get_posts() is a function for creating multiple loops. It retrieves a list of latest posts or posts matching criteria.
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When should you use WP_Query vs query_posts() vs get_posts()?
It seems like half the tutorials in the codex and around the blogosphere use query_posts() and half use WP_Query. What's the deal?
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When to use WP_query(), query_posts() and pre_get_posts
I read @nacin's You don't know Query yesterday and was sent down a bit of a querying rabbit hole. Before yesterday, I was (wrongly) using query_posts() for all my querying needs. Now I'm a little bit ...
5
votes
1answer
444 views
How to organize and cache additional data associated with terms?
I'm updating a plugin of mine and am have a hard time figuring out the "best way" to build in a specific bit of functionality. The plugin allows users to associate images from their media library to ...
4
votes
1answer
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How to get attachment file name not attachment URL
I'm using this code to list the image attachments of a post:
<select name="chb_homes_for_sale_specifics_floor_plan" style="width:100%;">
<option ...
4
votes
3answers
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Getting the Intersection of Two Custom Taxonomy Terms for a Custom Post Type?
(Moderators note: Was originally titled "How to get_posts of a custom post type that is in two custom taxonomies?")
I have a custom post type that has two taxonomies which are separate, one called ...
4
votes
1answer
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How-to exclude terms from the main query the most performant way?
This Q is a follow up to this answer on the Q: "How to exclude a specific term for the search?".
4 ways to filter out posts that have a specific term
Type | Pro | ...
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votes
2answers
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Show the First Post from Each of 3 Different Post Types on a Web Page?
I have 3 different custom post types: 1.) "events", 2.) "winners" and 3.) "offers". How would I go about retrieving the first (latest) post in each of these post types on a single web page (i.e a home ...
3
votes
2answers
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the_title() and the_permalink() won't work on AJAX calls
I've run into a strange problem.
I have a custom loop built with get_posts that works fine when loading the page normally:
<?php
$rows = get_posts(array(
'post_type' => ...
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votes
3answers
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get_children() Not Working with orderby Parameter
I am trying to use the orderby parameter in the get_children function as below:
$navigation = get_children(array(
'post_parent' => $parent->ID,
'orderby' => 'menu_order'
));
But it is ...
3
votes
1answer
1k views
Is it better practice to use query_posts, WP_Query, or get_posts to create various custom loops within a Page?
Right now, I'm using get_posts to retrieve cusstom posts types with a custom taxonomy assigned to it in order to generate static content like this:
<?php
/**
* Template Name: Front Page
* ...
3
votes
2answers
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Very slow query
This query works, but it takes upwards of 20 seconds to run on a Quad Core dedicated server... How can I optimize this?
$slides=get_posts(
array('post_type' => 'any', 'numberposts' => 5, ...
3
votes
1answer
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How to add paging to query
In the script below, I'm calling out from archive.php to functions.php to retrieve a list of posts that have been flagged in a category reserved for my "blog" posts. I'm listing these posts in summary ...
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votes
4answers
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How to return results of a get_posts() in explicitly defined order
I'm trying to create a loop of explicity ordered posts, for example:
<?php $args = array(
'include' => '1,3,8,4,12' ); ?>
<?php get_posts( $args ); ?>
The results are ...
2
votes
4answers
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setup_postdata() does not seem to be working?
I am not sure why but I have used get_posts() to query for some data. Then I used setup_postdata() ... I think its used so that I can use functions like the_permalink() etc with the new post data?
...
2
votes
1answer
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WP_Query vs get_posts
I have read a number of questions on SE regarding these but I still can't figure the exact difference wrt usage. Would it be true to say that I would probably use WP_Query for the majority of ...
2
votes
1answer
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Is it necessary to reset the query after using get_posts()?
Is it necessary to reset the query after using get_posts() ?
I have been looking at this page and I don't see any reference to get_posts() ... I can't make it out for sure from this page either.
I ...
