One loop can display posts from X and then Y, use this method from Codex.

To display archives on a monthly basis try using a plugin such as this.

I have been looking around for good examples of multiple loops use in WP.

I am desperately trying to make something similar work for my blog. My desired setup would have:

On front page, the latest post from categoryX, followed by the latest post from categoryY then two lists outside the loop ( I think ) with the top 5 rated articles in one and the 5 most viewed posts in the other. Both of these lists would be generated by plugins (and repetition of posts not an issue on the frontpage which would not show posts in the loop after the two featured ones)

However in my archives page I would need to show all posts grouped by month.

Any help/tip/idea to modify the code above for my needs would be immensely appreciated.

C.

p.s I realise my request is similar to previous comment but still need help.

Since you are pulling only one Latest and Featured posts each, you can use conditional queries to pull only one of each from categories designated for each of the post type. The asides and the other latest posts can both fall within a regular loop. The strategy is to use the above technique that creates featured posts in a magazine style theme and use it instead to pull one latest and one featured. You can do this by setting the number of posts in the 2nd loop also to 1 just like you will for the 1st.

Next, you start a new conditional multiple loop that pulls 10 posts, then within that, you set the asides styling and have it display in the 1st loop. Hope I am making sense, if you still have trouble, email me via contact page.

I’m trying to set it up this way:

1) Latest post, 2) Featured, 3) Asides, and 3) Other latest posts, other than post #1

Basically, “Featured” and “Asides” are interrupting the first post from the other recent posts.

Please let me know how to do this.

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