How can I get the query that would be run for the archive page?
In each of your hooks & filters handlers, in addition to checking for archive conditions, check for a custom query var that you can then set for a custom/manual query. For example, where you might have: function wpse_223991_pre_get_posts( $wp_query ) { if ( $wp_query->is_main_query() && $wp_query->is_post_type_archive( ‘my_post_type’ ) ) { // Awesome custom stuff } … Read more