_num_pages );
previous_posts_link( 'Newer Entries' );
?>

<?php 
// clean up after the query and pagination
wp_reset_postdata(); 
?>

<?php else:  ?>
<p><?php _e( 'Sorry, no posts matched your criteria.' ); ?></p>
<?php endif; ?>

Just remember, for paging on a static front page, you have to use page , not paged as you would for all other custom queries.

STEP 3

Make a copy of your index.php and rename it home.php . This will be your blog page template

STEP 4

You can now set your static front page and blog page in the back. You should have a read here about setting up a static front page and a blog page