EDIT: Moved $i = 0 outside the loop. That should get you the full list of categories. $get_posts = new WP_Query(); $i = 0; $get_posts->query($args); if($get_posts->have_posts()) { $cats = array(); while($get_posts->have_posts()) { $get_posts->the_post(); $post_categories = wp_get_post_categories( get_the_ID() ); foreach($post_categories as $c){ $cat = get_category( $c ); $cats[$i] = $cat->slug ; $i++; } } //endwhile $result … Read more
This is because WP_Query is user generated when you want to display your recent blog posts, featured posts, posts with a tag, the best place to find them is in shortcodes folder. All other files serve as templates to iterate, filter and show results.
Yes you can pass the variable in category_name. But I think it should be get_the_title() instead of the_title(). $title = get_the_title(); $args = array( ‘category_name’ => $title ); Try this. But remember category_name only accepts category slug, not category name. You can also use following method if your page title/slug are different. And I think … Read more
Yep, it’s not very common, but perfectly viable and nifty technique. After the posts are retrieved in WP_Query they are passed through the_posts filter like this (where $this is WP_Query instance): $this->posts = apply_filters_ref_array( ‘the_posts’, array( $this->posts, &$this ) ); You just loop through array and assign the extra data you need to objects. Don’t … Read more
You’ll need a loop before you get to your sidebar loop to initiate your unique values. You could run the same loop twice, with rewind_posts() between the two loops ( so you get your original loop, starting from index 0 ). In your first loop, loop through and add all your values to an array … Read more
You can try to fetch posts, that don’t have a featured image, with: $ppp = 5; // posts per page /** * Fetch $ppp posts, without thumbnails, in a given category: */ $args = array( ‘cat’ => 1, ‘posts_per_page’ => $ppp, ‘meta_query’ => array( array( ‘key’ => ‘_thumbnail_id’, ‘compare’ => ‘NOT EXISTS’, ), ), ); … Read more
Near the top of your code, you have wp_reset_postdata();. As explained in the Functional Reference it alter the main loop and should be avoided. Looks like that’s what’s causing your issue.
You can make use of get_post to get the post objects of a given post. This will be unfiltered objects, so you would want to make use of apply_filters and the appropriate filters described in the linked page. If you need to get info from a custom field, whether native custom fields of ACF fields, … Read more
You must use LIKE on the meta_key to support the SQL % pattern. The compare attribute only applies to the meta value. Instead you could try to filter it with: /** * Match any numbers in given a meta-key for WP_Query * * @see https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/a/177331/26350 */ ! is_admin() && add_filter( ‘posts_where’, function( $where ) { … Read more
From your query (noted in the comments above), the page you are looking at believes that it is your home page (e.g. your blog). Notice in the wp_query object the following [found_posts] => 8 [is_home] => 1 is_home signifies that it believes that it is showing the home page. If your files are set up … Read more