Secondary WordPress loop

secondary-wp-loop

// Used for secondary loops. To alter main loops use query_posts() instead.
// Documentation: http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_posts
global $post;
$post_backup = $post;

$myposts = get_posts( array('numberposts' => 5, 'offset'=> 1, 'category' => 1 ));
foreach( $myposts as $post ) {
	setup_postdata($post);
	the_content();
}

$post = $post_backup;