<?php
/**
 * Template Name: Page of Posts
 *
 * A custom page template for article section.
 *
 * The "Template Name:" bit above allows this to be selectable
 * from a dropdown menu on the edit page screen.
 *
 * @package WordPress
 * @subpackage Twenty_Ten
 * @since Twenty Ten 1.0
 */

get_header(posts); ?>

		<div id="container">
			<div id="content" role="main">

<?php
if (is_page() ) {
$category = get_post_meta($posts[0]->ID, 'category', true);
}
if ($category) {
	$cat = get_cat_ID($category);
	$paged = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
	$post_per_page = 0; // -1 shows all posts
	$do_not_show_stickies = 1; // 0 to show stickies

$args=array(

   'category__in' => array($cat),
   'showposts' => $showposts,

   'caller_get_posts' => $do_not_show_stickies

   );

$my_query = new WP_Query($args);

?>



<?php if( $my_query->have_posts() ) : ?>

	<?php while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); ?>

		<?php $count++; ?>
 <!-- This is where you tell how many posts to show excerpts -->
			<?php if ($count <= 3) : ?>

 				<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>

 			<div class="entry-meta">
				<span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span>
						<span class="entry-date">
							<?php the_time('F jS, Y') ?>
				    	</span>
				<span class="meta-sep">by</span>
				<span class="author vcard"><?php the_author_posts_link() ?></span>
			</div>


				<div class="entry-content">
   					<?php
global $more;    // Declare global $more (before the loop).
$more = 0;       // Set (inside the loop) to display content above the more tag.
the_content("Continue Reading...");
?>
				</div>


		<?php else : ?>



				<h2 class="entry-title" style="margin-top: 10px; font-size: 16px;"><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>





		<?php

			//necessary to show the tags

			global $wp_query;

			$wp_query->in_the_loop = true;

			?>




<?php endif; ?>



		<?php endwhile; ?>



	<?php else : ?>



		<h3 class="center">Not Found</h3>

		<p class="center">Sorry, but you are looking for something that isn't here.</p>

		<?php get_search_form(); ?>



	<?php endif;


}  // if ($category)
?>

			</div><!-- #content -->
		</div><!-- #container -->

<?php get_sidebar('posts'); ?>
<?php get_footer(); ?>