You need to define your arguments before you pass them to WP_Query
, not after. Also, your meta_query
should be an array of an array, not just an array
This
$query = new WP_Query($thumbs);
$thumbs = array(
'meta_query' => array('key' => '_thumbnail_id')
);
should look like this
$thumbs = array(
'meta_query' => array(
array(
'key' => '_thumbnail_id'
)
)
);
$query = new WP_Query($thumbs);
EDIT
Just a few extra notes
-
Make sure to reset postdata after a custom query. Just add
wp_reset_postdata();
before you close yourif
statement and just after closing yourwhile
statement -
I believe that a custom query might not be necessary here. If I read your question correctly, you can simply use
pre_get_posts
to alter the main query. You shouldn’t use a custom query just because you want to alter the main query