How do I show current post content in the header?

Question

I'm trying to add the post content in the header but for some reason it doesn't show anything. However it does retrieve the post content.

I wrote this:

<div <?php post_class() ?> id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
<?php the_title(); ?>
<?php the_content(); ?>

I tried and and none showed anything...

Is there any way I can archive this? I really need it for the site's navigation. Thanks

Answer 1

The simplest solution is to call the_post() to setup the post data before calling the template functions.

<?php if(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
  //your header code here
  <?php rewind_posts(); //to set the post pointer back to the beginning ?>
<?php else : ?>
  //alternative header code here
<?php endif; ?>