Custom post type not being pulled in widget

The syntax is not ‘post-type’ or ‘post-status’, it is with an underscore instead of a dash:

'post_type' => 'testimonials',
'post_status' => 'publish',

Related Posts:

  1. Where to put my code: plugin or functions.php?
  2. WP Query group/order by category name
  3. Custom Taxonomy and tax_query Issue?
  4. Orderby CPT custom fields not working
  5. Custom Widget WP_Query problem
  6. how to set a WP Plugin’s url
  7. filter the_content, custom post type, and wp_query
  8. Is there a (preferable built-in) way to check what custom queries are used in a theme?
  9. Wp Meta Query does not work while simple Query Works
  10. Get next and prev item from custom WP_Query and Custom Post Type
  11. Replace Content of Sidebar on Custom Post Type
  12. Widget area for individual posts (custom post type)?
  13. Error in WP Query. If variable is empty it is displaying previous post value
  14. Get Posts in a Custom Post Type category
  15. How to set a fall back template for a custom post type in a plugin?
  16. Redirect after deleting post and keep track of pagination
  17. get_edit_post_link() not working as expected when passed id in plugin
  18. How to query for posts (in hierarchical custom post type) that have children?
  19. WordPress custom post action hook
  20. Combine tax_query and meta_query in WP_Query
  21. Should unaltered default loop/query return a list of custom posts belonging to a custom taxonomy?
  22. WP_Query pagination using only numbers instead of /page/1 on URL
  23. Uploaded image not appearing in custom post type
  24. Query for posts in 2 taxonomies
  25. How to add notification in the sidebar of the administration panel when a Custom post type is created? [duplicate]
  26. Parent / Child formatting in a list of post of a custom post type
  27. Custom Post Type get_post_type_archive_link( $post_type ) returns false
  28. How do I create an archive page for standard posts?
  29. How to have the right design for a custom post type without accessing themes
  30. Dynamic Custom Post Type Plugin
  31. Multiple post type queries (with specific arguments for each)
  32. Custom Post Type Loop within Shortcode
  33. Custom Post Type: Upload Multiple Images
  34. right_now_content_table_end function not working?
  35. Combining sorted and random CPT
  36. How to add post_type=value when editing that post type in the WordPress admin?
  37. Display CPT posts based on specific taxonomy
  38. showing custom post types of a certain category only
  39. Filtering WP_Query Dynamically on the Front-End
  40. Why get_posts() not returning only selected category posts from Custom Post Type?
  41. Getting template_include to work when allow_url_include is off?
  42. WordPress post_where & posts_join not working only for custom post type
  43. Custom taxonomies relationship
  44. Custom Permalink to remove category word , keeping posts permalink with date?
  45. Prioritize posts in query by meta keys?
  46. WP_Query orderby and tax_query
  47. Configuring a meta query with multiple post types that have the same relationship on a single page
  48. Different Ways to Query Custom Post Types?
  49. Possible to filter custom post type with multiple meta data?
  50. ACF in wordpress
  51. Theme independent plugin by using default page template
  52. Inefficient Query Confusion
  53. find custom post type post by searching its custom field with my string
  54. wordpress lists similar type of posts in a custom post type
  55. FacetWP paging custom wp_query
  56. Unable to format dates to put in event calendar
  57. Custom post type and custom taxonomy 404 on page 2
  58. Dynamic assign a custom template to custom post type posts
  59. Cannot get custom posts by category
  60. Shortcode with WP_Query more than once on one page
  61. Custom post type in Custom widget – $listItem
  62. Generating and downloading files with WP API
  63. Convert Custom Table Data Based Plugin To Be Searchable
  64. list posts of two post types in a single template
  65. How do I list a custom field and custom taxonomies for each result in a loop?
  66. Find Posts based on Child Post value
  67. Limit Amount of Pages users can create in Custom Post Types
  68. Change search query in wordpress custom post type
  69. Sort custom posts by date and then by taxonomy
  70. Query custom post type that has a serialized relational advanced custom field value
  71. How to add a default predefined thumbnail when creating a brand new post?
  72. Plugin Development using classes – Public & Private Callbacks
  73. Correct way adding External classes to Custom Post type and output their methods to template
  74. How can I query and sort custom-post type using WP_Query
  75. Custom query result empty on page 2
  76. How select query is generated in a Custom Post Type?
  77. Custom Page Template – Widgets of wrong sidebar
  78. WordPress doesn’t respect Page slug in custom post type url pagination. Keeps getting removed
  79. Custom Post Type Front Page Gives 404
  80. Output all terms slugs for a loop filter
  81. Post Query , breaks layout if a post is deleted
  82. Not able to get my custom search result using meta_query and tax_query together?
  83. Multiple WordPress Sites, Same Database but Filtered Content
  84. Custom Field as Custom Post type element class
  85. Display posts on parent post if author coincides
  86. WordPress query in which condition uses custom field
  87. WP_Query for CPT with filter by another WP_Query
  88. Is it possible to add query parameters on the archive page?
  89. WP_Query and two custom fields returns no posts
  90. Custom Taxonomy Showing in WP Menu
  91. Storing/querying custom date data
  92. Query Posts From Multiple Post Types
  93. Issue on Adding Taxonomy to Custom Post Type Using Function
  94. Custom Post-type not returning the right child_of
  95. Hide custom post type and use its slug in new plugin menu
  96. How do I hide single category post on my post page
  97. querying to custom field over ACF REST API
  98. How can I show posts with the same tag?
  99. Load posts via AJAX without draft status
  100. WP Query – Can’t get posts with specific taxonomy