How to make a 2-column archive page

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  • December 17, 2012 at 5:47 pm #5829

    DigitalC
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    Hi, I’m using the news theme, and on my archive page there are 2 columns – one column has authors, categories, etc and the other column has recent posts. What I’d like to do is keep the 2 columns but use them BOTH for posts – say, 20 posts on the left and the next 20 on the right. I don’t know enough php to do that so would anyone be able to tell me how I can get my archive page to “get posts” then essentially “get more posts”? So I end up with say, the 40 most recent posts split in 2 columns. Thank you!

    December 22, 2012 at 4:57 pm #7052

    Hard Boiled Greg
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    Hi,

    Are you able to post a link to your site?

    HBG

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    December 22, 2012 at 6:30 pm #7069

    DigitalC
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    This is my archive page.

    http://www.websearchsocial.com/archives

    I’d like to have all recent articles – 25 and 25. Thanks!

    December 22, 2012 at 7:24 pm #7079

    Hard Boiled Greg
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    Thanks for the link DigitalC!  Wrapping a few presents right now; I’ll be back a bit later with some suggestions for you.

    HBG

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    December 22, 2012 at 9:37 pm #7086

    Hard Boiled Greg
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    OK, the Archive template is using the “wp_get_archives” function which apparently doesn’t have an offset, so we’ll have to “get_posts” instead.

    We don’t want to edit the parent theme files so copy the “page_archive.php” file from your genesis folder and paste it into your child theme.  Then replace this section in that file (lets try a pastie) :

    <div class=”archive-page”>

    <h4></h4>
    <ul>

    </ul>

    <h4></h4>
    <ul>

    </ul>

    </div><!– end .archive-page–>

    <div class=”archive-page”>

    <h4></h4>
    <ul>

    </ul>

    <h4></h4>
    <ul>

    </ul>

    <h4></h4>
    <ul>

    </ul>

    </div><!– end .archive-page–>

    With this:

    <div class=”archive-page”>

    <h4></h4>
    <ul>
    <!–?php global $post; $args = array( ‘numberposts’ => 25 );
    $myposts = get_posts( $args );
    foreach( $myposts as $post ) : setup_postdata($post); ?>
    <li><a href=”“></a></li>

    </ul>

    </div><!– end .archive-page–>

    <div class=”archive-page”>

    <h4></h4>
    <ul>
    <!–?php global $post; $args = array( ‘numberposts’ => 25, ‘offset’=> 25 );
    $myposts = get_posts( $args );
    foreach( $myposts as $post ) : setup_postdata($post); ?>
    <li><a href=”“></a></li>

    </ul>
    </div><!– end .archive-page–>

    Let me know how it works out for you.

    HBG

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    December 22, 2012 at 9:44 pm #7092

    Hard Boiled Greg
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    –Extra Post– please delete

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