Title: query_posts() Variables as Arguments
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# query_posts() Variables as Arguments

 *  [DZaidle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dzaidle/)
 * (@dzaidle)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query_posts-variables-as-arguments/)
 * The following works perfectly:
 * `$current_issue = query_posts('tag=April+2012&category_name=Cover');`
 * What I cannot get to work is:
 * `
    $tag_var = 'April+2012';
 * $current_issue = query_posts("tag=$tag_var&category_name=Cover");
 * I’ve tried multiple variations such as:
    ` $tag_var = 'April+2012';
 * $current_issue = query_posts('tag='.$tag_var.'&category_name=Cover');
 * But nothing works. I get either an empty array or the fisrst “n” posts (where“
   n” = the default posts-per-page setting)
 * Kudos and accolades for any help to make this work.

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 *  [simple1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simple1/)
 * (@simple1)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query_posts-variables-as-arguments/#post-3702561)
 * I’m interested in how this might work also.
 *  [David Choi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpthemes777/)
 * (@wpthemes777)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query_posts-variables-as-arguments/#post-3702562)
 * Try
 * `$current_issue = query_posts("tag={$tag_var}&category_name=Cover");`
 * So the PHP variable can be parsed when double quotes ” are used.
 * [http://php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php](http://php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php)

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 * Last reply from: [David Choi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpthemes777/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/query_posts-variables-as-arguments/#post-3702562)
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