wordpress CMS and query_posts() hacks

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How Important query_posts()to develop a CMS with wordpress!

I have convert Wordpress many time into a CMS, not just display pages and remove blog on home page and add some hack in side bar. more than these guys

So i have used this magic wind query_posts() many times, i must say wihtout query_posts() convert into CMS is just a toughest job or you have to do lot of coding hard coded, Hard coded means: html in dyanmic system. which is i dont like at all, owners use wordpress to do all thing dynamically not hard coded. so query_posts() is important a lot. now come on point, users dont have time to read my stupid talks so go ahead and see some hacks.

1. display particular page into side bar or any other place like home page ?? into a box

<?php query_posts(’page_id=1′); //retrieves page 1 only ?>

<?php query_posts(’pagename=about’); //retrieves the about page only ?>

<?php query_posts(’pagename=parent/child’); // retrieve the child page of a parent ?>

Example to display 3 pages into boxes on home page

i have done that on a recently develop CMS, it display 3 boxes on home page with some contents, here we go what i have done on coding and css

PHP coding  —-

1st Box

<?php
query_posts(’page_id=1′);
?>
<div id=”homebox”>
<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?><div class=”post” id=”post-<?php the_ID(); ?>”>
<h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2>
<div class=”entry”>
<?php the_content(’<p class=”serif”>Read the rest of this page &raquo;</p>’); ?>

<?php wp_link_pages(array(’before’ => ‘<p><strong>Pages:</strong> ‘, ‘after’ => ‘</p>’, ‘next_or_number’ => ‘number’)); ?>

</div>
</div>
<?php endwhile; endif; ?>
<?php edit_post_link(’Edit this entry.’, ‘<p>’, ‘</p>’); ?>
</div>

2nd Box

<?php
query_posts(’page_id=2′);
?>
<div id=”homebox”>
<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

<div class=”post” id=”post-<?php the_ID(); ?>”>
<h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2>
<div class=”entry”>
<?php the_content(’<p class=”serif”>Read the rest of this page &raquo;</p>’); ?>

<?php wp_link_pages(array(’before’ => ‘<p><strong>Pages:</strong> ‘, ‘after’ => ‘</p>’, ‘next_or_number’ => ‘number’)); ?>

</div>
</div>
<?php endwhile; endif; ?>
<?php edit_post_link(’Edit this entry.’, ‘<p>’, ‘</p>’); ?>
</div>

3rd Box

<?php
query_posts(’page_id=3′);
?>
<div id=”homebox”>
<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

<div class=”post” id=”post-<?php the_ID(); ?>”>
<h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2>
<div class=”entry”>
<?php the_content(’<p class=”serif”>Read the rest of this page &raquo;</p>’); ?>

<?php wp_link_pages(array(’before’ => ‘<p><strong>Pages:</strong> ‘, ‘after’ => ‘</p>’, ‘next_or_number’ => ‘number’)); ?>

</div>
</div>
<?php endwhile; endif; ?>
<?php edit_post_link(’Edit this entry.’, ‘<p>’, ‘</p>’); ?>
</div>

CSS  setting —

#homebox {
float:left;
width:252px;
border-right:1px solid #cccccc;
}

#homebox1 {
float:left;
width:253px;
border-right:1px solid #cccccc;

}
#homebox2 {
float:left;
width:252px;
}
#homebox .entry, #homebox1 .entry, #homebox2 .entry{
background:#F5F5F5;
width:211px;
text-align:left;
padding:10px;
margin-left:10px;
}
#homebox .entry a, #homebox1 .entry a, #homebox2 .entry a{
color:#C22218;
}
#homebox h2, #homebox1 h2, #homebox2 H2 {
font-size:17px;
}

Even you can copy and paste these into your site to see how it works and make change according to your themes or requirements. i have give full codes as some user was asking  me full codes many time. so now you guys will be happy i guess.