[SOLVED] query_post in sidebar widget area in php code widget thingy

bonnbonn · #1 Apr 27, 2011, 12:11 AM

Hi again!

I am really in need of help, I am trying to use the code below to pull the most recent posting content from a category into a left sidebar php widget area

Code:

<?php query_posts('category_name=updates&showposts=1'); ?>
<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
<?php the_content(); ?>
<?php endwhile;?>

When I do this it is posting beautifully in the left sidebar but is also overriding my page center content as well and displaying the same post in the center area. Would it be possible to have some guidance with this? I would like my center area content to stay as I have it but also do the query_post content display as I need it to in the left sidebar.

I have already tried to use the plug-in query posts but it is not letting me style it as I need to for this to work, so I am having to resort to hard coding the left widget.

Thank you for your time!
BonnBonn