query_post by title?

Question

is it possible to create a loop of posts using WP_Query or query_posts using the title?

ie

$args = array('post_title'='LIKE '.$str.'% ');

$res = WP_Query($arg);

// the loop...


// trying this now...
$mypostids = $wpdb->get_col("select ID from $wpdb->posts where post_title like 'Abb%' ");

echo count($mypostids).", ";    // works but can't echo out array of IDs for the next args?

$args = array(
    'post__in'=> $mypostids
);

$res = WP_Query($args);

while( $res->have_posts() ) : $res->the_post(); ...

Answer 1

I would do it this way:

functions.php

<?php
add_filter( 'posts_where', 'title_like_posts_where', 10, 2 );
function title_like_posts_where( $where, &$wp_query ) {
    global $wpdb;
    if ( $post_title_like = $wp_query->get( 'post_title_like' ) ) {
        $where .= ' AND ' . $wpdb->posts . '.post_title LIKE \'' . esc_sql( like_escape( $post_title_like ) ) . '%\'';
    }
    return $where;
}
?>

Then:

$args = array(
    'post_title_like' => $str
);
$res = WP_Query($arg);

Answer 2

got this working with the help from this post in the end. Cheers guys;

$finalArgs =  array (       
        'posts_per_page'=>5,
        'order' => 'ASC',
        'post_type' => 'school'                         
    );

    // Create a new instance
    $searchSchools = new WP_Query( $finalArgs );

    $mypostids = $wpdb->get_col("select ID from $wpdb->posts where post_title LIKE '".$str."%' ");

    $args = array(
        'post__in'=> $mypostids,
        'post_type'=>'school',
        'orderby'=>'title',
        'order'=>'asc'
    );

    $res = new WP_Query($args);

    while( $res->have_posts() ) : $res->the_post();

        global $post;

        $EstablishmentNumber = get_post_meta($post->ID,'EstablishmentNumber', true);

        $schl = array('id'=>$EstablishmentNumber, 'label'=>$post->post_title , 'value'=>$EstablishmentNumber );     
        $matchedSchools[] = $schl;


    endwhile;

Answer 3

Yes it is possible....

global $wpdb;

$mypostids = $wpdb->get_col("select ID from $wpdb->posts where post_title like '%$str%' ");

$args = array('post__in'=$mypostids);

$res = WP_Query($arg);

Answer 4

Get the title from another loop

$title = get_the_title();

and use the $title variable if you wish.

<?php

                        global $post, $current_post_id, $title;

                    function filter_where($where = ''){

                        global $title;
                        $where .= "AND post_title = '$title'";
                        return $where;

                    }
                    add_filter('posts_where', 'filter_where');

                    $query = new WP_Query(array('post_type' => 'sessions') );
                    if ( have_posts() ) : while ( $query->have_posts() ) : $query->the_post();

/**/

                ?>  <?php endwhile; endif; 
                wp_reset_query(); ?>