Next/Previous Posts from same category – Single post pages

Hi,

In the single detail pages, there is Previous and Next posts links are given but they are fetching results according to publish date from any category.

We need category specific posts should appear in previous/next post links.

Please help.

Thanks Sanny

Hello,
Maybe i’m wrong…
I needed the same thing – for the whole site… – The option is (unfortunately) missing but you can get it through the code

important >> In YOUR CHILD THEME
1 – Create a folder > name it “includes”
2 – Create in this folder a folder > name it “wp_booster”
3 – COPY the file “td_module_single_base.php” (from the “wp-booster” folder in “includes” folder from Newspaper theme) in your child-theme folder “wp_booster”
4 – FIND line 916
$next_post = get_next_post();
$prev_post = get_previous_post();
5 – TURN IT to
$next_post = get_next_post(true);
$prev_post = get_previous_post(true);

It works for me (?)

This trick seems to work for me, but only for the existing single post page templates. I created a cloud template and added the next/previous element in TD composer, but it seems to call from a different file, rather than “td_module_single_base.php”

If I could find and edit that file, it would really make my day.

I found this snippet of code in wp-content/plugins/td-cloud-library/shortcodes/single/tdb_single_next_previous.php.

It seems to control the next and previous posts for any single post template that has been opened by TD-Composer. If you use the untouched template, the technique mentioned above works for me. But when I switch to a custom template, it starts showing next and previous based on date, regardless of category.

It there a way to edit this code below to make it stay within its category for next and previous posts?

I’d really appreciate any help.

function render( $atts, $content = null ) {
parent::render( $atts ); // sets the live atts, $this->atts, $this->block_uid, $this->td_query (it runs the query)

global $tdb_state_single;
$post_next_prev_data = $tdb_state_single->post_next_prev->__invoke();

$prev_post = !empty( $post_next_prev_data[‘prev_post_url’] ) ? true : false;
$next_post = !empty( $post_next_prev_data[‘next_post_url’] ) ? true : false;

$buffy = ”;

if( $prev_post || $next_post ) {

$post_next_prev_data[‘prev_post_title’] = empty( $post_next_prev_data[‘prev_post_title’] ) ? ” : $post_next_prev_data[‘prev_post_title’];
$post_next_prev_data[‘next_post_title’] = empty( $post_next_prev_data[‘next_post_title’] ) ? ” : $post_next_prev_data[‘next_post_title’];

My previous post should be deleted so as not to confuse someone trying to follow in my footsteps, but I can’t seem to delete it. I was barking up the wrong tree. I found the code in

/public_html/wp-content/plugins/td-cloud-library/state/single/tdb_state_single.php
Line 1031-1032
$next_post = get_next_post();
$prev_post = get_previous_post();
Should be changed to:
$next_post = get_next_post(true);
$prev_post = get_previous_post(true);

And then the next and previous buttons in your custom cloud templates will also follow the same category.

Calin, I think your theme is really good but Next/Prev in same category should be a standard feature to be honest.
You are referring to custom work but please consider giving a few more options in this module.

Just my thoughts because I’m searching for a solution too.

I need something slightly different.

The next/prev comes to a natural end when it reaches the last article. Is there a way to cause it to recycle back to the top?

Thanks
Terry

Hi Calin,

Sorry … not back to top of page but to story #1. At the moment when it gets to the last story, nothing appears on “Next” but I would like this to go back to story #1.

Thanks
Terry

Hi,

Hope this helps.

Screenshot at http://citizen.wakefield.gov.uk/prev-next.JPG

In this screenshot, you can see “Previous Article” but not “Next Article” because this is the last of the items. What I would like is for “Next Article” link to appear and go back to Article #1. Is that possible?

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