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How to implement time filter to show random post 1 month for one category and 3 months for other categories

I started to work on one website after another developer and there is problem with his "popular widget" which is basically showing 3 random posts from category. There is some Switch statement which is ...
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add_filter and remove_filter added before and after wp_query

I have just started with WordPress Development, and found following block of code online (in some tutorial) function filter_where( $where = '' ) { // posts in the last 30 days $where .= " AND ...
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Gravity Forms field entries into wp_query loop

I have a simple function that filters the page content when form (ID 18) is submitted. It simply displays the entry of field (ID 13)... add_action("gform_after_submission_18", "set_post_content", 10, ...
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How to apply filter inside a single wp_query?

I've got a special query on my homepage that returns posts from a custom taxonomy. I'm trying to apply this filter for it. add_filter( 'post_limits', 'my_post_limits' ); function my_post_limits( ...
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Some filter adding custom post types to my WP_Query

I have a strange problem. I am using WP_Query inside a shortcode callback. Say I have 10 custom post types and I want to show the most recent post from 4 of them. I specify them as 'post_type' => ...
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filter posts by meta key with pagination

Trying to filter out specific posts that have certain meta_key from the main query... problem is it doesnt work with pagination which is my issue here. Anyone knows how to solve this? $paged = (end( ...
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wp_query and comment_parent - select only posts with top level comments

I have a custom post type of 'films', and I'm creating a number of search filters using wp_query. All are working fine, but I now need to add in an option of exclude results that dont have any top ...
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Why does apply_filters behave different inside and outside a loop?

What I want: the array of posts returned by creating $query = new WP_Query($args); Why: to return specific content as a sort of API request in json format, ready to display on another site What I ...
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Do not show a custom post if it belongs to a certain custom taxonomy

I am trying to block the visualization of a custom post, of type 'product', if it is assigned to certain values of the taxonomy 'product_cat'. Strictly speaking, I would like to block the ...
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Which filter/action hook gets triggered after a query has been performed?

Is there an action or filter that gets called after an instance of WP_Query performs a query?
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Custom query incorrectly returning everything [closed]

I'm missing something somewhere, but I cannot connect the dots. Everything outputs properly except that the query returns everything from the DB, not just posts. Can anyone spot a reason for this ...
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How to order posts tag by tag?

I want to order my posts by tags with only one WP_Query() In my WP_Query I would like to display 2 posts with tags portrait 2 posts with tags paysage 2 posts with tags portrait 2 posts with tags ...
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CSS class on last post in loop ( custom query )

I have been using this question to try to do this but I am having some difficutlty. I have a custom post type, media, and I am working on the archive-media.php template. I have it partially working ...
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Custom post type - filter content by custom meta box content

I have custom post type with some products. I need to add some content filtering now. I have custom meta box with "author". I want to add buttons with authors that will act like categories. So let me ...
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What is considered a default query for the request filter?

As stated in one of the answers in this question and in the codex entry for the request filter, said filter gets called only in a default query, such as the main query used for a loop. My question ...
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Order by title without taking into account 'the'

I currently have episodes from a TV Show that feature bands playing, so for example I have: Moby The Dandy Warhols The Kooks My wp_query looks like this: $loop = new WP_Query(array('post_type' ...
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Overriding The Loop with filter or hook

I'm trying to replace the $wp_query object for a specific category, without having to deal with creating a new template and creating a new WP_Query object there. My aim is to change the data ...
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Is it possible to add an argument to a custom function added to a filter hook?

Example: I'm trying to modify an instantiation of WP_Query by using the posts_orderby filter like so: add_filter('posts_orderby', 'favorites_orderby'); $new_query = new WP_Query($args); ...
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How can I filter by slug depending on language selection

I'm new to this site but looking at the quality of answers provided here I will be here for a long time :) Ok, first a bit of info: I'm developing a bilingual website (English & Japanese) using ...
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How to filter a dd/mm/yyyy date from a custom field in a query

I'm trying to build a query in order to sort some posts by a date custom field, where the dates are formatted dd/mm/yyyy. It works by querying the database directly with get_results like in this ...
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Pre-existing arguments when using queries

I am struggling to understand how queries work with get_posts(), query_posts() and WP_Query(). In particular I do not understand what pre-existing selection may exist when using these on a given page ...
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Filter by one custom field, order by another?

I have a custom post type "Listing" and I want to get all Listings that have a custom field gateway_value != 'Yes', and order the results by another custom field, location_level1_value. I can get the ...
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Filter WP_Query for posts having a certain meta-value

How to filter WP_Query for posts having a certain meta-value, without using a Custom Select Query? I have a custom posttype with meta-key: "open", and meta-value options: "yes" or "no". I would like ...
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Custom wp_query time filter on meta_value

My goal is to only show posts with opening hours after business hours, for a given day. So, e.g. I have a (custom) post with following meta_key and meta_value: meta_key = 'monday, meta_value = '14:00 ...