Multiple wordpress loops for custom post type & taxonomy with no duplicates

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I’m trying to make a custom template to display multiple loops from the same custom post type, but different categories.

Here’s what I am after:

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From custom post type: ‘Portfolio’

In custom category 1 ‘Music’:

  • 1 featured post at top
  • Music Heading
  • 3 sub-featured posts
  • 12 posts (title only)

In custom category 2 ‘Presenters’:
– Presenters Heading
– 3 posts

In custom category 3 ‘News’:
– News Heading
– 3 posts

Here’s the code I am working with: 

    <?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); //WP loop ?>
         <?php the_content(); ?>
            <?php $args=array( //Loop 1
                'post_type' => 'dt_portfolio',
                'taxonomy' => 'dt_portfolio_category',
                'term' => 'music',
                'posts_per_page' => 16
                );
                $myloop = new WP_Query($args);
                if($myloop->have_posts()) : while($myloop->have_posts()) :
                $myloop->the_post();
                 ?>

                      <!--the content -->

              <?php endwhile; endif; ?>
              <?php wp_reset_query(); // end music loop ?>

            <h2>Presenters</h2>
            <?php $args=array( //Loop 2
                'post_type' => 'dt_portfolio', 
                'taxonomy' => 'dt_portfolio_category',
                'term' => 'presenters',
                'posts_per_page' => 3
                );
                $myloop = new WP_Query($args);
                if($myloop->have_posts()) : while($myloop->have_posts()) :
                $myloop->the_post();
                 ?>

                      <!--the content -->

              <?php endwhile; endif; ?>
              <?php wp_reset_query(); // end presenters loop ?>

            <h2>News</h2>
            <?php $args=array( //Loop 3
                'post_type' => 'dt_portfolio',
                'taxonomy' => 'dt_portfolio_category',
                'term' => 'news',
                'posts_per_page' => 3
                );
                $myloop = new WP_Query($args);
                if($myloop->have_posts()) : while($myloop->have_posts()) :
                $myloop->the_post();
                 ?>

                      <!--the content -->

              <?php endwhile; endif; ?>
              <?php wp_reset_query(); // end news loop ?>

       <?php endwhile; endif; // end WP loop?>

Overall the 3 loops work great.

The part I need help on is the 1st loop section. I need to take all 16 posts from the same custom taxonomy ‘dt_portfolio_category’ -> ‘music’. But break them into a 1 top featured post (full-width), then a heading, then 3 sub-featured posts (3 columns), then 12 posts with just the title (3 columns). I have tried to break it into 3 separate loops, but the content gets duplicated… and I figure there must be a cleaner way to do it.

Thank You!

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  1. dude work out with this:

    $args=array( //Loop 3
            'post_type' => 'dt_portfolio',
            'tax_query' => array(
                   array('taxonomy'=>'dt_portfolio_category',
                             'term'=> 'news',
                             'field'=>'slug')
            ),
            'posts_per_page' => 3
            );

    rest is with your code… no changes.
    Hope it will work

  2. <?php
$args=array(
    'post_type' => 'dt_portfolio',
    'taxonomy' => 'dt_portfolio_category',
    'term' => 'music',
    'posts_per_page' => 16
);

$music = new WP_Query($args);

$counter = 1;

if($music->have_posts()) : while($music->have_posts()) :
    $music->the_post();

    if ($counter = 1){
        # code...
        # I'd use some helper functions here
        print_main_music();
    } elseif ($counter > 1 && $counter < 5) {
        # code...
        # I'd use some helper functions here
        print_featured_music();
    } else {
        # code...
        # I'd use some helper functions here
        print_other_music();
    }

    $counter++;

endwhile; endif;
?>

    The helper functions have to be in your functions.php file and they have to echo-ing simply your HTML with template tags (the_content(), the_title(), etc…); I think you are not asking for the entire HTML+CSS layout, right?

    Obviously you can put the HTML mixed with the PHP…that is not such good, but for testing purpose it is just ok.

  3. The design parameters have changes slightly. I have come up with a solution that is working to show:

    1 full width news item

    3 news with excerpt

    1 full width music item

    16 music items with image and title

    3 posts from a misc category

    3 posts from a different misc category

    For the content in each section I am using- get_template_part.

    Here’s what is working:

    Start with one loop to show the 1st full width news item:

    <?php
$args=array(
    'post_type' => 'dt_portfolio',
    'taxonomy' => 'dt_portfolio_category',
    'term' => 'news',
    'posts_per_page' => 1                
);

$fullnewsloop = new WP_Query($args);

if($fullnewsloop->have_posts()) : while($fullnewsloop->have_posts()) :
    $fullnewsloop->the_post();

    get_template_part( 'content-full-width', get_post_format() );
endwhile; endif; ?>

    Use a second loop to show the next 3 news items. Offset is the key for skipping the first news item that has already been displayed in the fullnewsloop.

    <?php
$args=array(
    'post_type' => 'dt_portfolio',
    'taxonomy' => 'dt_portfolio_category',
    'term' => 'news',
    'posts_per_page' => 3,
    'offset' => 1 // this skips the first post from the news category.
);

$shortnewsloop = new WP_Query($args);

if($shortnewsloop->have_posts()) : while($shortnewsloop->have_posts()) :
    $shortnewsloop->the_post();                

    get_template_part( 'content-title-excerpt', get_post_format() );
endwhile; endif; ?>

    The next section recycles the above loops using different taxonomy terms.

    <?php
$args=array ( 
    'post_type' => 'dt_portfolio',
    'taxonomy' => 'dt_portfolio_category',
    'term' => 'music',
    'posts_per_page' => 1
);

$fullmusicloop = new WP_Query($args);

if($fullmusicloop->have_posts()) : while($fullmusicloop->have_posts()) :
    $fullmusicloop->the_post();

    get_template_part( 'content-full-width', get_post_format() );
endwhile; endif; ?>

<?php
$args=array(
    'post_type' => 'dt_portfolio',
    'taxonomy' => 'dt_portfolio_category',
    'term' => 'music',
    'posts_per_page' => 16,
    'offset' => 1 // this skips the post already displayed in the fullmusicloop.
);

$shortmusicloop = new WP_Query($args);

if($shortmusicloop->have_posts()) : while($shortmusicloop->have_posts()) :
    $shortmusicloop->the_post();

    get_template_part( 'content-title-image', get_post_format() );
endwhile; endif; ?>

    The last section is two more loops from taxonomy terms.

    <?php
$args=array(
    'post_type' => 'dt_portfolio',
    'taxonomy' => 'dt_portfolio_category',
    'term' => 'speakerss',
    'posts_per_page' => 3,
);

$speakersloop = new WP_Query($args);

if($speakersloop->have_posts()) : while($speakersloop->have_posts()) :
    $speakersloop->the_post();                

    get_template_part( 'content-title-image', get_post_format() ); 
endwhile; endif; ?>

<?php
$args=array(
    'post_type' => 'dt_portfolio',
    'taxonomy' => 'dt_portfolio_category',
    'term' => 'artists',
    'posts_per_page' => 3,
);

$artistsloop = new WP_Query($args);

if($artistsloop->have_posts()) : while($artistsloop->have_posts()) :
    $artistsloop->the_post();

    get_template_part( 'content-title-image', get_post_format() );
endwhile; endif; ?>