Hello,
I am trying to use a template for a page that will display one specific category.
So I have followed the advice in previous reading here and out here as well.Copy paste index.php to something.php, and put a query to that category.Basically this is pure index.php with only 1 extra line.

But unfortunately, I see that the navigation of "next/previous" works well on single post. But "new entries" && "old entries" it always point to the same page of the template.I have been trying to resolve the issue with not much progress.Could you please advise on this one...thanks.

This doesnt happen on a default theme though

Here is my complete template:

PHP Code:

<?php
/**
 * Template Name: Matangazo Page Template
 */
?>
<?php
/* get all options: */
include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/functions/bfa_get_options.php');
get_header(); ?>

<?php /* If there are any posts: */
if (have_posts()) : $bfa_ata['postcount'] == 0; /* Postcount needed for option "XX first posts full posts, rest excerpts" */ ?>

    <?php /* This outputs the next/previous post or page navigation.
    This can be edited at Atahualpa Theme Options -> Style & edit the Center column */
    bfa_center_content($bfa_ata['content_above_loop']); ?>
        
        <?php   query_posts('category_name=Matangazo'); ?>
    <?php /* The LOOP starts here. Do this for all posts: */
    while (have_posts()) : the_post(); $bfa_ata['postcount']++; ?>

                <?php if ( !(in_category('Matangazo')) || !is_home() ) { ?>


        <?php /* Add Odd or Even post class so post containers can get alternating CSS style (optional) */
        $odd_or_even = (($bfa_ata['postcount'] % 2) ? 'odd-post' : 'even-post' ); ?>

        <?php /* This is the actual Wordpress LOOP.
        The output can be edited at Atahualpa Theme Options -> Style & edit the Center column */
        bfa_center_content($bfa_ata['content_inside_loop']); ?>

                <?php } /*ends the matangazo if*/?>


    <?php /* END of the LOOP */
    endwhile; ?>

    <?php /* This outputs the next/previous post or page navigation and the comment template.
    This can be edited at Atahualpa Theme Options -> Style & edit the Center column */
    bfa_center_content($bfa_ata['content_below_loop']); ?>

<?php /* END of: If there are any posts */
else : /* If there are no posts: */ ?>

<?php /* This outputs the "Not Found" content, if neither posts, pages nor attachments are available for the requested page.
This can be edited at Atahualpa Theme Options -> Style & edit the Center column */
bfa_center_content($bfa_ata['content_not_found']); ?>

<?php endif; /* END of: If there are no posts */ ?>

<?php bfa_center_content($bfa_ata['center_content_bottom']); ?>

<?php get_footer(); ?>

The link to our blog where we are using this template is here:http://www.mzalendo.net/matangazo

Your problem is the <?php query_posts('category_name=Matangazo'); ?> is outside the loop, so it resets the query to start over every time.

Thanks juggledad, but unfortunately if you put this line inside of the loop, then its a "forever" loop.I mean a loop that is always true and it never ends.

PHP Code:

        <?php   query_posts('category_name=Matangazo'); ?>

What you are doing is coding your own loop. in doing this you need to keep a count of where you are so you can restart at that location, You need to do a little research about how to code your own loop (check out the documentation at wordpress.org) In effect, you are coding your own plugin

Thanks, but b4 i posted this was the advice from this forum.Copy paste index.php and add that line outside of the loop.

That is exactly what I did but its having 1 little thing that is not working correct i.e naviagation of the pages,but nearly 85% it does what I wanted to display a category of post in a page.I will re-write the whole template this weekend, and report back on my findings.

cheers.