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How to customize search query in WordPress stack exchange?
2) As far as the custom query goes, you can use pre_get_posts hook to test if you’re on a search page, then you get $_GET your values, edit your query accordingly. Action Reference – pre_get_posts There are tons of tutorials online and questions on this exchange to help you out. Some are Simple and others are more Complex.
When to use pre get posts in WordPress?
Unless you are intimately familiar with these settings and are willing to coordinate them yourself, it’s suggested that you replace the main query by using WP_Query in the page.php or single.php (child) theme template files. pre_get_posts runs before WP_Query has been set up.
Which is the main query in WordPress hook?
For example, its recommended to use the the is_admin () conditional to not change queries in the admin screens. With the $query->is_main_query () conditional from the query object you can target the main query of a page request. The main query is used by the primary post loop that displays the main content for a post, page or archive.
How to create custom search for custom post type?
On a WooCommerce (product post type) search case, just copy the woocommerce/templates/archive-product.php file to your child theme and then customize it… 1hour for this!! : ( I have 10 CPTs each with it’s own search result page (different layouts each) and using this was not working for me.
When to use WP reset query in WordPress?
In example2 there’s a comment: And really you should never use wp_reset_query because you shouldn’t use query_posts!? In the WP Codex it states that you should use wp_reset_query () after a custom loop (first example) http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_reset_query
When to use WP _ reset _ query ( ) after a custom loop?
In the WP Codex it states that you should use wp_reset_query () after a custom loop (first example) http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_reset_query Is the codex wrong then? wp_reset_postdata () – ensures that the global $post has been restored to the current post in the main query.
When to use query _ reset _ Postdata ( )?
Above states that you should only use query_reset_postdata () when using “separate queries”. In example2 there’s a comment: And really you should never use wp_reset_query because you shouldn’t use query_posts!?