The most appropriate use for get_posts is to create an array of posts based on a set of parameters. It retrieves a list of recent posts or posts matching this criteria. get_posts can also be used to create Multiple Loops, though a more direct reference to WP_Query using new WP_Query is preferred in this case.
<?php
// Define the query parameters
$args = array(
'numberposts' => 5, // Number of posts to fetch
'post_type' => 'post', // Fetch only posts
'orderby' => 'date', // Order by date
'order' => 'DESC' // Descending order (most recent first)
);
// Fetch posts
$recent_posts = get_posts($args);
// Check if there are posts
if (!empty($recent_posts)) :
foreach ($recent_posts as $post) : setup_postdata($post); ?>
<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
<p><?php the_excerpt(); ?></p>
<?php endforeach;
// Reset post data to default query
wp_reset_postdata();
else :
echo '<p>No recent posts found.</p>';
endif;
?>
If you want to show post in category wise to add this one line code.
'category' => 1 // Replace with the category ID or slug$args = array(
'post_type' => 'post', // Fetch only posts
'posts_per_page' => 5, // Number of posts to fetch
'orderby' => 'date', // Order by date
'order' => 'DESC', // Descending order (most recent first)
'category' => 1 // Replace with the category ID or slug
);If you want to know how to get category id, click the link
