bbPress Forums Loop Using get_posts();

bbpress-functions.php

<?php

function date_compare($a, $b)
{
    $t1 = strtotime($a->post_date);
    $t2 = strtotime($b->post_date);
    return $t1 - $t2;
}  

// Cloud Loop

function get_cloud_forums_loop() {

    global $post;

$query1_args = array(
    'post_type' => 'topic',
    'post_status' => 'publish',
    'post_parent' => 218688,
    'posts_per_page' => 10
);
$query_1 = get_posts( $query1_args );

$query2_args = array(
    'post_type' => 'topic',
    'post_status' => 'publish',
    'post_parent' => 143,
    'posts_per_page' => 10
);
$query_2 = get_posts( $query2_args );


$query3_args = array(
    'post_type' => 'topic',
    'post_status' => 'publish',
    'post_parent' => 218686,
    'posts_per_page' => 10
);
$query_3 = get_posts( $query3_args );


$query4_args = array(
    'post_type' => 'topic',
    'post_status' => 'publish',
    'post_parent' => 218687,
    'posts_per_page' => 10
);
$query_4 = get_posts( $query4_args );

$posts = array_merge( $query_1, $query_2, $query_3, $query_4 );
  
usort($posts, 'date_compare');

$count = 0;
foreach ( $posts as $post ) {
    $count++;

    $userID = $post->post_author;
    $content = $post->post_content;
    $permalink = $post->post_name;

    if ($count < 11){
	    ?>

		<div class="bbparent-<?php echo sanitize_title(get_the_title($post->post_parent)); ?>">

			<h4><a href="http://domain.com/forums-archive/topic/'. $permalink .'">'. $post->post_title .'</a></h4>

				<div class="forum-excerpt">

					<p><?php echo wp_trim_words( $content, 15 ) ?></p>

				</div>

				<p class="topic-meta">Posted on <?php echo $post->post_date; ?> | by: <?php echo get_the_author_meta('display_name', $userID ); ?> | In the forum: <a href="<?php get_permalink();?>"><?php echo get_the_title($post->post_parent); ?></a> | <a href="http://domain.com/forums-archive/topic/<?php echo $permalink; ?>">Read More »</a></p>

		</div>

<?php
        }

    }

}

function cloud_forums() {
    echo get_cloud_forums_loop();
}

// data center loop

function get_data_center_forums_loop() {

    global $post;

     $query1 = array(
    'post_type' => 'topic',
    'post_status' => 'publish',
    'post_parent' => 10,
    'posts_per_page' => 3
);
$query_1 = get_posts( $query1 );

$query2_args = array(
    'post_type' => 'topic',
    'post_status' => 'publish',
    'post_parent' => 218704,
    'posts_per_page' => 3
);
$query_2 = get_posts( $query2_args );


$query3_args = array(
    'post_type' => 'topic',
    'post_status' => 'publish',
    'post_parent' => 11,
    'posts_per_page' => 3
);
$query_3 = get_posts( $query3_args );


$query4_args = array(
    'post_type' => 'topic',
    'post_status' => 'publish',
    'post_parent' => 4,
    'posts_per_page' => 3
);

$query_4 = get_posts( $query4_args );

$query5_args = array(
    'post_type' => 'topic',
    'post_status' => 'publish',
    'post_parent' => 9,
    'posts_per_page' => 3
);
$query_5 = get_posts( $query5_args );

$query6_args = array(
    'post_type' => 'topic',
    'post_status' => 'publish',
    'post_parent' => 8,
    'posts_per_page' => 3,
    'order_by'  => 'post_date'
);

$query_6 = get_posts( $query6_args );

$posts = array_merge( $query_1, $query_2, $query_3, $query_4, $query_5, $query_6 );
  
usort($posts, 'date_compare');

$count = 0;
foreach ( $posts as $post ) {
    $count++;

    $userID = $post->post_author;
    $content = $post->post_content;
    $permalink = $post->post_name;

    if ($count < 11){
	    ?>

	    <div class="bbparent-<?php echo sanitize_title(get_the_title($post->post_parent)); ?>">

		    <h4><a href="http://domain.com/forums-archive/topic/'. $permalink .'">'. $post->post_title .'</a></h4>

		    <div class="forum-excerpt">

			    <p><?php echo wp_trim_words( $content, 15 ) ?></p>

		    </div>

		    <p class="topic-meta">Posted on <?php echo $post->post_date; ?> | by: <?php echo get_the_author_meta('display_name', $userID ); ?> | In the forum: <a href="<?php get_permalink();?>"><?php echo get_the_title($post->post_parent); ?></a> | <a href="http://domain.com/forums-archive/topic/<?php echo $permalink; ?>">Read More »</a></p>

	    </div>

    <?php
	    
        }

    }

}

// Desktop & ITSM

function get_desktop_itsm_forums_loop() {

    global $post;

     $query1 = array(
    'post_type' => 'topic',
    'post_status' => 'publish',
    'post_parent' => 218703,
    'posts_per_page' => 10
);
$query_1 = get_posts( $query1 );

$query2_args = array(
    'post_type' => 'topic',
    'post_status' => 'publish',
    'post_parent' => 122,
    'posts_per_page' => 10
);
$query_2 = get_posts( $query2_args );


$query3_args = array(
    'post_type' => 'topic',
    'post_status' => 'publish',
    'post_parent' => 6,
    'posts_per_page' => 10
);
$query_3 = get_posts( $query3_args );

$posts = array_merge( $query_1, $query_2, $query_3 );
  
usort($posts, 'date_compare');

$count = 0;
foreach ( $posts as $post ) {
    $count++;

    $userID = $post->post_author;
    $content = $post->post_content;
    $permalink = $post->post_name;

    if ($count < 11){
	    ?>

	    <div class="bbparent-<?php echo sanitize_title(get_the_title($post->post_parent)); ?>">

		    <h4><a href="http://domain.com/forums-archive/topic/'. $permalink .'">'. $post->post_title .'</a></h4>

		    <div class="forum-excerpt">

			    <p><?php echo wp_trim_words( $content, 15 ) ?></p>

		    </div>

		    <p class="topic-meta">Posted on <?php echo $post->post_date; ?> | by: <?php echo get_the_author_meta('display_name', $userID ); ?> | In the forum: <a href="<?php get_permalink();?>"><?php echo get_the_title($post->post_parent); ?></a> | <a href="http://domain.com/forums-archive/topic/<?php echo $permalink; ?>">Read More »</a></p>

	    </div>

    <?php
	    
        }

    }

}

// Scripting 

function get_scripting_forums_loop() {

    global $post;

     $query1 = array(
    'post_type' => 'topic',
    'post_status' => 'publish',
    'post_parent' => 218705,
    'posts_per_page' => 10
);
$query_1 = get_posts( $query1 );

$query2_args = array(
    'post_type' => 'topic',
    'post_status' => 'publish',
    'post_parent' => 136,
    'posts_per_page' => 10
);
$query_2 = get_posts( $query2_args );

$posts = array_merge( $query_1, $query_2 );
  
usort($posts, 'date_compare');

$count = 0;
foreach ( $posts as $post ) {
    $count++;

    $userID = $post->post_author;
    $content = $post->post_content;
    $permalink = $post->post_name;

    if ($count < 11){
	    ?>

	    <div class="bbparent-<?php echo sanitize_title(get_the_title($post->post_parent)); ?>">

		    <h4><a href="http://domain.com/forums-archive/topic/'. $permalink .'">'. $post->post_title .'</a></h4>

		    <div class="forum-excerpt">

			    <p><?php echo wp_trim_words( $content, 15 ) ?></p>

		    </div>

		    <p class="topic-meta">Posted on <?php echo $post->post_date; ?> | by: <?php echo get_the_author_meta('display_name', $userID ); ?> | In the forum: <a href="<?php get_permalink();?>"><?php echo get_the_title($post->post_parent); ?></a> | <a href="http://domain.com/forums-archive/topic/<?php echo $permalink; ?>">Read More »</a></p>

	    </div>

    <?php
	    
        }

    }

}