<?php
$temp = $wp_query;
$wp_query= null;
$wp_query = new WP_Query();
$wp_query->query('category_name=blog&showposts=1'.'&paged='.$paged);
while ($wp_query->have_posts()) : 
$wp_query->the_post(); 
?>

<!--THIS IS THE POST CONTENT-->

<?php 
endwhile; 
$wp_query = null; 
$wp_query = $temp;
?>

<?php
$temp = $wp_query;
$wp_query= null;
$wp_query = new WP_Query();
$wp_query->query('category_name=blog&showposts=1'.'&paged='.$paged);
php while ($wp_query->have_posts()) : 
$wp_query->the_post(); ?>

<!--THIS IS THE POST CONTENT-->

<?php 
endwhile; 
$wp_query = null; 
$wp_query = $temp;
?>

<div class="listing">

<?php
$temp = $wp_query;
$wp_query= null;
$wp_query = new WP_Query();
$wp_query->query('category_name=blog&showposts=1'.'&paged='.$paged);
?>
<?php while ($wp_query->have_posts()) : $wp_query->the_post(); ?>

	
<?php $data = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'key', true ); ?>

	
		<div <?php post_class(); ?>>
		
		<?php include("firstimage.php"); ?>	
		<?php include("thumbnail.php"); ?>
		
		<h2 class="posttitle"><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
		
		<p class="metaInfo">
		<small><?php the_time('F j, Y') ?>&nbsp; | &nbsp;Submitted by <?php the_author_posts_link(); ?>&nbsp; | &nbsp;<?php comments_popup_link('No Comments', '1 Comment', '% Comments'); ?></small>
		</p>
		
		<p class="grey"><?php the_content_rss('', TRUE, '', 55); ?> <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>">Continue Reading &rsaquo;&rsaquo;</a></p>

        <div class="clear"></div>
		</div><!--end post-->

		<?php endwhile; ?>

		<?php include("navigation.php"); ?>

<?php $wp_query = null; $wp_query = $temp;?>

	
</div><!--end listing-->

WordPress: Custom Loop w/ Pagination

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