Question

I have created two loops with pagination (first loop loops through CAT’S category and second loops through DOG’S category), but now I am stuck:(

The problem: After I click “Next entry” on my site (CAT’S category) it goes to second entry in that category BUT it also goes to my DOG’S category second entry (I don’t want THAT!! ). It also happens vice versa…

What I like to do is this: I click on “Next Entry” on my CAT’S category and it goes only to next post in THAT category (CAT’S) but NOT to second post in my DOG’S category, or another way around: I click on “Next Entry” on my DOG’S category and it goes only to next post in THAT category (DOG’S) but NOT to second post in my CAT’S category .

Can someone help me please? I have asked for help on
wordpress.stackexchange.com a while ago but I didn’t get any answer so I am asking question here.

Index php looks like this:

<?php get_header(); ?>
<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
<div id="blog">         
    <?php         
    $args = array(
    'category_name' => 'cats' 
    );
    $paged = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
    $the_query = new WP_query($args . '&paged=' . $paged . '&cat=-3');      
    while( $the_query -> have_posts()) : $the_query -> the_post();              
    ?>

    <div class="post">
    <div class="post_title">
    <h3><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h3>
    </div>
        <div class="entry"> 
            <?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?>
            <?php the_content('Read on...'); ?>

            <p class="postmetadata">
            <?php _e('Filed under&#58;'); ?> <?php the_category(', ') ?> <?php _e('by'); ?> <?php  the_author(); ?><br />
            <?php comments_popup_link('No Comments &#187;', '1 Comment &#187;', '% Comments &#187;'); ?> <?php edit_post_link('Edit', ' &#124; ', ''); ?>
            </p>
        </div>
    </div>

    <?php endwhile;?>
    <?php wp_reset_postdata();?>
    <div class="navigation">
    <div style="float:left;" class="alignleft"><?php previous_posts_link('&laquo; Previous Entries') ?></div>
    <div style="float:right;" class="alignright"><?php next_posts_link('Next Entries &raquo;',$the_query->max_num_pages) ?></div>
    </div>      
    </div>

    <div id="blogs">    
    <?php       
    $args = array(
    'category_name' => 'dogs' 
    );
    $paged = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
    $the_query = new WP_query($args . '&paged=' . $paged . '&cat=-10');
    while( $the_query -> have_posts()) : $the_query -> the_post();              
    ?>

    <div class="post">
    <div class="post_title">
    <h3><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h3>
    </div>
        <div class="entry"> 
            <?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?>
            <?php the_content('Read on...'); ?>

            <p class="postmetadata">
            <?php _e('Filed under&#58;'); ?> <?php the_category(', ') ?> <?php _e('by'); ?> <?php  the_author(); ?><br />
            <?php comments_popup_link('No Comments &#187;', '1 Comment &#187;', '% Comments &#187;'); ?> <?php edit_post_link('Edit', ' &#124; ', ''); ?>
            </p>

        </div>
    </div>

    <?php endwhile;?>
    <?php wp_reset_postdata();?>
    <div class="navigation">
    <div style="float:left;" class="alignleft"><?php previous_posts_link('&laquo; Previous Entries') ?></div>
    <div style="float:right;" class="alignright"><?php next_posts_link('Next Entries &raquo;',$the_query->max_num_pages) ?></div>
    </div>
    </div>
   <?php get_footer(); ?>

Answer 1

You need 2 different paging values so add some new ones and rewrite rules which look for them (they’re really just to make the urls neater looking). The rewrite rules and the pagination link format mean you can page through one category while the other category page doesn’t change.

In functions.php:

function add_new_rules()
{
  // new 'paged' variables
  global $wp;
  $wp->add_query_var('paged_cats');
  $wp->add_query_var('paged_dogs');

  // rewrite rules
  add_rewrite_rule('page/cats/(\d+)/dogs/(\d+)', 'index.php?paged_cats=$matches[1]&paged_dogs=$matches[2]', 'top');
  add_rewrite_rule('page/cats/(\d+)/dogs/?$', 'index.php?paged_cats=$matches[1]&paged_dogs=1', 'top');

  if( !array_key_exists('page/cats/(\d+)/dogs/(\d+)', (array)get_option('rewrite_rules')) )
  {
    global $wp_rewrite;
    $wp_rewrite->flush_rules();
  }
}
add_filter('init', 'add_new_rules');

Check for the new query vars in index.php and use them for each WP_Query and the related pagination links.

<div id="blog">
  <?php
  $paged_cats = (get_query_var('paged_cats')) ? get_query_var('paged_cats') : 1;
  $paged_dogs = (get_query_var('paged_dogs')) ? get_query_var('paged_dogs') : 1;

  $cats = new WP_query(array(
    'category_name' => 'cats',
    'paged' => $paged_cats,
    'posts_per_page' => 1
  ));
  while( $cats->have_posts() ) : $cats->the_post();
    ?>
    <div class="post">
      <div class="post_title">
        <h3><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h3>
      </div>
      <div class="entry">
        <?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?>
        <?php the_content('Read on...'); ?>
        <p class="postmetadata">
          <?php _e('Filed under&#58;'); ?> <?php the_category(', ') ?> <?php _e('by'); ?> <?php the_author(); ?><br />
          <?php comments_popup_link('No Comments &#187;', '1 Comment &#187;', '% Comments &#187;'); ?> <?php edit_post_link('Edit', ' &#124; ', ''); ?>
        </p>
      </div>
    </div>
  <?php endwhile; ?>
  <?php wp_reset_postdata(); ?>
  <?php if ( $cats->max_num_pages > 1 ) : ?>
  <div class="navigation">
    <?php
    echo paginate_links(array(
      'base' => home_url("page/cats/%#%/dogs/{$paged_dogs}"),
      'format' => '%#%',
      'current' => $paged_cats,
      'total' => $cats->max_num_pages,
    ));
    ?>
  </div>
  <?php endif; ?>
</div>

  <hr>

<div id="blogs">
  <?php
  $dogs = new WP_query(array(
    'category_name' => 'dogs',
    'paged' => $paged_dogs,
    'posts_per_page' => 1
  ));
  while( $dogs->have_posts() ) : $dogs->the_post();
    ?>
    <div class="post">
      <div class="post_title">
        <h3><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h3>
      </div>
      <div class="entry">
        <?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?>
        <?php the_content('Read on...'); ?>
        <p class="postmetadata">
          <?php _e('Filed under&#58;'); ?> <?php the_category(', ') ?> <?php _e('by'); ?> <?php  the_author(); ?><br />
          <?php comments_popup_link('No Comments &#187;', '1 Comment &#187;', '% Comments &#187;'); ?> <?php edit_post_link('Edit', ' &#124; ', ''); ?>
        </p>
      </div>
    </div>
  <?php endwhile;?>
  <?php wp_reset_postdata();?>
  <?php if ( $dogs->max_num_pages > 1 ) : ?>
  <div class="navigation">
    <?php
    echo paginate_links(array(
      'base' => home_url("page/cats/{$paged_cats}/dogs/%_%"),
      'format' => '%#%',
      'current' => $paged_dogs,
      'total' => $dogs->max_num_pages,
    ));
    ?>
  </div>
  <?php endif; ?>
</div>