latest-post.liquid

{% comment %}

  Show each of your store's most recent blog post, regardless
  of which blog it came from.

  Write out the handles of all your blogs in a semi-colon
  separated list where it says {% assign blog_handles = "..." %}

{% endcomment %}

{% assign blog_handles = "handle-1;handle-2;handle-3" %}
{% assign blog_list = blog_handles | split: ';' %}
{% assign article_list = '' %}

{% for blog_handle in blog_list %}
  {% for article in blogs[blog_handle].articles limit: 1 %}
    {% capture article_list %}{{ article_list }}%%%{{ blog_handle }}@%{{ article.published_at }}{% endcapture %}
  {% endfor %}
{% endfor %}

{% assign article_array = article_list | split: '%%%'%}

{% assign latest_date = '' %}
{% assign latest_blog = '' %}


{% for article_set in article_array %}
  {% unless forloop.first %}

    {% assign article_item = article_set | split: '@%' %}

    {% if article_item[1] > latest_date %}
      {% assign latest_blog = article_item[0] %}
      {% assign latest_date = article_item[1] %}
    {% endif %}

  {% endunless %}
{% endfor %}

<article>
{% for article in blogs[latest_blog].articles limit: 1 %}
  <h3><a href= "{{ article.url }}">{{ article.title }}</a></h3>

  <p><span class="date" style="display: block;">Posted: <em>{{ article.published_at | date: "%B %d %Y" }}</em> in <a href="{{ blogs[latest_blog].url }}">{{ blogs[latest_blog].title }}</a></span></p>

  <section>{{ article.excerpt_or_content }}</section>
{% endfor %}
</article>