Title: query posts Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # query posts * [Root](https://wordpress.org/support/users/root/) * (@root) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-posts/) * Does anyone happen to know where an expo on query_posts is to be found please. On Codex it is descibed as coming shortly. (1.5). Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 36 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-posts/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-posts/page/3/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-posts/page/2/?output_format=md) * [ifelse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ifelse/) * (@ifelse) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-posts/#post-178328) * query_posts allows you to reuse the $wp_query object. By passing in parameters to query_posts, that query will be performed. * This will reset the loop counter and rebuild the collection of posts allowing you to go back through the_loop again. * [ifelse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ifelse/) * (@ifelse) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-posts/#post-178330) * By parameters, I mean you would call query_posts as such: query_posts(‘category_name =your_category&showposts=10’); * Thread Starter [Root](https://wordpress.org/support/users/root/) * (@root) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-posts/#post-178331) * Too late. I got it fixed up. Thanks for readiong this far. There is an example of it in action on Codex. * [ifelse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ifelse/) * (@ifelse) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-posts/#post-178332) * Ah crap, I remembered seeing it somewhere. For future reference, [see here](http://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop#Advanced_Use). * [Kafkaesqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kafkaesqui/) * (@kafkaesqui) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-posts/#post-178335) * I *really* have to get to work on that query_posts page… * Thread Starter [Root](https://wordpress.org/support/users/root/) * (@root) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-posts/#post-178344) * I still havent quite got the syntax. Does the query go inside the loop. Then the rewind ? * [Kafkaesqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kafkaesqui/) * (@kafkaesqui) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-posts/#post-178348) * Use it just before (but not in) the loop it’s to act upon. * Thread Starter [Root](https://wordpress.org/support/users/root/) * (@root) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-posts/#post-178352) * Then rewind? I ask because it isnt running smoothly. I have tried most combos. Or is the rewind built into the query as it seems ? In the Codex example the query sits first but then the loop only executes the query. * [ifelse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ifelse/) * (@ifelse) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-posts/#post-178358) * You shouldn’t need to rewind. The loop counter is reset upon execution so it acts as an implicit rewind. * Thread Starter [Root](https://wordpress.org/support/users/root/) * (@root) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-posts/#post-178359) * Ah cool. But then the loop wont execute. * [Kafkaesqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kafkaesqui/) * (@kafkaesqui) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-posts/#post-178360) * rewind is somewhat unrelated to query_posts. Depending on what you’re trying to do, an option may be to reinitialize the default loop through `query_posts(' showposts')`. * [ifelse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ifelse/) * (@ifelse) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-posts/#post-178361) * Here’s roughly what you would be doing: `if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()): the_post(); the_title(); endwhile; //now run a new query query_posts('category_name =site&showposts=10'); //as $wp_query is reinitialise, let's run the_loop while( have_posts()) : the_post(); the_title(); endwhile; endif; * Thread Starter [Root](https://wordpress.org/support/users/root/) * (@root) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-posts/#post-178365) * This looks good. TY. * [lawtai](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lawtai/) * (@lawtai) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-posts/#post-178385) * The thing with the query post is that it bypasses any password protection if you’re using PW’s. Know of a way to still include the PW protection? * [Kafkaesqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kafkaesqui/) * (@kafkaesqui) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-posts/#post-178425) * lawtai: Try reusing the code for that from `the_content()` and perform an if/ else just after the start of your custom loop: * `post_password)) : if(stripslashes($_COOKIE['wp-postpass_'. COOKIEHASH]) != $post->post_password) { // and it doesn't match the cookie $output = get_the_password_form(); echo $output; } else : ?> * ~drop your regular loop stuff here ~ * `` * Don’t know if it’ll work, but worth a shot. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 36 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-posts/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-posts/page/3/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-posts/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘query posts’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [query_posts](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/query_posts/) * 36 replies * 8 participants * Last reply from: [davidchait](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidchait/) * Last activity: [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query-posts/page/3/#post-179034) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics