Finding the latest page in a category

[Robguy]

Hey guys,

So First Structure:

Home [template=home]

--Category [template=collection_list]

---SubCategory [template=collection_category]

----Articles [template=collection_basic]

Each 'Articles' has a field called 'thumbnail' and 'banner'.

I want to grab the latest article under a category and output the thumbnail and the banner.

I'm quite new to PW (loving it so far) and I'm hoping you guys will be able to support me here..

I know it needs to look something like this...

var_dump($pages->find("template=collection_basic, limit=1, sort=id")->thumbnail);

... Yes that's my var_dump but it's returning an error so.

Would appreciate any help!

Edited April 14, 2015 by Robguy

[LostKobrakai]

Even though you're using "limit=1" the find() method should still return a PageArray. So you need to use "first()" on it before getting the thumbnail field. Alternatively use get() to only get the first item, which wouldn't need the "limit=1" selector. Also sorting by id might work, but actually "modified" or "created" are more descriptive. 

[Wanze]

To sort descendant, append a "-" sign to your sorting column, e.g. "sort=-created"