Are you trying to search multiple sites, or is this a generic WP question?
Its on a multisite Installation. Bevor i try to query the posts i use switch_to_blog() to switch to the target blog:
global $switched;
switch_to_blog(2);
// Here we go with the problem query
$args = array('post_type' => 'events','cat'=>35);
$loop = new WP_Query( $args );
while ( $loop->have_posts() ) : $loop->the_post();
// DO SOMETHING
endwhile;
wp_reset_query();
restore_current_blog();
But maybe this question would fit to the “How-To and Troubleshooting” section?
Okay so you’re trying to search a different site’s posts?
That is, you’re on siteA and you want posts from SiteB?
Yes, but i have no problem querying posts from the other blog.
The switch_to_blog() function works perfect to change the blog and query posts by post_type works fine also:
$args = array('post_type' => 'events');
$loop = new WP_Query( $args );
The only thing which is not working is to add the post_type category-ID to the query:
$args = array('post_type' => 'events','cat'=>CATEGORY_ID);
$loop = new WP_Query( $args );
It seems, that the “cat” parameter is only working for standard categories right? Is it not for custom post_type categories?
Hi there,
In case anyone will hit this page in the future,
I strugled with this type of query and what I see here I think could be fix by using ‘tax_query’ insted of ‘cat’. IF using a custom post type you will also probably have to use a custom taxonomy, if you have access to the database you can verify this in wp_term_taxonomy(if you are not a theme developer).
More info about custom taxonomy parameters you can find here.
Regards
