You are right to say: Never use query_posts anymore pre_get_posts pre_get_posts is a filter, for altering any query. It is most often used to alter only the ‘main query’: add_action(‘pre_get_posts’,’wpse50761_alter_query’); function wpse50761_alter_query($query){ if( $query->is_main_query() ){ //Do something to main query } } (I would also check that is_admin() returns false – though this may be … Read more
I have a feeling there are multiple ways to accomplish what you want, but here is one option for consideration. Option 1 You should be able to achieve this by using the WP_Query class in WordPress. To query multiple post types and define the number of posts for each one, you can use the following … Read more
How can I filter Query Loop to show only posts in current category?
You could try something like this below. Basically, if we are performing a search and it is the main_query (the query that generates the page results) ignore the default search and perform an exact match via the query_where function custom_product_search_exact_match( $query ) { global $wpdb; if ( is_search() && is_main_query() && !empty( $query->query_vars[‘s’] ) ) … Read more
You can add taxonomy-subtopic-copyright.php and taxonomy-subtopic-trademark.php archive templates if you need that much granularity.
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You can do this using general programming/common sense with a variable and an if statement, no WordPress knowledge is required. If we create a variable named $skip_next and set it to true, then perform a check in the loop, we can set it to false and continue to skip the first. $skip_next = true; while … Read more
No, you did nothing wrong. It’s a known issue and in WordPress v6.1.3 and up to the current stable release as of writing (v6.2.2), it’s happening because of the following lines in get_the_block_template_html() which returns the markup for the current (block-based) template: $content = do_shortcode( $content ); $content = do_blocks( $content ); So as you … Read more
On the template driving your archive page, you can use the query_posts() function to adjust the main query (WordPress’ default main query, not your custom one). query_posts( array( ‘orderby’ => ‘modified’, ‘order’ => ‘ASC’, ) ); Using the pre_get_posts action is the better method, though slightly more complex (untested, would go in theme’s functions.php or … Read more
I think you are asking how to exclude the current exhibition from your upcoming exhibitions query. If that is the case, simply insert the ID of the current exhibition into the query using ‘post__not_in’: $exhibition_upcoming_query = array( ‘post_type’ => ‘exhibition’, ‘orderby’ => ‘meta_value’, ‘order’ => ‘ASC’, ‘posts_per_page’ => 3, ‘post__not_in’ => array( $exhibition_current_loop->posts[0]->ID ), ‘meta_query’ … Read more