By default wp_query returns posts of type ‘post’ only, unless tax_query is set. So you would have to set ‘post_type’ => array( ‘post’, ‘your-cpt-name’ ) to get posts from your CPT as well. You can set the post_type to any as well, but that will also return other post types, such as attachments that might … Read more
There are many globals that are being set in a loop, not only $post, and you need to set all of them to get exactly the same behavior. To get this it is not enough to set $post but you also need to use setup_postdata
How do I dynamically generate args for wp_query?
Sticky Post default functionality with WP_Query is ignored when using AJAX
Retrieve the post’s ID from the $post object. $post->ID;
WP_Query & AJAX
Interupting the loop with extra divs to display data, and how to get it to work responsively
All right, I think I see what’s going on… As per WP pagination parameters documentation, posts_per_page is indeed cached. Somewhat… Basically, you could set this to “10” the first time, as you do, and then to 5 after that, but then use “offset” or “paged” parameters to get the posts you want. Your “load-next-amount” variable … Read more
Custom pagination with WP_Query generating 404 error
This is the (updated) code I’m using, which gives results like I’d expect: $args = array( ‘post_type’ => ‘entry’, ‘orderby’ => ‘bayesian_average’, ‘order’ => ‘DESC’, ‘post_status’ => ‘publish’ ); $loop = new WP_Query($args); $number_of_entrants = $loop->post_count; $total_ratings = $total_num_votes = 0; foreach ($loop->posts as $query_post) { $count = $query_post->ratings_count; $average = $query_post->ratings_average; $total_num_votes += $count; … Read more