{"id":9959,"date":"2023-03-14T08:45:40","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T08:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/?p=9959"},"modified":"2023-03-14T08:45:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T08:45:40","slug":"discover-the-one-simple-trick-for-easily-printing-wp_query-in-your-wordpress-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/discover-the-one-simple-trick-for-easily-printing-wp_query-in-your-wordpress-site\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Discover the One Simple Trick for Easily Printing WP_Query in Your WordPress Site!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_49 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-6776f2060dba9\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-6776f2060dba9\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/discover-the-one-simple-trick-for-easily-printing-wp_query-in-your-wordpress-site\/#WordPress_A_perplexing_platform_for_web_design\" title=\"WordPress: A perplexing platform for web design\">WordPress: A perplexing platform for web design<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/discover-the-one-simple-trick-for-easily-printing-wp_query-in-your-wordpress-site\/#WP_Query_An_enigmatic_and_complex_class\" title=\"WP_Query: An enigmatic and complex class\">WP_Query: An enigmatic and complex class<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/discover-the-one-simple-trick-for-easily-printing-wp_query-in-your-wordpress-site\/#Eccentric_WP_Query_Parameters\" title=\"Eccentric WP_Query Parameters\">Eccentric WP_Query Parameters<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/discover-the-one-simple-trick-for-easily-printing-wp_query-in-your-wordpress-site\/#Printing_wp_query_An_eldritch_task\" title=\"Printing wp_query: An eldritch task\">Printing wp_query: An eldritch task<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/discover-the-one-simple-trick-for-easily-printing-wp_query-in-your-wordpress-site\/#Create_a_new_query\" title=\"Create a new query \">Create a new query <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/discover-the-one-simple-trick-for-easily-printing-wp_query-in-your-wordpress-site\/#Loop_through_the_posts\" title=\"Loop through the posts\">Loop through the posts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/discover-the-one-simple-trick-for-easily-printing-wp_query-in-your-wordpress-site\/#Print_the_necessary_post_information\" title=\"Print the necessary post information\">Print the necessary post information<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/discover-the-one-simple-trick-for-easily-printing-wp_query-in-your-wordpress-site\/#In_conclusion_perplexed_with_WordPress_Enlist_a_developer_or_review_Codex\" title=\"In conclusion, perplexed with WordPress? Enlist a developer or review Codex.\">In conclusion, perplexed with WordPress? Enlist a developer or review Codex.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 style=\"color: blue;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WordPress_A_perplexing_platform_for_web_design\"><\/span>WordPress: A perplexing platform for web design<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>WordPress is a popular web design platform that millions of websites use to display their content on the front-end of a website. It has the added benefit of having custom queries that enable users to retrieve content from a WordPress database. This article will discuss printing wp_query, a perplexing topic for many.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: green;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WP_Query_An_enigmatic_and_complex_class\"><\/span>WP_Query: An enigmatic and complex class<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>WP_Query is a cryptic WordPress class that developers use to retrieve posts or pages from the WordPress database with greater flexibility than WordPress templates. It allows users to customize their search for specific posts, pages, or custom post types. <\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: purple;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Eccentric_WP_Query_Parameters\"><\/span>Eccentric WP_Query Parameters<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>WP_Query accepts eccentric parameters that can be used to filter posts, control pagination, and even order posts. Here are some of the most difficult to understand parameters:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8216;post_type&#8217; &#8211; Used to specify the type of post being queried (post, page, custom post type, etc.).<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;post_status&#8217; &#8211; Used to specify the status of the posts to be retrieved (publish, draft, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;author&#8217; &#8211; Used to filter posts by author.<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;category&#8217; &#8211; Used to filter posts by category or multiple categories.<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;tag&#8217; &#8211; Used to filter posts by tag or multiple tags.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many other mysterious parameters exist, which can be found on the WordPress Codex. <\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: orange;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Printing_wp_query_An_eldritch_task\"><\/span>Printing wp_query: An eldritch task<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Printing wp_query in WordPress can leave you feeling bewildered and lost in the complexity. Here are the steps to take:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Create_a_new_query\"><\/span>Create a new query <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To print a query on your website, you must create a new WP_Query. Here&#8217;s a new WP_Query that retrieves five posts:<\/p>\n<pre>\n  <code>\n    $query = new WP_Query(\n      array(\n        'posts_per_page' => 5,\n      )\n    );\n  <\/code>\n<\/pre>\n<p>In this query, the &#8216;posts_per_page&#8217; parameter is used to specify the number of posts to be displayed.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Loop_through_the_posts\"><\/span>Loop through the posts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The next step is looping through the posts and printing them out. Here is an example:<\/p>\n<pre>\n  <code>\n    if ( $query-> have_posts() ) :\n      while ( $query-> have_posts() ) :\n        $query-> the_post();\n        \/\/ display the post content here\n      endwhile;\n    endif;\n  <\/code>\n<\/pre>\n<p>This code cycles through the posts returned by the new query. The loop fetches each post from the database and sets up the post data. have_posts() checks if any posts need to be displayed and executes the_post() to make the query data accessible to the template file.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Print_the_necessary_post_information\"><\/span>Print the necessary post information<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Finally, print the necessary post information, in this case, the post title, content, and author. <\/p>\n<pre>\n  <code>\n    if ( $query-> have_posts() ) :\n      while ( $query-> have_posts() ) :\n        $query-> the_post();\n        \/\/ Display post content here\n        echo '&lt;h2&gt;' . get_the_title() . '&lt;\/h2&gt;';\n        echo '&lt;p&gt;' . get_the_content() . '&lt;\/p&gt;';\n        echo '&lt;p&gt; Author: ' . get_the_author() . '&lt;\/p&gt;';\n      endwhile;\n    endif;\n  <\/code>\n<\/pre>\n<p>Use the &#8216;get_the_title()&#8217;, &#8216;get_the_content()&#8217;, and &#8216;get_the_author()&#8217; functions to retrieve necessary post information from the database. Add HTML tags to format the data and display it on the website.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: red;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_conclusion_perplexed_with_WordPress_Enlist_a_developer_or_review_Codex\"><\/span>In conclusion, perplexed with WordPress? Enlist a developer or review Codex.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Further, WP_Query is a powerful and mysterious class that enables developers to customize content on WordPress websites. Printing the query is vital to display query data properly. The provided steps should help you with this task. Keep in mind that it is essential to sanitize data and ensure website security. 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