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votes
1answer
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get_posts inside cron
Edited to rewrite my question
I'll try to be as clear as possible, as I need to get this resolved quickly.
I disabled WordPress' cron, and added a real cron job on my server to call wp-cron.php ...
2
votes
3answers
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Post count per (day/month/year) since blog began
I'm looking to echo the number of posts per month since the blog began, and for months where there was no posts echo '0'.
This is the output I want:
January 1, February 3, March 8, April 3, ...
...
2
votes
1answer
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Sanitation needed for WP_Query or get_posts calls?
Just wanted to get a straight answer on this: when submitting query_vars to a call to get_posts or WP_Query, is sanitation needed or does WordPress already take care of that?
2
votes
1answer
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With get_posts(), how can I put a category as a variable
I'm a noob at this so please bear with me.
I have the following code to return post title as links within categoryID 6, which is working fine:
<?php global $post; $cat_posts = ...
2
votes
2answers
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How to get 4 Posts after the 5 most recent ones
Well, I think the question might be a bit confusing. But well, I want to get the recent 4 posts, ignoring the first five recent posts. So in short the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth - most recent ...
2
votes
1answer
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meta_query: using BETWEEN with floats and/or casting to DECIMAL
Each post has a lat/lng value attached to it via postmeta. I'm trying to grab all posts within a bounding lat/lng value. Here's the get_posts query:
$posts = get_posts(array(
'posts_per_page' ...
2
votes
3answers
2k views
More posts from the current author
On a multi author WordPress blog I need to show a list with more posts from the current author. The list is inside the Loop, so I can use <?php the_author_meta('first_name'); ?> <?php ...
2
votes
2answers
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Why Does get_posts() Return an Empty Set?
I'm writing a custom plugin that is initialized at init. This plugin is trying to query for some custom post types already stored in the DB.
Here's my code:
$args = array()
$myposts = get_posts( ...
2
votes
2answers
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How to generate a list of posts published on current day?
I want to create a page labeled "Today's News" which displays a simple bulleted list of all posts published on the current day and grab the current date based on the server's date/time. Is this ...
2
votes
0answers
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Get attachments (get_posts) and WP 3.5 new uploader
I'm using get_posts() to get attachments from the post and use it in the slider. The issue is new uploader doesn't have that "Gallery" tab which was perfectly suitable for this. It also seems to be ...
2
votes
2answers
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Why can I not use setup_postdata($post) in the sidebar?
I have created a function that takes one parameter - post type, and will output each posts with some html and title, content etc within that. However, I want to be able to use functions associated ...
2
votes
2answers
375 views
get selected post using $_GET
im trying to get a post info when I click a button on the post and make it echo out the the same info it has in the else function, I tried adding in a query but in return it makes it echo back all the ...
2
votes
2answers
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List most recent image uploads, but only for specific custom post type
I can get a list of the most recent image attachments like so:
$attachments = get_posts( array(
'post_type' => 'attachment',
'posts_per_page' => $number,
'post_mime_type' => ...
1
vote
2answers
80 views
Ordering posts by metadata
In my plugin, I use these instructions to obtain a list of posts:
$args = array(
'numberposts' => -1,
'offset' => 0,
'meta_query' => array(
array(
...
1
vote
1answer
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Different Results with query('s=computer') vs get_posts('s=computer')?
I have two different pieces of code and it's returning two different results.
$search_query = new WP_Query();
$search_posts = $search_query->query('s=computer');
echo count($search_posts);
vs.
...
1
vote
1answer
610 views
Adding Pagination on a Custom Author Page
i have created a custom author's page that list the title of their posts. but the problem is i can't get the pagination to work if it's beyond the set post per page value. i have used get_posts() to ...
1
vote
1answer
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Query for custom post type?
I have installed the Custom Post Type UI plugin. After activation of this plugin I have created a custom post type called portfolio. Now I want to use this on the portfolio page in the front-end. How ...
1
vote
2answers
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How do you Query posts with nothing in common?
