Shortcode
The The shortcode [wp_query] is the easiest way to display a custom loop anywhere in your content.
The shortcode accepts several parameters:
- post_type : Comma separated list of post types to query
- posts_per_page : Integer value of the posts to query
- category__in : Comma separated list of categories to include
- category_not_in : Comma separated list of categories to exclude
- tag__in : Comma separated list of tags to include
- tag__not_in : Comma separated list of tags to exclude
- author__in : Comma separated list of authors to include
- author__not_in: Comma separated list of authors to exclude
- template : String template name or path to template relative to the theme directory (optional)
- pagination : True/false whether to use pagination (default: false)
- ignore_sticky_posts : Whether to ignore sticky posts (default: false)
- orderby : What to order the posts by
- order : ASC or DESC sort order
- context : String context used to filter the query during execution, optional
A comma separated list of post types to query.
- Default: post
- Required: false
- Type: comma separated list
[wp_query post_type="post, page, event"]
Number of post to show per page. Use -1 to show all posts. If combined with the pagination parameter, it will limit the posts per page. If pagination is false, it will limit the total number of posts displayed.
- Default: wordpress default
- Required: false
- Type: integer
Display posts that have these categories.
- Default: null
- Required: false
- Type: comma seperated list of category names, slugs, or id's
Exclude posts that have these categories.
- Default: null
- Required: false
- Type: comma seperated list of category names, slugs, or id's
Display posts that have these tags.
- Default: null
- Required: false
- Type: comma seperated list of tag names, slugs, or id's
Exclude posts that have these tags.
- Default: null
- Required: false
- Type: comma seperated list of tag names, slugs, or id's
Display posts by these authors.
- Default: null
- Required: false
- Type: comma seperated list of author names, or id's
Exclude posts by these authors. Accepts name, or id's. Passed as a comma seperated list.
- Default: null
- Required: false
- Type: comma seperated list of author names, or id's
Specify the output template. This can be done in one of several ways:
- 1.By Name: If you've registered your template with the plugin, you can specify the template by name
- 2.By path: If you have not registered your template, you can specify the path relative to your themes root directory. If a path is specified, the plugin will attempt to load the template if possible.
- Default: Plugin Default
- Required: false
- Type: string
Note: The plugin contains a default template that will be used if no template is specified.
[wp_query template="my_custom_template"]
[wp_query template="my_custom_template.php"]
[wp_query template="my_template_path/my_custom_template.php"]
[wp_query template="my_template_path/my_custom_template"]
Whether or not to paginate the posts displayed
- Default: false
- Required: false
- Type: boolean ( true / false )
Ignore default sticky post functionality. If set to true, sticky posts will appear in the normal post order. If false, sticky posts will appear first.
- Default: true
- Required: no
- Type: boolean ( true / false )
What data to order the posts by
- Default: date
- Required: no
How to order posts
- Default: DESC
- Required: no
- Type: ASC / DESC
Optional string used to identify a specific instance, for additional actions and filters.
- Default: null
- Required: false
- Type: string
The shortcode can also perform custom taxonomy queries using any taxonomy name, in the format:
Display posts that contain this taxonomy terms.
- Default: null
- Required: false
- Type: comma seperated list of term names, slugs, or id's
Exclude posts that contain this taxonomy terms.
- Default: null
- Required: false
- Type: comma seperated list of term names, slugs, or id's
Examples
To query all posts of post type "recipe" with the taxonomy of "recipe_type" with the terms "breakfast" or "brunch", and using the "List" template:
[wp_query post_type="recipe" recipe_type__in="breakfast, brunch" template="List"]
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