Title: Nesting Custom Post Type Loops
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Nesting Custom Post Type Loops

 *  Resolved [janemig](https://wordpress.org/support/users/janemig/)
 * (@janemig)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nesting-custom-post-type-loops/)
 * Hi everybody! Was wondering if anyone would be so kind to help me out. I’m trying
   to nest my custom post type loop into another one (which is already in its named
   custom template file). I’m a noob, so not quite sure if my ifs and whiles are
   in the correct place. The code is below, I stripped out as much as I could for
   brevity purposes :). The result I’m getting is 1) starts out lovely, looping 
   the original ‘events’ loop, then the ‘speakers’ loop , then 2) takes a turn for
   the worse with the original ‘events’ loop containing ‘speaker’ content! Any clues?
   Many thanks in advance for your time and consideration!
 *     ```
       <?php
       /**
       *Template Name: Single test
        */
       ?>		<div>
   
       			<?php if ( have_posts() ): ?>
   
       		       <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post();?><!-- begin of loop for 'event' -->       
   
       						<p>Event stuff here</p>
   
       					<!-- THEN nest in custom post type loop 'speakers': -->
   
       					<?php query_posts('post_type=speakers'); ?>	
   
       					<?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) :  the_post(); ?> 
   
       						<p>Speaker stuff here</p>
   
       					<?php endwhile; ?>
       				    <?php endif; ?>
       				    wp_reset_postdata();
   
       				    <!-- THEN resume original events loop: -->
   
       				    <p>Event stuff here</p>
   
               	    </article>
   
       			<?php endwhile; ?>
       			<?php endif; ?>
   
       	 	</div>
       ```
   

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 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nesting-custom-post-type-loops/#post-5463113)
 * don’t use `query_posts()` – use a custom query with `WP_Query()` instead;
 * [http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/1753/when-should-you-use-wp-query-vs-query-posts-vs-get-posts](http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/1753/when-should-you-use-wp-query-vs-query-posts-vs-get-posts)
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query](http://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query)
 * example:
 *     ```
       <?php
       /**
       *Template Name: Single test
        */
       ?>		<div>
   
       			<?php if ( have_posts() ): ?>
   
       		       <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?><!-- begin of loop for 'event' -->       
   
       						<p>Event stuff here</p>
   
       					<!-- THEN nest in custom post type loop 'speakers': -->
   
       					<?php $speakers = new WP_Query( array( 'post_type' => 'speakers' ) ); ?>	
   
       					<?php if ( $speakers->have_posts() ) : while ( $speakers->have_posts() ) :  $speakers->the_post(); ?> 
   
