{"id":211,"date":"2020-06-29T12:25:32","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T12:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/codexjunction.com\/?p=211"},"modified":"2023-10-29T16:28:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T16:28:14","slug":"wp-args-order-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/codexjunction.com\/wp-args-order-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"WP Args Order in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"

WP Args Order in WordPress refers to the order in which arguments are passed to the WP_Query()<\/code> class constructor. The order of the arguments is important, as it can determine the results of the query.<\/p>\n

The WP_Query()<\/code> class is used to retrieve posts from the WordPress database<\/a>. The constructor of the WP_Query()<\/code> class takes a number of arguments, which can be used to filter and sort the results of the query.<\/p>\n

The following table lists the WP Args Order in WordPress:<\/p>\n

| Argument | Description | |—|—|—|<\/p>\n

| orderby<\/code> | Specifies the field to order the posts by. |<\/p>\n

| order<\/code> | Specifies the order in which to return the posts. |<\/p>\n

| posts_per_page<\/code> | Specifies the number of posts to return. |<\/p>\n

| offset<\/code> | Specifies the number of posts to skip over. |<\/p>\n

| post_type<\/code> | Specifies the post type to return. |<\/p>\n

| post_name<\/code> | Specifies the post name to return. |<\/p>\n

| post_id<\/code> | Specifies the post ID to return. |<\/p>\n

| post_parent<\/code> | Specifies the parent post ID to return. |<\/p>\n

| author<\/code> | Specifies the author ID to return. |<\/p>\n

| category_name<\/code> | Specifies the category name to return. |<\/p>\n

| tag<\/code> | Specifies the tag slug to return. |<\/p>\n

| taxonomy<\/code> | Specifies the taxonomy name to return. |<\/p>\n

| meta_key<\/code> | Specifies the meta key to return. |<\/p>\n

| meta_value<\/code> | Specifies the meta value to return. |<\/p>\n

| date_query<\/code> | Specifies the date query to return. |<\/p>\n

| tax_query<\/code> | Specifies the taxonomy query to return. |<\/p>\n

| post_status<\/code> | Specifies the post status to return. |<\/p>\n

| ignore_sticky_posts<\/code> | Specifies whether to ignore sticky posts. |<\/p>\n

The order in which the arguments are passed to the WP_Query()<\/code> class constructor is important. The order in which the arguments are passed will determine the order in which the query is executed.<\/p>\n

For example, if you pass the orderby<\/code> argument before the post_type<\/code> argument, the posts will be ordered by the orderby<\/code> field before the post_type<\/code> field is filtered.<\/p>\n

If you pass the post_type<\/code> argument before the orderby<\/code> argument, the posts will be filtered by the post_type<\/code> field before they are ordered by the orderby<\/code> field.<\/p>\n

It is important to note that some arguments are mutually exclusive. For example, you cannot pass the post_id<\/code> argument and the post_name<\/code> argument at the same time.<\/p>\n

Example<\/strong><\/p>\n

The following example shows how to use the WP_Query()<\/code> class to retrieve all posts of the type post<\/code>:<\/p>\n

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PHP<\/div>\n
$args<\/span> = array<\/span>(\r\n  'post_type'<\/span> => 'post'<\/span>,\r\n);\r\n\r\n$query<\/span><\/span> = <\/span>new<\/span><\/span> WP_Query( <\/span>$args<\/span><\/span> );\r\n\r\n<\/span>if<\/span><\/span> ( <\/span>$query<\/span><\/span>->have_posts() ) {\r\n  <\/span>while<\/span><\/span> ( <\/span>$query<\/span><\/span>->have_posts() ) {\r\n    <\/span>$query<\/span><\/span>->the_post();\r\n\r\n    the_title();\r\n    the_content();\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  wp_reset_postdata();<\/span>\r\n}\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
The following example shows how to use the WP_Query()<\/code> class to retrieve all posts of the type post<\/code> and order them by the post_title<\/code> field in ascending order:<\/p>\n
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PHP<\/div>\n
$args<\/span> = array<\/span>(\r\n  'post_type'<\/span> => 'post'<\/span>,\r\n  'orderby'<\/span> => 'post_title'<\/span>,\r\n  'order'<\/span> => 'ASC'<\/span>,\r\n);\r\n\r\n$query<\/span><\/span> = <\/span>new<\/span><\/span> WP_Query( <\/span>$args<\/span><\/span> );\r\n\r\n<\/span>if<\/span><\/span> ( <\/span>$query<\/span><\/span>->have_posts() ) {\r\n  <\/span>while<\/span><\/span> ( <\/span>$query<\/span><\/span>->have_posts() ) {\r\n    <\/span>$query<\/span><\/span>->the_post();\r\n\r\n    the_title();\r\n    the_content();\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  wp_reset_postdata();<\/span>\r\n}\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
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