Title: $arg array use with WP_Query()
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# $arg array use with WP_Query()

 *  [olliew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/olliew/)
 * (@olliew)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/arg-array-use-with-wp_query/)
 * I have been using WP_Query() in a simple manner such as
    `$myquery= new WP_Query('
   tag=dogs' );`
 * I see a more complicated use of WP_Query using an array. Why is an array needed
   and under what circumstances should I use an array rather than the simpler method?

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 *  [stephencottontail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stephencottontail/)
 * (@stephencottontail)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/arg-array-use-with-wp_query/#post-7309148)
 * I think your specific example is perfectly readable, but IMO, arrays are easier
   to read when you’re passing a large number of arguments to `WP_Query`:
 *     ```
       $args = array(
         'foo'  => 'bar',
         'baz'  => false,
         'qux'  => 4,
         'blah' => 'blah blah'
       );
   
       $query = new WP_Query( $args );
       ```
   

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