Latest Articles – Move to top of home page

I am trying to move the latest articles to the top of the home page and I have been unsuccessful in doing so in the WP UI. I first wanted to show my latest articles and then my subsequent content blocks. I was wondering if someone could direct me on how to do this?

Thanks you in advance for your comments.

Many thanks for the reply Marius. I did update the code and unfortunately it get a blank white page. Please see below. Also, I am using the Home Page – with Article List. I sincerely do appreciate your help here.

<?php
/* Template Name: Homepage – bg + with article list */

get_header();

td_global::$current_template = ‘page-homepage-loop’;

global $paged, $loop_module_id, $loop_sidebar_position, $post, $more;
$td_page = (get_query_var(‘page’)) ? get_query_var(‘page’) : 1; //rewrite the global var
$td_paged = (get_query_var(‘paged’)) ? get_query_var(‘paged’) : 1; //rewrite the global var

//paged works on single pages, page – works on homepage
if ($td_paged > $td_page) {
$paged = $td_paged;
} else {
$paged = $td_page;
}

$list_custom_title_show = true; //show the article list title by default

$td_homepage_loop_filter = ”; //homepage loop filter metadata

/*
read the settings for the loop
—————————————————————————————- */
if (!empty($post->ID)) {
td_global::load_single_post($post);

//read the metadata for the post
$td_homepage_loop_filter = get_post_meta($post->ID, ‘td_homepage_loop_filter’, true); //it’s send to td_data_source
$td_homepage_loop = get_post_meta($post->ID, ‘td_homepage_loop’, true);

if (!empty($td_homepage_loop[‘td_layout’])) {
$loop_module_id = $td_homepage_loop[‘td_layout’];
}

if (!empty($td_homepage_loop[‘td_sidebar_position’])) {
$loop_sidebar_position = $td_homepage_loop[‘td_sidebar_position’];
}

if (!empty($td_homepage_loop[‘td_sidebar’])) {
td_global::$load_sidebar_from_template = $td_homepage_loop[‘td_sidebar’];
}

if (!empty($td_homepage_loop[‘list_custom_title’])) {
$td_list_custom_title = $td_homepage_loop[‘list_custom_title’];
} else {
$td_list_custom_title =__td(‘LATEST ARTICLES’);
}

if (!empty($td_homepage_loop[‘list_custom_title_show’])) {
$list_custom_title_show = false;
}

//adds the filters for templates: ‘Homepage – with article list’ and ‘Homepage – bg + article list’
//include_once(‘includes/wp_booster/td_homepage_loop_filter.php’);
}

/*
big slide
—————————————————————————————- */
locate_template(‘parts/page-homepage-slider.php’, true);

echo td_page_generator::wrap_no_row_start();

/*
the content if we have one
—————————————————————————————-
02/06/2014 – Disabled this code ITPS Trevor

if(!empty($post->post_content)) { //show this only when we have content
if (empty($paged) or $paged < 2) { //show this only on the first page

?>
<div class=”row-fluid”>
<div class=”span12 column_container” role=”complementary” itemscope=”itemscope” itemtype=”http://schema.org/WPSideBar”&gt;
<?php
if (have_posts()) {
while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();
//read the page settings
the_content();
endwhile; //end loop
}
?>
</div>
</div>
<?php

}
}

*/

/*
the main fake loop
—————————————————————————————- */

$more = 0; // fix read more

echo ‘<div class=”row-fluid”>’;

/*
//do the loop
$queryPost = Array(
‘posts_per_page’ => get_option(‘posts_per_page’),
‘paged’ => $paged
);

//hide featured categories
if ($td_featured_posts != ‘show_featured_posts’) {
$queryPost[‘cat’] = ‘-‘ .get_cat_ID(TD_FEATURED_CAT);
}
*/

switch ($loop_sidebar_position) {

case ‘sidebar_left’:
?>
<div class=”span4 column_container”>
<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
</div>
<div class=”span8 column_container”>
<?php if ((empty($paged) or $paged < 2) and $list_custom_title_show === true) { ?>
<h4 class=”block-title”><span><?php echo $td_list_custom_title?></span></h4>
<?php }

query_posts(td_data_source::metabox_to_args($td_homepage_loop_filter, $paged));
get_template_part(‘loop’, ‘simple’);
echo td_page_generator::get_pagination();
?>
</div>
<?php
break;

case ‘no_sidebar’:
?>
<div class=”span12 column_container”>
<?php if ((empty($paged) or $paged < 2) and $list_custom_title_show === true) { ?>
<h4 class=”block-title”><span><?php echo $td_list_custom_title?></span></h4>
<?php }

query_posts(td_data_source::metabox_to_args($td_homepage_loop_filter, $paged));
get_template_part(‘loop’, ‘simple’);
echo td_page_generator::get_pagination();
?>
</div>
<?php
break;

//sidebar right
default:
?>
<div class=”span8 column_container”>
<?php if ((empty($paged) or $paged < 2) and $list_custom_title_show === true) { ?>
<h4 class=”block-title”><span><?php echo $td_list_custom_title?></span></h4>
<?php }

query_posts(td_data_source::metabox_to_args($td_homepage_loop_filter, $paged));
get_template_part(‘loop’, ‘simple’);
echo td_page_generator::get_pagination();
?>
</div>
<div class=”span4 column_container”>
<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
</div>
<?php
break;
}

wp_reset_query();
if(!empty($post->post_content)) { //show this only when we have content
if (empty($paged) or $paged < 2) { //show this only on the first page
?>
<div class="row-fluid">
<div class="span12 column_container" role="complementary" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/WPSideBar"&gt;
<?php
if (have_posts()) {
while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();
//read the page settings
the_content();
endwhile; //end loop
}
?>
</div>
</div>
<?php
}
}

echo ‘</div>’; //close the .row
echo td_page_generator::wrap_no_row_end();

get_footer();
?>

My apologies the last set of codes was for Articles with a BG. Please see the following code that should reflect what you requested that I do. I am still having a problem on this page when I make your amendments.

<?php
/* Template Name: Homepage – with article list */

get_header();

td_global::$current_template = ‘page-homepage-loop’;

global $paged, $loop_module_id, $loop_sidebar_position, $post, $more; //$more is a hack to fix the read more loop
$td_page = (get_query_var(‘page’)) ? get_query_var(‘page’) : 1; //rewrite the global var
$td_paged = (get_query_var(‘paged’)) ? get_query_var(‘paged’) : 1; //rewrite the global var

//paged works on single pages, page – works on homepage
if ($td_paged > $td_page) {
$paged = $td_paged;
} else {
$paged = $td_page;
}

$list_custom_title_show = true; //show the article list title by default

$td_homepage_loop_filter = ”; //homepage loop filter metadata

/*
read the settings for the loop
—————————————————————————————- */
if (!empty($post->ID)) {
td_global::load_single_post($post);
//read the metadata for the post
$td_homepage_loop_filter = get_post_meta($post->ID, ‘td_homepage_loop_filter’, true); //it’s send to td_data_source
$td_homepage_loop = get_post_meta($post->ID, ‘td_homepage_loop’, true);

if (!empty($td_homepage_loop[‘td_layout’])) {
$loop_module_id = $td_homepage_loop[‘td_layout’];
}

if (!empty($td_homepage_loop[‘td_sidebar_position’])) {
$loop_sidebar_position = $td_homepage_loop[‘td_sidebar_position’];
}

if (!empty($td_homepage_loop[‘td_sidebar’])) {
td_global::$load_sidebar_from_template = $td_homepage_loop[‘td_sidebar’];
}

if (!empty($td_homepage_loop[‘list_custom_title’])) {
$td_list_custom_title = $td_homepage_loop[‘list_custom_title’];
} else {
$td_list_custom_title =__td(‘LATEST ARTICLES’);
}

if (!empty($td_homepage_loop[‘list_custom_title_show’])) {
$list_custom_title_show = false;
}

}

echo td_page_generator::wrap_no_row_start();
/*
the first part of the page (built with the page builder) – empty($paged) or $paged < 2 = first page
—————————————————————————————- */

/*
the main fake loop
—————————————————————————————- */

$more = 0; // fix read more

echo ‘<div class=”row-fluid”>’;

switch ($loop_sidebar_position) {

case ‘sidebar_left’:
?>
<div class=”span4 column_container” role=”complementary” itemscope=”itemscope” itemtype=”http://schema.org/WPSideBar”&gt;
<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
</div>
<div class=”span8 column_container” role=”main” itemprop=”mainContentOfPage” itemscope=”itemscope” itemtype=”http://schema.org/Blog”&gt;
<?php if ((empty($paged) or $paged < 2) and $list_custom_title_show === true) { ?>
<h4 class=”block-title”><span><?php echo $td_list_custom_title?></span></h4>
<?php }
query_posts(td_data_source::metabox_to_args($td_homepage_loop_filter, $paged));
get_template_part(‘loop’, ‘simple’);
echo td_page_generator::get_pagination();
?>
</div>
<?php
break;

case ‘no_sidebar’:
?>
<div class=”span12 column_container” role=”main” itemprop=”mainContentOfPage” itemscope=”itemscope” itemtype=”http://schema.org/Blog”&gt;
<?php if ((empty($paged) or $paged < 2) and $list_custom_title_show === true) { ?>
<h4 class=”block-title”><span><?php echo $td_list_custom_title?></span></h4>
<?php }

query_posts(td_data_source::metabox_to_args($td_homepage_loop_filter, $paged));
get_template_part(‘loop’, ‘simple’);
echo td_page_generator::get_pagination();
?>
</div>
<?php
break;

//sidebar right
default:
?>
<div class=”span8 column_container” role=”main” itemprop=”mainContentOfPage” itemscope=”itemscope” itemtype=”http://schema.org/Blog”&gt;
<?php if ((empty($paged) or $paged < 2) and $list_custom_title_show === true) { ?>
<h4 class=”block-title”><span><?php echo $td_list_custom_title?></span></h4>
<?php }

//
query_posts(td_data_source::metabox_to_args($td_homepage_loop_filter, $paged));
get_template_part(‘loop’, ‘simple’);

echo td_page_generator::get_pagination();
?>
</div>
<div class=”span4 column_container” role=”complementary” itemscope=”itemscope” itemtype=”http://schema.org/WPSideBar”&gt;
<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
</div>
<?php
break;
}
wp_reset_query();
if(!empty($post->post_content)) { //show this only when we have content
if (empty($paged) or $paged < 2) { //show this only on the first page
?>
<div class="row-fluid">
<div class="span12 column_container" role="complementary" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/WPSideBar"&gt;
<?php
if (have_posts()) {
while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();
//read the page settings
the_content();
endwhile; //end loop
}
?>
</div>
</div>
<?php
}
}

echo ‘</div>’; //close the .row
echo td_page_generator::wrap_no_row_end();

get_footer();
?>

Many thanks Marius!!! This works perfectly! I sincerely appreciate your assistance.
Best!!