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1. barkerbaggies
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   I've got a custom post type Projects with standard categories enabled. I'd like to pass the categories for the project to a WP_Query to pull in posts relating to that project. The code I've got so far is:

   <?php
   // The Query
   	$project_category = get_the_category(); ?>
   
   <?php	$the_query = new WP_Query("cat=$project_category");
   // The Loop
   while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : $the_query->the_post(); ?>
   <p><a class="p-link" href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Read Post"><?php the_title_attribute(); ?></a></p>
   
   <?php	endwhile;
   	// Reset Post Data
   wp_reset_postdata(); ?>

   I've had the same code working with the variable defined by a custom field, but would love a more intuitive way for my client to match posts to their projects than having to fish around for the cat ID.

2. alchymyth
   The Sweeper
   Posted 9 months ago #

   try:

   $project_category = wp_get_post_categories($post->ID); ?>
   
   <?php	$the_query = new WP_Query(array('category__in' => $project_category));

   http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_get_post_categories

3. barkerbaggies
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   @alchymyth You're a superstar! I've been trawling the codex today for this, was getting dizzy from going round in circles for so long.

   Much appreciated.

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