Reset wp_query after custom query

  • monkeyangst

    (@monkeyangst)


    16 years, 3 months ago

    Using the ideas I found in this Codex article, I have created my own taxonomy, “character.” Posts (in my case, stories) can be tagged with what characters appear in them, and I’ve got to the point where I can bring up archives of characters by using a URL query like http://example.com?character=bob. It uses archive.php for the moment, since I haven’t made a custom template.

    This works great! However, unlike WordPress’s built-in archives, the wp_query variable doesn’t get reset after the query runs. For instance, if I stick a Recent Posts widget in my sidebar, that widget will show only the recent posts that include that character. Of course, if your URL searches by anything else (tag, category, etc), WordPress doesn’t do this, so I figure there’s behavior that resets the query at some point. I’m looking through the WP code trying to find at what point the query is reset, with no luck. Anyone know?

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  • Mark / t31os

    (@t31os_)

    16 years, 3 months ago

    What’s wrong with just resetting the query after the loop?..

    wp_reset_query()

    Thread Starter monkeyangst

    (@monkeyangst)

    16 years, 3 months ago

    That’s a good idea… any idea where I should run it? Can’t do it in templates, this is for a plugin.

    I know there’s a ‘pre_get_posts’ function, but apparently no ‘post_get_posts’…

    xdesi

    (@xdesi)

    16 years, 3 months ago

    How about if you reset it before the loop you are using in your plugin

    Thread Starter monkeyangst

    (@monkeyangst)

    16 years, 3 months ago

    Unfortunately, the loops I’m talking about are built-in, such as the one to get recent posts in the Recent Posts widget. I don’t have control over where they go in users’ themes.

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