       						<p>Speaker stuff here</p>
   
       					<?php endwhile;
       				    endif;
       				    wp_reset_postdata(); ?>
   
       				    <!-- THEN resume original events loop: -->
   
       				    <p>Event stuff here</p>
   
               	    </article>
   
       			<?php endwhile; ?>
       			<?php endif; ?>
   
       	 	</div>
       ```
   
 * (untested)
 *  Thread Starter [janemig](https://wordpress.org/support/users/janemig/)
 * (@janemig)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nesting-custom-post-type-loops/#post-5463134)
 * Thanks so much, I tried it but it’s not working. It makes total sense though!
   Does the first loop have to use WP_Query as well?
 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nesting-custom-post-type-loops/#post-5463145)
 * possibly remove `wp_reset_postdata();` or replace it with `$speakers->reset_postdata();`
 * additionally, you could temporarily save `$wp_query` before the custom loop and
   restore it after;
 * example for the custom query and loop:
 *     ```
       <?php $temp = $wp_query;
       $speakers = new WP_Query( array( 'post_type' => 'speakers' ) ); ?>	
   
       					<?php if ( $speakers->have_posts() ) : while ( $speakers->have_posts() ) :  $speakers->the_post(); ?> 
   
       						<p>Speaker stuff here</p>
   
       					<?php endwhile;
       				    endif;
       				    $speakers->reset_postdata();
       $wp_query = $temp; ?>
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [janemig](https://wordpress.org/support/users/janemig/)
 * (@janemig)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nesting-custom-post-type-loops/#post-5463159)
 * That seems so perfect!! You are so kind to help! I’m using the code and it’s 
   still not behaving. It’s actually puling in a different custom post type, not
   speakers, which is odd. Question: I created an archive-speaker.php and a single-
   speaker.php for the cpt, Is that interfering in some way, should I not include
   those files since I’m only placing the speakers on the events page?
 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nesting-custom-post-type-loops/#post-5463161)
 * is the custom post type ‘speaker’ or ‘speakers’?
 * can you use the [pastebin ](http://pastebin.com/)to provide the full code of 
   the template(s)?
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Posting_Code](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Posting_Code)
 * what theme are you currently working with?
 *  Thread Starter [janemig](https://wordpress.org/support/users/janemig/)
 * (@janemig)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nesting-custom-post-type-loops/#post-5463167)
 * Hi Alchymyth,
 * It is ‘speakers’.
 * I just put the code in pastebin: [http://pastebin.com/gCYZBNuw](http://pastebin.com/gCYZBNuw)
 * This is a custom build, using Starkers foundation as a base. It’s very pared 
   down. Do you need the archive-speakers.php or single-speakers.php code?
 *  Thread Starter [janemig](https://wordpress.org/support/users/janemig/)
 * (@janemig)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nesting-custom-post-type-loops/#post-5463170)
 * Note, it uses loop code from the Advanced Custom Fields plugin. Could that be
   conflicting? Actually, I tried taking that code out, but it didn’t fix it.
 *  Thread Starter [janemig](https://wordpress.org/support/users/janemig/)
 * (@janemig)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nesting-custom-post-type-loops/#post-5463208)
 * Also, how would I get the speakers nav menu to display in alphabetical order?
 *  Thread Starter [janemig](https://wordpress.org/support/users/janemig/)
 * (@janemig)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nesting-custom-post-type-loops/#post-5463215)
 * Do I have too many endifs and endwhiles in there? I’ve tried every combination,
   taking each out one by one, repositioning them, etc. Should the original query
   be something other than an ordinary loop?
 *  Thread Starter [janemig](https://wordpress.org/support/users/janemig/)
 * (@janemig)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nesting-custom-post-type-loops/#post-5463226)
 * Yay, I found the missing piece of code. I put this query right before my original
   loop and voila it all works! Here’s the code for anyone who’s in a jam:
 * <?php query_posts(‘post_type=events&posts_per_page= -1’); ?>
 * (you would substitute ‘events’ with whatever your custom post type name is. Use
   that with the wonderful code that wonderful Alchymyth was so generous to provide
   and you’re off and running with nested custom loops! Woohoo!
 * Many thanks again to you, Alchymyth!!!
 *  Thread Starter [janemig](https://wordpress.org/support/users/janemig/)
 * (@janemig)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nesting-custom-post-type-loops/#post-5463239)
 * Hold the phone! I just added a few events and when I click any one of them to
   get to the main event page, only the last post that was created displays, no 
   others. I tried adding wp_reset_query() at the end of the single-events.php page,
   but it doesn’t resolve it. Any clues?
 *  Thread Starter [janemig](https://wordpress.org/support/users/janemig/)
 * (@janemig)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nesting-custom-post-type-loops/#post-5463278)
 * Ok, I realized that placing that query code into the single-events.php only made
   it query the event posts all over again and return the latest 1. Thus, my getting
   only 1 post (the latest one) on that single page. So I took it out.
 * And what I’m still left with is figuring out why the nesting of the speakers 
   loop isn’t returning speakers, but is returning a list of my other custom posts
   and pages, with the styling of the speakers custom post type. Does that shake
   anything loose?
 *  Thread Starter [janemig](https://wordpress.org/support/users/janemig/)
 * (@janemig)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nesting-custom-post-type-loops/#post-5463280)
 * I found the answer! The ‘speakers’ custom post type declared Has-Archive as True,
   but it should be FALSE because it’s only being displayed on the events page as
   a list! So I changed has archive to false and it works!
 *  Thread Starter [janemig](https://wordpress.org/support/users/janemig/)
 * (@janemig)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nesting-custom-post-type-loops/#post-5463285)
 * Which, of course, leads me to the query: How can you nest a loop of a custom 
   post that HAS an archive into another loop? Sigh. This may be a query for another
   day…
 * Nonetheless, here is the final code, I hope it can help anyone who’s in a jam:
 *     ```
       <?php
       /**
       *Template Name: Single Events
        */
       ?>
       	<?php get_header(); ?>
   
       	 	<div>
   
       	 	<?php if ( have_posts() ): ?>
   
       		       <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post();?><!-- begin events loop -->       
   
       				<article>
   
       					<!-- Events content here -->
   
       			      <!-- Then query for Speakers: -->
       			       <?php $temp = $wp_query;
       					$speakers = new WP_Query( array(
       						'post_type' => 'speakers',
       						'paged'=>$paged,
       	                     'orderby'=>'title',
       	                     'order'=>'ASC'
                             ) ); ?>	
   
       						<?php if ( $speakers->have_posts() ) : while ( $speakers->have_posts() ) :  $speakers->the_post(); ?> 
   
       				           <div class="speakerbio clearfix" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
       	                <div class="left">
       	                    <a href="<?php esc_url( the_permalink() ); ?>"><?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?></a>
       	                </div>
   
       	                <div class="right">
   
       	                    <h3><?php the_title(); ?>   <a href="#top"><i class="fa fa-caret-up"></i></a></h3>
       	                    <div class="sptitle"><b><?php the_field('speaker_title'); ?></b></div>
   
       	                    <?php the_field('speaker_bio_text'); ?>
       	                </div>
   
       	            </div> <!-- END speakerbio -->
   
       			           <?php endwhile;
       				    endif;
       				    $speakers->reset_postdata();
       					$wp_query = $temp; ?>
       					<!-- End speaker query and reset the events post data-->
   
       					<!-- Events content here -->
   
               	    </article>
   
       					<?php endwhile; ?>
   
       				<?php endif; ?>
   
       	 	</div>
   
       	 	<?php get_footer(); ?>
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [janemig](https://wordpress.org/support/users/janemig/)
 * (@janemig)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nesting-custom-post-type-loops/#post-5463286)
 * And, to the moderator who opened up the wonderful world of ‘new WP_Query’ to 
   me. Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day. Give a man a fishing pole and 
   he’ll eat for a lifetime. Thanks for the fishing pole, Alchymyth.

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