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The loop in context to adding posts/blog features to static webpage?

Discussion in 'Wordpress Help' started by bamme, May 1, 2011.

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    Hi, im reading up on how to simply add a "blog" page to a static site, which would list posts.

    I noticed on WP's documentation (http://codex.wordpress.org/Integrating_WordPress_with_Your_Website) this:

    I have tried to search this but i get lost in the tutorials, for example this: http://www.themelab.com/2008/04/04/the-ultimate-guide-to-the-wordpress-loop/

    it looks great but i can't find anything specific to how id need to get to know the loop and what about it i need to understand/include in web pages for this specific purpose; simply add a "blog" page to a static site, and potentially category sidebar.

    i am conscious in future the blog will use plugins such as a facebook like button so i want to be able to know how to use the loop best in context to what im doing

    has anyone got any useful resource links??

    thanks!


    bamme, May 1, 2011
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    Are you looking for a <li> list of posts or summary view? "The loop" does the standard summary view. To do a custom list view, you may have to code some php.

    Easiest way to do a summary view would be to just install your wordpress into a /blog/ subdirectory, and have a link to that from your main site. :)


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    Thanks smosely, sort of although i dont want to just place a link to a blog, id like to learn how to do this properly - first off yes just a list of posts in summary view, but in future i may like to add the category sidebar etc, and want to make sure im doing it all the proper way


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    alongside this, ive created a wordpress site here:
    http://www.winninghealthsolutions.com/new

    my developer friend has added a booking system he made in the sense of placing it in the same directory. heres the login interface:
    http://www.winninghealthsolutions.co.uk/new/wp-content/themes/supercms/login.php

    kinda ugly. what i want to do is add bits and pieces from existing wordpress includes etc to make this look like the wordpress site. so really, i think i do need to know what this loop thing is all about to do this, correct?


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    Right, so you'll want to include the necessary WP libraries and code a basic PHP page that does that for you... I'm not a WP developer myself, so I don't know the specifics... you'll probably want to check here: http://wordpress.org/support/


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    Yeah you probably have that right :) The support area of wordpress is where i started in order to reach the current point im stuck at, which was the q here that started this thread


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