[wp-hackers] showposts vs. posts_per_page

[Baki Goxhaj]

Thansk Otto, very clear explanation.

PS: posts_per_page, not posts_by_page I guess :)

Baki Goxhaj
www.wplancer.com | www.banago.info | www.lintuts.com


On 9 July 2010 20:26, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:

> They're identical. showposts is the older argument name. It now gets
> simply copied into posts_by_page.
>
> You should always use posts_by_page for new code. The "showposts" name
> is sorta deprecated.
>
> -Otto
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 1:18 PM, Baki Goxhaj <banago at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi hackers,
> >
> > I see very much posts_per_page argument used on loops that don't paginate
> by
> > purpose of creation in stead of showposts. Is there any fundamental
> > difference from the two? If yes, what is it and how much are those to
> > arguments interchangeable?
> >
> > Thanks very much!
> >
> > Baki Goxhaj
> > www.wplancer.com | www.banago.info | www.lintuts.com
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