Can someone take a look at the code below and tell me the best way to make it so it calls from a specific wordpress category id#.
HTML:
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* Widget Setup
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
function theme_Blog_Widget() {
/* Widget settings. */
$widget_ops = array( 'classname' => 'theme_blog_widget', 'description' => __('A widget that displays your latest posts with image.', 'framework') );
/* Widget control settings. */
$control_ops = array( 'width' => 300, 'height' => 350, 'id_base' => 'theme_blog_widget' );
/* Create the widget. */
$this->WP_Widget( 'theme_blog_widget', __('Custom Blog Widget', 'framework'), $widget_ops, $control_ops );
}
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* Display Widget
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
function widget( $args, $instance ) {
extract( $args );
$title = apply_filters('widget_title', $instance['title'] );
/* Our variables from the widget settings. */
$number = $instance['number'];
/* Before widget (defined by themes). */
echo $before_widget;
/* Display Widget */
?>
<?php /* Display the widget title if one was input (before and after defined by themes). */
if ( $title )
echo $before_title . $title . $after_title;
?>
<ul class="clearfix">
<?php
$query = new WP_Query();
$query->query('posts_per_page='.$number.'&caller_get_posts=1');
?>
<?php if ($query->have_posts()) : while ($query->have_posts()) : $query->the_post(); ?>
<li class="clearfix">
<?php if ( (function_exists('has_post_thumbnail')) && (has_post_thumbnail()) ) : /* if post has post thumbnail */ ?>
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
<?php $image = wp_get_attachment_image_src( get_post_thumbnail_id( $post->ID ), 'post-small' ); ?>
<div class="entry-thumb" style="background-image: url('<?php echo $image[0]; ?>'); width:<?php echo $image[1]; ?>px; height:<?php echo $image[2]; ?>px;"></div>
</a>
<?php endif; ?>
<div class="entry-wrap">
<h4 class="entry-title"><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h4>
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><img src="/images/playgame.png"></a>
</div>
</li>
<?php endwhile; endif; ?>
<?php wp_reset_query(); ?>
</ul>
<?php
/* After widget (defined by themes). */
echo $after_widget;
}
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* Update Widget
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
function update( $new_instance, $old_instance ) {
$instance = $old_instance;
/* Strip tags to remove HTML (important for text inputs). */
$instance['title'] = strip_tags( $new_instance['title'] );
$instance['number'] = strip_tags( $new_instance['number'] );
/* No need to strip tags for.. */
return $instance;
}
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* Widget Settings
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
function form( $instance ) {
/* Set up some default widget settings. */
$defaults = array(
'title' => 'Latest From The Blog',
'number' => 4
);
$instance = wp_parse_args( (array) $instance, $defaults ); ?>
<!-- Widget Title: Text Input -->
<p>
<label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'title' ); ?>"><?php _e('Title:', 'framework') ?></label>
<input class="widefat" id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'title' ); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name( 'title' ); ?>" value="<?php echo $instance['title']; ?>" />
</p>
<!-- Widget Title: Text Input -->
<p>
<label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'number' ); ?>"><?php _e('Amount to show:', 'framework') ?></label>
<input class="widefat" id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'number' ); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name( 'number' ); ?>" value="<?php echo $instance['number']; ?>" />
</p>
<?php
}
}
?>
