[dpc036]

ive created a static homepage, home.php with my menu on it.
i need to link to my posts from the main menu, so the index.php page.

ive posted on the wordpress forum but its like a ghost town over there!
how do i do this?

[emil]

<?php
define('WP_USE_THEMES', false);
require('path/to/wp-blog-header.php');

$how_many=2; //How many posts do you want to show
require_once("path/to/wp-config.php"); 

$news=$wpdb->get_results("SELECT `ID`,`post_title`,
`post_excerpt` FROM $wpdb->posts
WHERE `post_status`= \"publish\"
ORDER BY 'ID' DESC LIMIT ".$how_many);
foreach($news as $np){

//NOTE: get other post data by selecting different
//data in the posts table...

$permalink=get_permalink($np->ID);

$html= "<a href=\"". $permalink ."\">$np->post_title</a>\n";

//NOTE: you can easily alter the HTML above to suit

echo $html;

}
?>

something like this?

[dpc036]

emil thanks for that.
i thought there would be a easier way (for me) to do this, as the index.php is already setup to display the posts. But because i have a home.php that gets called first.

[emil]

So you want to dsiplay your posts in your home.php?

You can use the same code that I gave you, just edit the html to match your loop.

I have nicked that code from the wordpress support forums if I remember correctly.

[dpc036]

i want it setup so i have a static front page with no posts.
then when you click "blog" you go to the posts page.

it seems like it should be a simple thing to do, and probably is, but im not able to do it.

[emil]

Have you tried here
Creating a Static Front Page « WordPress Codex
or here?
Static Front Page Plugin For WordPress | Semiologic

[dpc036]

yep.
and with the new version of wordpress you can select a page to become the home page.

but i seem to be missing how to link from the home page to the posts.

[emil]

I have no idea then I'll get my coat.

[dpc036]

thanks anyway