AND / OR functionality

Hi @jomo5280,

Could you please double check that under each taxonomy group > advanced, the group relation is set to “AND” then the “parent logic”, under “parent option” is also set to “AND”?

When configured this way, the resulting query should look something like this:

[tax_query] => Array
(
    [relation] => AND --This would come from the parent option
    [0] => Array
        (
            [relation] => AND --This would come from the group relation option
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [taxonomy] => category
                    [field] => id
                    [terms] => 1
                    [include_children] => 1
                )
            [1] => Array
                (
                    [taxonomy] => category
                    [field] => id
                    [terms] => 169
                    [include_children] => 1
                )
            [2] => Array
                (
                    [taxonomy] => category
                    [field] => id
                    [terms] => 14259
                    [include_children] => 1
                )
        )
    [1] => Array
        (
            [relation] => AND --This would come from the group relation option
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [taxonomy] => post_tag
                    [field] => id
                    [terms] => 171
                    [include_children] => 1
                )
            [1] => Array
                (
                    [taxonomy] => post_tag
                    [field] => id
                    [terms] => 14260
                    [include_children] => 1
                )
        )
)

Also keep in mind: if you’re using separate filter widgets on the same page (all targeting the same post widget), their selections will be combined in the final query. So multiple active filters will apply cumulatively.

If you’re still seeing unexpected results, feel free to reach out to me directly at [email protected]. I’d need to enable the debug log on your site to inspect the exact query being generated.

Thanks,
Dara

Hi @wheeldj,

Thanks for the report. The Parent Logic setting is responsible for the relationship between AND/OR groups, which I realize might not be what most users expect. To address this, I’ve added a new control in the next version that will let users decide the relation between OR groups.

Right now, your query would look something like this:

(
    [order] => ASC
    [orderby] => date
    [post_type] => post
    [paged] => 1
    [tax_query] => Array
        (
            [relation] => AND  // Parent Logic
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [relation] => OR  // Concatenated OR Group Logic
                    [0] => Array
                        (
                            [taxonomy] => category
                            [field] => id
                            [terms] => Array(14259, 14262)
                            [include_children] => 1
                        )
                    [1] => Array
                        (
                            [taxonomy] => post_tag
                            [field] => id
                            [terms] => Array(171, 14260)
                            [include_children] => 1
                        )
                )
        )
)

In the meantime, you can try setting the group logic on your post categories to AND so it splits the groups, or as a workaround, you can comment out the line 330 of the class-jax.php file.

// $args[‘tax_query’][] = array_merge( [ ‘relation’ => ‘OR’ ], $query_or );

If you run into any other issues or need further assistance, please let me know.

Regards,
Dara

Hi Jamie,

I would expect the new release to be ready later this week. I’m currently testing all the most recent changes to make sure everything is stable before pushing it live.

If you’re not in a rush, I’d recommend holding off rather than modifying the file manually, especially since the upcoming version already addresses the issue you ran into. But if you need a quick workaround in the meantime, feel free to let me know and I’ll guide you through it.

Thanks again for your patience!

Regards,
Dara