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Run a loop outside WordPress installation

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  1. <?php
  2.   // Include WordPress
  3.   define('WP_USE_THEMES', false);
  4.   require('/server/path/to/your/wordpress/site/htdocs/blog/wp-blog-header.php');
  5.   query_posts('showposts=1');
  6. ?>
  7.  
  8. <?php while (have_posts()): the_post(); ?>
  9.    <h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2>
  10.    <?php the_excerpt(); ?>
  11.    <p><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" class="red">Read more...</a></p>
  12. <?php endwhile; ?>
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  17. To truncate excerpt, put this inside functions.php, inside WP theme:
  18.  
  19. <?php
  20.  
  21. function limit_words($string, $word_limit) {
  22.  
  23. 	// creates an array of words from $string (this will be our excerpt)
  24. 	// explode divides the excerpt up by using a space character
  25.  
  26. 	$words = explode(' ', $string);
  27.  
  28. 	// this next bit chops the $words array and sticks it back together
  29. 	// starting at the first word '0' and ending at the $word_limit
  30. 	// the $word_limit which is passed in the function will be the number
  31. 	// of words we want to use
  32. 	// implode glues the chopped up array back together using a space character
  33.  
  34. 	return implode(' ', array_slice($words, 0, $word_limit));
  35.  
  36. }
  37.  
  38. ?>
  39.  
  40. Then, replace <?php the_excerpt(); ?> with:
  41.  
  42. <?php echo limit_words(get_the_excerpt(), '10'); ?>
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  50. Alternatively: http://www.webdesigncreare.co.uk/blog/videos/recent-posts-outside-wordpress.html
  51.  
  52. <ul>
  53.   <?php require($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/wordpress/wp-load.php'); query_posts('showposts=3');  if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
  54.   <li>
  55.     <h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
  56.     <span>Posted on <?php the_time('l jS F, Y') ?></span><br />
  57.     <?php the_excerpt(); ?>
  58.   </li>
  59.   <?php endwhile; else: echo "no posts"; endif; ?>
  60.   <?php wp_reset_query(); ?>
  61. </ul>

URL: http://css-tricks.com/snippets/wordpress/run-a-loop-outside-of-wordpress/

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