WP Category Listing

WP Category Listing

<?php query_posts('cat=1&showposts=5'); ?>
<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
  <li><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
    <?php the_excerpt() ?>
  </li>
<?php endwhile; endif; ?>


and the second attempt:


      <ul>
	  <?php
 
	  // The Query
	  query_posts( array ( 'category_name' => 'events', 'posts_per_page' => 10 ) );
 
	  // The Loop
	 while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
	    <li>
	  	<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" title="<?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
	  </li>
 
	  <?php endwhile;
 
	  // Reset Query
	  wp_reset_query();
 
	  ?>
     </ul>

the third one I tried

<?php query_posts('cat=16&showposts=5'); ?>
  <h2>Featured Posts</h2>
  <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
    <div class="post" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
      <li> 
      <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
      <?php the_excerpt() ?>
      </li>
    </div>
 <?php endwhile; ?>