We can get multiple posts manually in a page, but that's generated in a template, AFTER the default query returned something else (page/post, etc)
How do you query multiple posts in a public query, ...
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vote
1answer
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get_posts with meta_compare='LIKE' not working
I am using the following code:
$tolettpe = "Sale";//default
if($_REQUEST['tolettype']) $tolettpe = $_REQUEST['tolettype'];
else if($_REQUEST['srch_type']) $tolettpe = $_REQUEST['srch_type'];
$args = ...
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vote
2answers
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How to get posts by content?
I found the following codes to get post details.
However, it is not possible to get the posts by content.
Does any one has any ideas?
get_posts()
//// get post ////
$args = array(
'numberposts' ...
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vote
1answer
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Query Posts or Get Posts by custom fields, possible?
If I were to take a standard query post.
<?php query_posts('post_type=payment'); while (have_posts()) : the_post();?>
Only this time I would like to query the post by 2 custom fields that it ...
1
vote
1answer
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Why get_posts are only showing five posts (retrieved by assigning a category to them?
Here is the link
http://www.brianfunshine.com/voice-work/voice-page/
This is the code:
<?php
/**
* Template Name: Voice Page (Two Columns)
* @package WordPress
* @subpackage Twenty_Ten
* ...
1
vote
1answer
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How to optimize my query filtering out unwanted data?
I use get_posts ($arg); to query the post table. Usually I need only three fields: post_title, ID and post_excerpt. But the data returned are many more, including post_content that is usually huge.
I ...
1
vote
2answers
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get_posts only children from certain parents
I have parent posts (custom post type hierarch=true) with ID 1, 2, 3, 4.
The parent posts with ID 2 and 4 have child pages.
I need to retrieve only posts 2 and 4 and all of their child pages.
...
1
vote
2answers
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is there a better way of combining this?
Hoping someone can point me in the direction of writing this in a more succinct way.
I'm working on my website, and want to display a total of 5 posts from the category 'general wonderings'.
The ...
1
vote
5answers
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How to get all posts related to particular category name?
I am developing one project and in this project i have to display all the posts related to particular category name.
I have searched a lot but i haven't got any idea to implement this.
How can i do ...
1
vote
1answer
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How do I get posts by multiple post ID's?
I've got a string with post ID's: 43,23,65.
I was hoping I could use get_posts() and use the string with ID's as an argument.
But I can't find any functions for retrieving multiple posts by ID.
Do I ...
1
vote
1answer
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How to query with get_posts() for posts with any tag
I need to do a simple post query that will get any post that has at least one tag. This is my current code that gets the posts with tag ID 27 or 36, but I need to modify it to get all posts with at ...
1
vote
1answer
686 views
Exclude Current Post from Recent Posts Loop
what would be the best way to exclude the current post I am viewing from this recent posts query. Thank You!
<?php
global $post;
if (in_category('top-lists')) {
...
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vote
2answers
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making random query button using $_GET
Im trying to make my post random when i lick on my button using $_GET but it just keeps refreshing my page instead of refreshing with the random post.
<a href="<?php echo $my_query; ...
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vote
2answers
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get_posts from post x(offset=>x) to end
How can i get the posts using get_posts from let's say post 10 and beyond?So if i have 200 posts i will get from post 10 to post 200(190 posts)?
Because as i see if i use
<?php $args = array(
...
1
vote
1answer
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Whats the way to format a date after using get_posts()
I see that theres no way to get a formatted date from a function like
echo get_the_date($post->ID, 'd M Y');
get_the_date only works with the current $post. If I used get_posts() how can I ...
1
vote
1answer
1k views
get all posts ID from a category
Problem: I need to get an array of ID's of posts from a given category If the category have any posts. This is to be used on a plugin options page.
So far I have:
$posts = ...
1
vote
1answer
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How to get_posts having post thumbnail?
I have following code:
$posts = get_posts(array(
"meta_key" => "special",
"meta_value" => "surprise",
// "has_post_thumbnail" => true, // how to do that?
));
What should I do to ...
