Comments on: Using WP_Query() to make custom queries within WordPress templates

By: Aery

Aery — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:36:49 +0000

Thanks for the quick response.

Let me try this new way.

By: Paul Robinson

Paul Robinson — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:36:45 +0000

Normally with featured page items you don’t want them to change when you change pages, but it is easy (once you know how) to allow it to change pages.

Just do this with your custom query:

//put this above your custom query
$paged = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
//now for the custom query example
$wp_query = new WP_Query('cat=5&posts_per_page=5&paged='.$paged);

Hopefully that will help.

P.S Sorry about the code highlighting not working. I’m having a few problems with the plugin I use. I’m trying to fix it now.

By: Aery

Aery — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:24:43 +0000

Hi Veneficus and Paul,

Thanks for the exellent trick with WP_Query. I hope you can help me with basic problem.

I intend to make a custome query which will showcast only featured posts in my homepage. However, on using custom query, pagination doent seem to work.

The custom query is –

have_posts()) : $recent->the_post();?>

*** Do some stuff ***

Now, the problem is even after clicking “Older Entries” or “Newer Entries”, the page URL changes to domain.com/page/2 but the contents remain same.

It looks like pagination isnt working with WP_Query.

I would be really greateful if you can suggest something to make it work.

By: Veneficus Unus

Veneficus Unus — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:56:59 +0000

Hi Jim,

I’m not sure. I thought it might have been a bug in WordPress, but I’ve just tested it & my recent posts widget works fine when searching.

As a rule of thumb I always run the search through WP main query system instead of making a separate one, meaning overwrite $wp_query with the new query, as I find it stops all sorts of strange things happening. However, I don’t know if that would solve your problem.

Sorry if I haven’t been much help. It’s a rather stange problem.

By: Jim Isaacs

Jim Isaacs — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:55:49 +0000

Does anyone know why the search template is negating any new WP_Query instances I would create.

This includes the one in the “Recent Posts” widget.

For example add “Recent Posts” widget to a global sidebar. Show that sidebar on the search.php template. Then watch it disappear. Looks like some how WordPress accomodated for this some how, but in my sub queries I am not, the way they are.

Anyone have an idea about this.

To note: I have already tried the following…
$myQuery->query_vars['s'] = ”;
$myQuery->is_search = false;

// Start the Sub Loop…

By: Veneficus Unus

Veneficus Unus — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:32:58 +0000

I think I understand. However accessing the MySQL query that WordPress generates directly (if it’s even possible) can be dangerous. You can do pretty much anything you like using the options given in WP_Query() but for those times where it still isn’t customiseable enough you will need to write a plugin that makes it’s own connection to the database using WordPress’ database functions. Unfortuntately I haven’t had any experience with that part of WordPress. So am unable to help you.

By: Deep

Deep — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 07:57:06 +0000

It I think it helpfull for me, but I needed your help as I creating a plugin which returns a complete mysql query according to our custom requirments for getting posts, comments, pages ect.
So 1st is that I’m required to display posts according to that generated query at home page.
and 2nd is, some time query has complex conditions then how I’m able to manage these kind of complex customized queries for getting required results.

By: Veneficus Unus

Veneficus Unus — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:42:13 +0000

No problem. Your probably right. Again thanks for telling me about it, I probably wouldn’t have found it otherwise.

By: Cosme

Cosme — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:15:54 +0000

Yep… well… maybe they just obviated the issue, I’m glad to help. By the way, thanks for sharing the knowledge, great blog. This particular tweak is hardly found.

By: Veneficus Unus

Veneficus Unus — Sun, 10 May 2009 11:16:18 +0000

Hey there Cosme. Your right, it shouldn’t have that $ there, I’ve no idea how I missed it, I’ve no idea how the code has been working for the other commenters either, because you’re right that $ will cause an error.

I’ll correct the post now. Thanks for pointing it out.