WP_Query offset argument does not work

The offset index for WP_Query generally works with pagination. When you set pagination to a -1 the function assumes you’re getting all posts and there will be no pagination or offset. So to counteract this you would set the posts_per_page to a high number like 999. Reading the Function Reference on WP_Query the pagination section says:

'posts_per_page'=>-1 to show all posts (the 'offset' parameter is ignored with a -1 value). Set the ‘paged’ parameter if pagination is off after using this parameter.

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