The posts_request filter Skimming through the WP_Query we find this part of interest: if ( !$q[‘suppress_filters’] ) { /** * Filter the completed SQL query before sending. * * @since 2.0.0 * * @param array $request The complete SQL query. * @param WP_Query &$this The WP_Query instance (passed by reference). */ $this->request = apply_filters_ref_array( ‘posts_request’, … Read more
you can wrap your function and hook it to ajax call like this: //if you want only logged in users to access this function use this hook add_action(‘wp_ajax_more_links’, ‘my_AJAX_more_links_function’); //if you want none logged in users to access this function use this hook add_action(‘wp_ajax_nopriv_more_links’, ‘my_AJAX_more_links_function’); function my_AJAX_more_links_function(){ check_ajax_referer(‘more_links’); $success_response = new WP_Ajax_Response(); $args = array(‘posts_per_page’ … Read more
According to the Theme Guide, full loops should be used, even on single templates. Full loops must be used in all templates. Just calling the_post() in a template like single.php or page.php is not enough. So yes, it’s a best practice to use full loops.
The difference between get_posts & WP_Query You can view get_posts() as a slimmed down WP_Query. In fact looking at the source: //… prepares query array $r $get_posts = new WP_Query; return $get_posts->query($r); get_posts() use WP_Query, but only returns an array of posts – nothing more. Furthermore it sets: $r[‘no_found_rows’] = true; Normally (by default with … Read more
I know this is old, this looks exactly what I need, but isn’t working ATM. I paste everything on functions.php for a reason. ONE: Category Loop for theme file: Printed it with a shortcode, because i’m using bakery I wan’t to put it in an specific place in the site. This is Working fine. <?php … Read more
The two are not 100% identical, though they are close. the_title() will echo content by default but the third parameter can be used to change that default. the_title() prepends the optional $before and appends the optional $after arguments. If theme or plugin code uses these arguments the output of the two functions will be different. … Read more
As stated in the edit: $count = $GLOBALS[‘wp_query’]->post_count; Another option would be to use $count = $GLOBALS[‘wp_query’]->found_posts
Yes, use the orderby and order clause in your query posts. query_posts( array(‘orderby’=>’menu_order’, ‘order’ => ‘ASC’ ) ); See: WP_Query#Order for reference
No. get_posts() does not modify global $wp_query variable and it doesn’t need to be cleaned up. Note that if you further use setup_postdata() you do need to wp_reset_postdata() afterwards.
You will either need to globalize $books (if you want to stick to get_template_part() ) or use require( locate_template( ‘loop-books.php’ ) ); instead of get_template_part( ‘loop’, ‘books’ );. This issue is caused by $books in loop-books.php being defined only in the scope of get_template_part().