Answer by prosti for When to use WP_query(), query_posts() and pre_get_posts
Just to outline some improvements to the accepted answer since WordPress evolved over the time and some things are different now (five years later): pre_get_posts is a filter, for altering any query....
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I modify WordPress query from functions.php: //unfortunately, "IS_PAGE" condition doesn't work in pre_get_posts (it's WORDPRESS behaviour) //so you can use `add_filter('posts_where', ....);` OR modify...
View ArticleAnswer by Lukas Pecinka for When to use WP_query(), query_posts() and...
There are legitimate scenarios for using query_posts($query), for example: You want to display a list of posts or custom-post-type posts on a page (using a page template) You want to make pagination of...
View ArticleAnswer by Rarst for When to use WP_query(), query_posts() and pre_get_posts
There are two different contexts for loops: main loop that happens based on URL request and is processed before templates are loaded secondary loops that happen in any other way, called from template...
View ArticleAnswer by Stephen Harris for When to use WP_query(), query_posts() and...
You are right to say: Never use query_posts anymore pre_get_posts pre_get_posts is a filter, for altering any query. It is most often used to alter only the 'main query':...
View ArticleWhen 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...
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