New answers tagged api
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The WordPress function get_posts() is making it's own instance of WP_Query that is not globally accessible:
function get_posts($args = null) {
// ... cut ...
$get_posts = new WP_Query;
return $get_posts->query($r);
}
so you could instead try
$results = get_posts($args);
echo count($results);
to give you the array count of post objects ...
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The API you offer in a plugin or a theme depends on the logic of that specific code. There is probably no guide that applies to all situations.
I am a contributor for multiple plugins with APIs, and what I have learned so far is:
Do not offer an API until you really know how people use your code.
Release the first two or three versions without any API. ...
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I have a few issues with the accepted answer - that doesn't make it wrong, but I'll post my own code below which I feel might have a better result for some people since I had the same question but wanted to do the same thing with less code.
First, the above code creates "URL" type navigation items, which is fine for some people but I want to link to PAGES, ...
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The template_redirect hook might be what you are looking for.
function template_redir_wpse_97289($content) {
// code or file include, for example
}
add_filter('template_redirect','template_redir_wpse_97289',1);
That will fire just before the page template is loaded so you could use it to load your own templates.
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