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acialk

Hey there,

I need some advice. I'm not sure if this the correct way I should be using query_posts but here goes.

Whenever I submit a post under the category uevent it posts the title over in the sidebar. I did this by using <?php query_posts('cat=-4'); ?> in the main loop(i think it's called) so it doesn't get posted there at all. And I put this in my sidebar <?php query_posts('cat=4&showposts=5'); ?>

So it lists the title of the 5 most recent posts filed in the uevent category.

It works great, but I've tried to wrap a div around that query but it doesn't work. When I check the source the div gets placed before the query.

I try this:

<div id=\"events\">
<?php query_posts('cat=4&showposts=5'); ?>
</div>

This is the output:

[b]<div id=\"events\">  </div>[/b]
<ul>
<li>
<a href=\"http://localhost/wordpress/?p=91\">testing 123</a>
</li>
<li>
</li>
<li>
</li>
</ul>

For me to add a div or a class do I need to feed it as an argument into that function?

Hope you understand what I mean.

TIA!

acialk

Problem is resolved now. It was just me being silly.

I should of wrapped this instead:

<ul>
  <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
  <li><a href=\"<?php the_permalink() ?>\"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
  <?php endwhile;?>
</ul>

ikthius

well done, sometimes we find our own answers after asking questions, I used to do that in a java forum

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