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How to load custom post types in WordPress?
To load custom post types with a specific category, we only need to update our WP_Query script, in both our posts.php page AND our functions.php page. The query to load custom post types with a category looks like this. Please note that I am getting the requested category by ID and that I add it to the page url as a $_GET [] parameter.
How do I fetch a post in WordPress?
Okay basics done, coming back to our main topic; how to fetch posts in WordPress. Since we have three options, let’s look at each in a bit more detail. Both get_posts and query_posts use the instance of WP_query class. WP_query class provides you with a global instance $wp_query which is the main query.
Why do I need to retrieve all my WordPress posts?
As WordPress theme or plugin developers, you could come across a need to retrieve a collection of posts, to be displayed on a page. As a simple use case consider a requirement to display the latest 5 posts on your homepage, or to list posts for a particular category, in a category archive page.
How to load more posts in WordPress script?
You can also use this script to set a ‘disabled’ state to your load-more button. The jsonFlag is set to false if the script runs for the first time. ONLY if our script returns more than 9 posts (or whatever you have in your pagination) we can put the flag back on True.
Forget about a well structured / easy to use CMS – the Tags listing on the custom post types page will show all Tags (not just the tags used in the custom post type articles) with the wrong count
What’s the difference between a post and a page?
A post type is a type of post (in the broader sense) that a given item of content belongs to. And a “post” is a post type, as is “page”, “attachment” or any custom post type you register (I know, it’s confusing but I’ll dig deeper in a minute).
How to post custom form on same page?
I’m trying to put on a post a custom form and, on the same page I’d like to visualize the results of an action on the form. But I’m missing the basics. Essentially I’d like to do something like this. Is it possible?
How does Ajax load more work in WordPress?
Ajax Load More can infinite scroll almost any content type WordPress offers – from blog posts to multipage content to WooCommerce products – Ajax Load More can handle it all. Check out the examples below: Ajax Load More accepts a variety of query and styling parameters that are passed to WordPress via shortcode or PHP function.
Where do I write Ajax code in WordPress?
The WordPress functions.php file to setup our WordPress API and a custom.js file to write down all of our ajax/js code. I’m going to give an example on how to use WordPress Ajax based on a past project.
How to use WP API for Ajax in PHP?
BUT, in functions.php we need to use $request->param (‘cat’) instead of $_GET [‘cat’] to get the same result. The easy thing (I think) with using the WP API for this kind of stuff, is that we can easily update our Ajax url if we want changes like this.