Don’t use query_posts, ever. The first 6 queries can be condensed to a single WP_Query: $args = array( ‘cat’ => 3598, ‘posts_per_page’ => 6 ); $featured = new WP_Query( $args ); if( $featured->have_posts() ){ $featured->the_post(); ?> your markup for the first post <?php $featured->the_post(); ?> your markup for the second post <?php $featured->the_post(); // etc.. … Read more
You are almost there—but please, use WP_Query. $args = array( ‘pagename’ => ‘features’, ‘post_parent’ => PARENT-PAGE-ID-HERE, ); $query = new WP_Query($args); if ($query->have_posts()) : $query->the_post(); // … wp_reset_postdata(); endif; // EDIT: If you don’t want to or cannot use the parent page’s ID, you can access it by its title, for instance like so: ‘post_parent’ … Read more
The first way, using the pre_get_posts action will modify the main query before the page loads. The second way will create a new query. It is much better to alter the main query than to create a new query.
The “orderby” parameter takes a fallback value, and here you want to get the posts sorted by post date when the vote value is not available. so you can just append “date” to the orderby parameter like below to get the rest of the post in the loop sorted as per the dates:– ‘orderby’ => … Read more
I hate writing “you can’t do that” answers, but you can’t. That is the strict answer to your question about whether you can do this with a single WP_Query. You can’t limit post type counts individually in the same query using WP_Query (You are actually using query_posts. Please don’t. It is not the right tool … Read more
@user6394526 is right… you cant really exlude post types but you can declare which post types you want to retrieve… See his answer for an example. The second option which is less preffered (since is would query all posts, even the ones you dont need!) is to check for post type and ignore the one … Read more
WordPress tax_query not showing private posts
You can simply use the default author.php page to do this. If you don’t have one, make a copy of index.php and rename it author.php Now, use pre_get_posts to include your custom post type in the author pages. This code goes in functions.php function cpt_on_author_page( $query ) { if ( !is_admin() && $query->is_author() && $query->is_main_query() … Read more
How do I make query use exact post title
pre_get_post alter current post id