Page title in post query

Question

How do i add the current post/page title in a post query?

I've tried this, doesn't work:

query_posts( 'posts_per_page=10category_name=&' . $post->post_title); if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); 

Answer 1

Your original code has a typo - the ampersand is used to separate arguments, so it should be:

'posts_per_page=10&category_name=' . $post->post_title

However, since this is a new query in addition to the default, a new instance of WP_Query should be used instead of query_posts:

$args = array(
    'posts_per_page' => 10,
    'category_name' => $post->post_title
);

$related = new WP_Query( $args );

if( $related->have_posts() ):
    while( $related->have_posts() ):
        $related->the_post();
    endwhile;
endif;

Answer 2

To others who wants to use this,

This solution makes a page into a category page, an easy way to get categories into a header navigation that lists pages.

Just make this code into a page template and set a title that matches the category you want to show.

<?php 

$args = array('posts_per_page' => 10, 'category_name' => $post->post_title );

$related = new WP_Query( $args );

if( $related->have_posts() ): while( $related->have_posts() ): $related->the_post();

?>

<?php the_title(); ?>
<?php the_content(); ?>


<?php endwhile; endif; ?>