Title: query_posts displaying the wrong posts Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # query_posts displaying the wrong posts * Resolved [David Gard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duck_boy/) * (@duck_boy) * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query_posts-displaying-the-wrong-posts/) * Hey all, * For some reason when I use query_posts the wrong posts are being displayed when I am filtering by a custom taxonomy, called ‘contact’, and i cannot figure out why. Rather than the list of Posts with the contact a Post that has the same name as the contact is being displayed. * I am using this code – * ``` $args = Array( // Array of arguments for query_posts() 'cat' => $cat, 'posts_per_page' => 10, 'paged' => $paged, 'tag' => get_query_var('tag'), 'tla_tag' => get_query_var('tla_tag'), 'contact' => get_query_var('contact')); query_posts($args); ``` * Yet the arguments are collecting the correct data – Array ( [cat] => 75 [posts_per_page] => 10 [paged] => 0 [tag] => [tla_tag] => [contact] => john-smith ) * Any help would be appriciated. * Thanks. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 17 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query_posts-displaying-the-wrong-posts/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query_posts-displaying-the-wrong-posts/page/2/?output_format=md) * [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/) * (@michaelh) * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query_posts-displaying-the-wrong-posts/#post-1397737) * quoting scribu here [http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/9951](http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/9951) * > Say you have a ‘genre’ custom taxonomy. > If it’s hierarchical, these are the query vars that should become available: > ‘genre’, ‘genre__in’, ‘genre__not_in’, ‘genre__and’ > …in other words, the exact same query vars that are currently available for > categories. > If it’s not hierarchical, these are the query vars that should become available: > ‘genre’, ‘genre__in’, ‘genre__not_in’, ‘genre__and’, ‘genre_slug__in’, ‘genre_slug__and’ > …in other words, the exact same query vars that are currently available for > tags. * Thread Starter [David Gard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duck_boy/) * (@duck_boy) * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query_posts-displaying-the-wrong-posts/#post-1397775) * Michael, * Thanks for the reply, but not really sure what to do with that. * The issue is that my other custom taxonomy (tla_tag) is working fine when this method is used, for example – Array ( [cat] => 75 [posts_per_page] => 10 [paged] => 0 [tag] => [tla_tag] => tla-employment [contact] => ) – displays the correct posts, so I suspect that it is becaus I also have a post that is of the same name as that of the term in the contact taxonomy, and it is this that I cannot figure out. * Thanks. * [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/) * (@michaelh) * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query_posts-displaying-the-wrong-posts/#post-1397807) * What happens if you just query for * ``` 'contact' => get_query_var('contact')); ``` * Thread Starter [David Gard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duck_boy/) * (@duck_boy) * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query_posts-displaying-the-wrong-posts/#post-1397838) * I get the same result. * [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/) * (@michaelh) * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query_posts-displaying-the-wrong-posts/#post-1397920) * Meaning that `'contact' => get_query_var('contact'));` is not working? * Thread Starter [David Gard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duck_boy/) * (@duck_boy) * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query_posts-displaying-the-wrong-posts/#post-1397972) * It’s filtering posts but it is displaying a Post with the same name as the contact, rather than all posts that have that contact. E.g it’s giving results for ‘name’ => get_query_var(‘contact’) as opposed to ‘contact’ => get_query_var(‘contact’). * Live example here – [http://www.dynedrewett.com/?contact=hollie-wright](http://www.dynedrewett.com/?contact=hollie-wright) As you can see, the top of the page reports the correct number of posts usinig get_term_by(), but query_posts() seems to be not quite on the ball. * Thanks. * Thread Starter [David Gard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duck_boy/) * (@duck_boy) * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query_posts-displaying-the-wrong-posts/#post-1398060) * Quick recap – * using `query_posts('contact' => get_query_var('contact'));` (Contact being a custom taxonomy) returns one single post named {contact}, rather than all of the posts with that contact. * Live example here – [http://www.dynedrewett.com/?contact=hollie-wright](http://www.dynedrewett.com/?contact=hollie-wright) * Any help would be appricated. * [Mark / t31os](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t31os_/) * (@t31os_) * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query_posts-displaying-the-wrong-posts/#post-1398061) * How are you registering the taxonomy? * Also you could have a conflict with rewrite rules if you have both a page with the name contact and a taxonomy with that name …. * Thread Starter [David Gard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duck_boy/) * (@duck_boy) * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query_posts-displaying-the-wrong-posts/#post-1398134) * Hey T310s, * Sorry for delay in reply, have been away. * I am registering the taxonomy through