Displaying one post on static front page

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  paulontheroad · Member · Jul 13, 2009 at 9:11 pm

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  Hi everyone,

  I am currently developing a site where I have 3 columns with two being static content and the last displaying a snippet of the latest post. I am developing locally but cannot get the post snippet to show. The two static columns show fine and I am really tearing my hair out figuring out why. Despite searching the forum I have not yet found the answer but am sorry if I am being a bit thick in any respect. My code so far is:

  <?php if(have_posts()) : ?>
  
  	<div id='front_content'>
  		<?php while(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?> 
  
  		<?php the_content(); ?>
  
  	<?php endwhile; ?>
  
  	<?php
  		$recentBlog = new WP_Query();
  		$recentBlog->query('showposts=1');
  		while($recentBlog->have_posts()) : $recentBlog->the_post();
  	?>
  
  	<div class="front_columns">
  		<h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2>
  		<p><?php the_content_rss('read more', false, ' ' , 35); ?></p>
  
  		<span><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php the_title(); ?>">read more &hellip;</a></span>
  
  	</div><!-- end front_columns-->
      <br class="dirtyLittleTrick" />
  	<?php endwhile; ?>
  	<?php else: ?>
  	<h2>Sorry we couldn't find  what you were looking for</h2>
  
  <?php endif; ?>

  If there is anymore information needed I will check back shortly. Much thanks in advance, being a bit of a newbe to WordPress I’m sure the answer is obvious to most.
  Many Thanks
  Paul

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  raincoaster · Member · Jul 13, 2009 at 9:37 pm

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  Afraid you are in the wrong forum. We can’t touch the php here; you need to be over at WordPress.ORG instead for answers that will apply to your blog.