Using new meta_query with custom post types

  • Resolved theryancollier

    (@theryancollier)


    15 years, 3 months ago

    I’m having trouble using the new meta_query argument with a custom post type (not sure if that even has anything to do with it). Basically I’m trying to use a custom field value to sort through my custom post type.

    function my_function($branch){
       $args = array(
		'posts_per_page' => 10,
		'post_type' => 'officer_profile',
		'meta_query' => array(
			'key' => 'asg_branch_gvt',
			'value' => $branch
			)
		);
	$officers = new WP_Query($args);
}

    But when I use the older method and remove the meta_query array and replace it with meta_key => 'asg_branch_gvt', meta_value => $branch

    It returns no problem.

    What gives? Any ideas?

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  • Thread Starter theryancollier

    (@theryancollier)

    15 years, 3 months ago

    Of course, right after I post I figure out the problem. You actually need to pass and array of arrays. So my code works now that I changed the code to:

    function my_function($branch){
       $args = array(
		'posts_per_page' => 10,
		'post_type' => 'officer_profile',
		'meta_query' => array(
                        array(
			'key' => 'asg_branch_gvt',
			'value' => $branch
			))
		);
	$officers = new WP_Query($args);
}

    Luckily I wasn’t the only one with this problem in the last few hours. 😉 See http://core.trac.ww.wp.xz.cn/ticket/16563 gives details.

    I think more than anything, some improvement to the example usage in the query_posts Codex page would help. See the heading “Multiple Custom Field Handling” at http://codex.ww.wp.xz.cn/Function_Reference/query_posts. In fact that code example may be wrong.

    worldofharry

    (@worldofharry)

    14 years, 7 months ago

    Weird, this didn’t work for me.

    Rather, this worked as I was working with query_posts.

    $args["meta_query"] = array("state"=>  array("Delhi", "IN"));
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