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Generally speaking, whenever I work with custom post type pagination, it’s done so by writing a custom query using WP_Query and then calling wp_reset_postdata() at the end of The Loop. I still think this has its place, but there is a simpler solution that you may be able to implement using a specific hook that WordPress […]

As much as I am a fan of certain WordPress APIs for querying the database such as: WP_Query, WP_User_Query, WP_Meta_Query, and so on I’m also a fan of querying directly against the database when needed. As you’ll notice, there’s a consistent way that I go about doing this and since there are times where […]

[…] that your query isn’t working? And no, I’m not talking about using a raw SQL query or even a parameterized version with the $wpdb class. I’m talking about WP_Query. Querying Event Post Types Here’s the short of it: If you attempt to use WP_Query in a way that you’re used to using it (that is, […]

[…] you may never need to use $wpdb. I see it used far more often than is necessary. By that, I mean we can normally get away with WP_Query, WP_User_Query, or a similar API before we need to talk directly to the database. But let’s say that you’re working with a custom table or a […]