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1. Matthew
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   Hey guys,

   I was wondering if it was possible to add a value to query_posts? I have a simple form on my website (www.bayofplenty.info) that has a select box to select the number of bedrooms a property has (which is a custom field) and I'm trying to add it to a results page query with the variable $bedrooms. The form is working fine because I can echo the results, but the query isn't picking it up.
   The query code I'm using is:
   

   <?php $bedrooms = $_POST['bedrooms']; ?>
     <?php $key = '_ct_selectbox_4e4f46f4788f8' ?>
     <?php query_posts('post_type=property&meta_key=$key&meta_value=$bedrooms&posts_per_page=10&orderby=ASC'); ?>
     <?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
     <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
     <?php the_title(); ?>
     <?php the_content(); ?>
     <?php endwhile; ?>
     <?php else: ?>
     Sorry, no results were found for your search.
     <?php endif; ?>

2. vtxyzzy
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   You must use double quotes around the query string in order to interpolate variable values:

   <?php query_posts("post_type=property&meta_key=$key&meta_value=$bedrooms&posts_per_page=10&orderby=ASC"); ?>

3. Matthew
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   Cool, thanks. All works fine now! :D

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