functions.php as follows – * ``` function create_my_taxonomies() { register_taxonomy( 'contact', 'post', array('hierarchical' => false, 'label' => 'Contacts', 'query_var' => true, 'rewrite' => false)); register_taxonomy( 'tla_tag', 'post', array('hierarchical' => false, 'label' => 'TLA Tags', 'query_var' => true, 'rewrite' => Array('slug' => 'tla_tag'))); } add_action( 'init', 'create_my_taxonomies', 0 ); ``` * I have also tried `'rewrite' => Array('slug' => 'contact')` but unfortunatly that made no difference. * Seeing as this is causing me a rather large headache, is there any ohter way of displaying the posts that I am after that you know of at all? * Thanks. * [Mark / t31os](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t31os_/) * (@t31os_) * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query_posts-displaying-the-wrong-posts/#post-1398135) * Looking back, this line looks wrong.. * ``` query_posts('contact' => get_query_var('contact')); ``` * ..maybe something like.. * ``` query_posts( array( 'contact' => get_query_var('contact') ) ); ``` * or * ``` query_posts( 'contact='.get_query_var('contact') ); ``` * ..would work.. * Thread Starter [David Gard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duck_boy/) * (@duck_boy) * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query_posts-displaying-the-wrong-posts/#post-1398136) * Hey T31os, * I am using – * ``` $args = Array( // Array of arguments for query_posts() 'cat' => $cat, 'posts_per_page' => 10, 'paged' => $paged, 'tag' => get_query_var('tag'), 'tla_tag' => get_query_var('tla_tag'), 'contact' => get_query_var('contact')); query_posts($args); ``` * as opposed to just – `query_posts('contact' => get_query_var('contact'));` * Have tried the other two lines though, just in case, but they both displayed exactly the same. Using the method above the correct posts are displayed for ‘ cat’, ‘tag’, and ‘tla_tag’, that is what led me to think it’s because of the post name. I’m not sure how else I can do it though, which is frustrating! * Thanks. * [Mark / t31os](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t31os_/) * (@t31os_) * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query_posts-displaying-the-wrong-posts/#post-1398137) * What about if you remove the other query vars? Simply as a test to see if there’s a problem calling that query var alongside others.. * I can see you have a page called contact, i can’t imagine that will work alongside a registered query var with the same name.. you’ll end up with two very similar sets of rules in the rewrite array … i’d imagine one rule will win out and work, the other won’t.. * Try changing the page permalink, contact-us, or whatever, something that will make it differ from the query var.. * Thread Starter [David Gard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duck_boy/) * (@duck_boy) * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query_posts-displaying-the-wrong-posts/#post-1398138) * Even with just that one it still is problamatic. I take it you have visited the page to see what is going on? * I’ll try adding another taxonomy with a slightly different name in a minute, but I still think it is because there is a post named the same as the contact( I.e. Hollie Writht). Just had a though – I could call the contacts something like ‘contact-Hollie_Wright’ and put her name in the description and display that. * Will let you know. * Thread Starter [David Gard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duck_boy/) * (@duck_boy) * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query_posts-displaying-the-wrong-posts/#post-1398139) * Ok, I think I have accidently found the problem, and it is entirely of my own making! * I run a small function to get an excerpt of the contacts profile if `get_query_var(' contact')` is not empty (but it aslo does other bits) to display above the posts they are the contact for, and when I accidently made that part of the function not the posts displayed correctly. It’s because I’m running query_posts() in here as well isn’t it, so it’s getting rid of my previous options. * ``` if($typeOf == 'contact'){ // Displays excerpt from the Contacts Profile and a link to the full Profile if($term->name != ''){ $contactDetails = query_posts(array('name' => $term->slug)); foreach($contactDetails as $contactDetail) { $post_content = explode('.', strip_tags($contactDetail->post_content)); echo '

' . $post_content[0] . '. View full Profile

'; } } } ``` * I’ll look for another way to achieve what I am looking for! * Thanks for the help. * [Mark / t31os](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t31os_/) * (@t31os_) * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query_posts-displaying-the-wrong-posts/#post-1398140) * > It’s because I’m running query_posts() in here as well isn’t it, so it’s getting > rid of my previous options. * Test your theory, remove the code and see if the query vars then behave properly, you can always add it back.. 🙂 Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 17 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query_posts-displaying-the-wrong-posts/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query_posts-displaying-the-wrong-posts/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘query_posts displaying the wrong posts’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 17 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [Drew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drook/) * Last activity: [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query_posts-displaying-the-wrong-posts/page/2/#post-1398201) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics