The pre_get_posts hook can be used to modify queries before they’re run. You can use $query->set() to set arguments on the WP_Query object, and $query->is_main_query() in the callback to limit your changes to the main query: add_action( ‘pre_get_posts’, function( $query ) { if ( ! is_admin() && $query->is_main_query() ) { $query->set( ‘posts_per_page’, 12 ); } … Read more
You might need a different var … set_query_var(‘posts_per_archive_page’, 1); posts_per_archive_page (int) – number of posts to show per page – on archive pages only. Over-rides posts_per_page and showposts on pages where is_archive() or is_search() would be true.
This should be Yoast SEO related. In your WordPress admin dashboard navigate to SEO -> Search Appearance. Then, on the Taxonomies tab you can edit the “Archives” text (and many other strings).
You need a plugin like this https://wordpress.org/plugins/the-post-grid/ to show the post in grid view.
add_filter(‘document_title_parts’, function($parts){ if( is_search() ){ $parts[‘title’] = sprintf(‘You searched for: %s’,get_search_query()); } return $parts; });
Not possible in WP 3.2.1. See here http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_pages under “Parameters” and “page_name”. I’m working on exactly the same thing, but it seems I’ll need to resort to to a custom query: http://codex.wordpress.org/Displaying_Posts_Using_a_Custom_Select_Query
I highly recommend checking out the Smart Archives Reloaded plugin. It has several formats and one of them, called “fancy”, displays things very similar to what you described.
The problem is that the plugin only handles the calendar part, and not the archive query. What you need to do: Change the main query on archive pages if the post_type argument is present, eg: http://localhost:8888/wp/?m=201105&post_type=candy : add_filter(‘pre_get_posts’, ‘atom_include_cpt_in_archives’); function atom_include_cpt_in_archives($query){ // validate if(is_archive() && isset($_GET[‘post_type’]) && post_type_exists($_GET[‘post_type’])) $query->set(‘post_type’, $_GET[‘post_type’]); return $query; } Next, you’ll … Read more
I see plugins that get close, or may once have done what you want, but nothing recently updated or proven to work (e.g. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/azindex/). A custom query is probably the way to go for now… or a shortcode that does a custom query 🙂 You’ve inspired me to write a plugin, though.
the ID of the current category will be available in the cat query var: get_query_var(‘cat’);