Title: WP 2.6 get_posts Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # WP 2.6 get_posts * Resolved 838745 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-26-get_posts/) * I have 2.6 WP version. Trying to get posts from one category. Using code * ``` $args = array( 'post_type' => 'post', 'category' => $cat->cat_ID, 'offset' => 1, 'numberposts' => 2, 'post_status' => 'publish', 'orderby' => 'date', 'order' => 'DESC', 'meta_key' => 'video', 'meta_value' => 1); $posts = get_posts($args); foreach($posts as $post) { setup_postdata($post); ... ``` * And getting all posts from $cat->cat_ID and child cats. Any ideas how to fix? * query_posts is useless, since it havent support of meta_key&meta_value Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) * Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/) * (@otto42) * WordPress.org Admin * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-26-get_posts/#post-826855) * query_posts does indeed support meta_key and meta_value in 2.6. So does the WP_Query method. * In fact, get_posts is just using WP_Query now. It’s no longer any different. So switch already. * Thread Starter 838745 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-26-get_posts/#post-826858) * Hm, how then i should use it? Such code doesnt work: * ``` query_posts('cat=1&metakey=video&meta_value=1&post_type=post&offset=1&numberposts=2&post_status=publish&orderdy=date&order=desc'); while(have_posts()) { the_post(); ``` * Anyways, i know how to fix it to make work for me. * wp-includes/query.php line 1022: `$q['category__in'] = array_merge($q['category__in'], get_term_children($cat, 'category'));` * Just comment it and you will get directly what you asked for. * Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/) * (@otto42) * WordPress.org Admin * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-26-get_posts/#post-826860) * “metakey” is not the same as “meta_key”. Spelling is important here… * Also, using category__and instead of cat might be more what you’re looking for. Better than hacking the core code. * Thread Starter 838745 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-26-get_posts/#post-826862) * well. Good idea, but still not work: * ``` query_posts('cat='.$cat->cat_ID.'&meta_key=video&metavalue=1&post_type=post&offset=1&showposts=2&post_status=publish&orderdy=date&order=desc'); while(have_posts()) { the_post(); ``` * Such code still give me cat and subcats posts. * Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/) * (@otto42) * WordPress.org Admin * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-26-get_posts/#post-826863) * Yes, because the “cat” parameter gives the children as well. * And you misspelled “meta_value” this time. * Did you read what I posted about using category__and instead? Might be worth looking closer at that. * Also, the array thing you were doing earlier with get_posts will work just as well with query_posts too. No need to do all that string work. * Thread Starter 838745 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-26-get_posts/#post-826865) * Thank you man for your help. * Well, meta_value just was misspelled here, it works now. well, such code gives me 2nd and 3rd record i belive: * ``` $args = array( 'post_type' => 'post', 'category' => $cat->cat_ID, 'offset' => 1, 'showposts' => 2, 'post_status' => 'publish', 'orderby' => 'date', 'order' => 'DESC', 'meta_key' => 'video', 'meta_value' => 1); query_posts($args); ``` * Something else i can do? * And even ‘category__and’ & ‘category__’ gives same (2nd and 3rd record). * Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/) * (@otto42) * WordPress.org Admin * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-26-get_posts/#post-826869) * > _‘category’ => $cat->cat\_ID,_ * … * Did you even try `'category__and' => array($cat->cat_ID)` at all? * Thread Starter 838745 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-26-get_posts/#post-826871) * Wow. It finally works. Big thanks for you! * [Phil Johnston](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnstonphilip/) * (@johnstonphilip) * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-26-get_posts/#post-827136) * Does anyone know where the function for $args sits? I am trying to figure out how to get the images/attachments to order based on the order I give them in the admin. Currently they remain in the order they were uploaded even if I re- order them by dragging and dropping in the admin. * I am wondering if it has something to do with ORDER BY in the mySQL call – and perhaps that call is done somewhere in a function related to $args? * [Phil Johnston](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnstonphilip/) * (@johnstonphilip) * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-26-get_posts/#post-827137) * maybe it has something to do with this: attachment->menu_order * About a minute ago it WAS showing the order of the images as they are in the admin. Now they just show up as 0 for every post. I can’t see anything that has changed since. * [Phil Johnston](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnstonphilip/) * (@johnstonphilip) * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-26-get_posts/#post-827138) * Got it! * I used a for loop and then checked against current Post Number using attachment- >menu_order * if ($currentAttachmentNum == $attachment->menu_order){ Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) The topic ‘WP 2.6 get_posts’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [get_posts](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/get_posts/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 11 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [Phil Johnston](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnstonphilip/) * Last activity: [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-26-get_posts/#post-827138) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics