Title: wp_query issue Last modified: August 31, 2016 --- # wp_query issue * Resolved [Ynasr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ynasr/) * (@ynasr) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_query-issue/) * Hi, * Thanks for your help with this plugin. I am really confused. I am building a custom query, but i am not able to filter by event owner. * Here is the code i am working with: * ‘event’, ‘meta_key’ => ‘event_owner’,‘ meta_value’ => 1, ‘posts_per_page’ => 10 ) ); ?> * have_posts() ) : $loop->the_post(); ?> * FYI – If i omit meta_key’ => ‘event_owner’, ‘meta_value’ => 1 the loop works just fine. Any idea why that is? * Many thanks, Yvan * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/events-manager/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/events-manager/) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 21 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_query-issue/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_query-issue/page/2/?output_format=md) * Thread Starter [Ynasr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ynasr/) * (@ynasr) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_query-issue/#post-7139271) * Fyi – I have also tried the following and it still won’t work. * $loop = new WP_Query( array( ‘post_type’ => ‘event’, ‘posts_per_page’ => 100 , ‘ meta_query’ => array( array( ‘key’ => ‘event_owner’, ‘value’ => 1, ‘compare’ => ‘IN’ ) ) ) * ); * Plugin Support [angelo_nwl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/angelo_nwl/) * (@angelo_nwl) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_query-issue/#post-7139390) * here’s another thread which may help you with this – [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/em-with-wp_query-and-orderby-date?replies=15](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/em-with-wp_query-and-orderby-date?replies=15) * Thread Starter [Ynasr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ynasr/) * (@ynasr) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_query-issue/#post-7139401) * Hi, * I have tried all the example you have sent and nothing seems to work. Here is the code i am working with. Could you please let me know what i am doing wrong. I am sure it is something simple … but i am stuck right now: * ‘event’, ‘posts_per_page’ => 100 , ‘meta_query’ => array( ‘key’ => ‘event_owner’, ‘value’ => 1, ‘compare’ => ‘=’ ) ) ); ?> * have_posts() ) : $loop->the_post(); ?> * ID, ‘post_id’); * $latitude = $EM_Event->get_location()->location_latitude; $longitude = $EM_Event- >get_location()->location_longitude; $date = $EM_Event->event_end_date; $start_time = $EM_Event->event_start_time; $attendees = $EM_Event->event_rsvp_spaces; $attributes = $EM_Event->event_attributes; $attributes_string = implode (‘/’ , $attributes); echo $termsString; ?> * Again, everything works well except the WP_query … any chance you guys can help out. I really love the plugin and looking to launch soon … * Many thanks, Yvan * [caimin_nwl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/caimin_nwl/) * (@caimin_nwl) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_query-issue/#post-7139437) * What WordPress called _authors_, Events Manager calls_ Event Owner_s. In both cases, they’re WordPress user accounts. So you need to search / filter on the ID of the user you want to look for. * Thread Starter [Ynasr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ynasr/) * (@ynasr) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_query-issue/#post-7139448) * Hi, * Thanks so much for the tip. I have tweaked the code a bit, but the page is not loading … i think i am getting closer, but there must be something wrong. Any idea? * ``` ID, 'post_id'); $eventslug = $EM_queries->get_event_slug()->event_slug; $loop = new WP_Query( array ('post_type' => 'event', 'posts_per_page' => -1 , 'meta_query' => array( array( 'key' => '$eventslug', 'value' => 'test-fitler-1', 'compare' => '=', ), ), )); ?> ``` * Thanks again for all your help! * Best, Yvan * Thread Starter [Ynasr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ynasr/) * (@ynasr) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_query-issue/#post-7139455) * BTW – I realized that if i changed ‘post_per_page’ => 100 to ‘post_per_page’ => 0 it has no effect on the output of my loop. I am really struggling with this. Any help would be most welcome. I have gone through everything … Codex, forums, stackoverflow … nothing helped … * Thanks, yvan * [caimin_nwl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/caimin_nwl/) * (@caimin_nwl) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_query-issue/#post-7139463) * What output is your code generating? * The key line should be without the single quotes around it because it’s a variable: * `'key' => $eventslug,` * That could be the problem. * Thread Starter [Ynasr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ynasr/) * (@ynasr) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_query-issue/#post-7139464) * No, that won’t work either. So here is my problem. I don’t understand why i can’t just use things like ‘event_slug’ => ‘example1’ in my query? What do i need to do to access the custom fields i see in the wp_em_events table? I would just like to query for any field in that table (event_slug, etc). Could you please explain to me why this isn’t straight forward and how one could access and filter by these fields. * Also, would upgrading to pro allow me to get more feedback from you guys? * Many thanks, Yvan * Plugin Support [angelo_nwl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/angelo_nwl/) * (@angelo_nwl) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_query-issue/#post-7139469) * maybe you can try to use global $wpdb if you want to query the events table * Thread Starter [Ynasr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ynasr/) * (@ynasr) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_query-issue/#post-7139473) * Hi, * I am still not sure how that would help. Would you guys be able to provide me with mroe support if i were to upgrade to pro? * Many thanks, Yvan * [caimin_nwl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/caimin_nwl/) * (@caimin_nwl) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_query-issue/#post-7139474) * Sorry, custom coding is outside of the Pro support policy. * What output are you getting with that code? * Did you try my suggestion? * Thread Starter [Ynasr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ynasr/) * (@ynasr) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_query-issue/#post-7139475) * Hi, * This isn’t working … and i am really lost … I don’t understand why i am not able to just query events by custom field like so: * ``` 'event', 'posts_per_page' => 100 , 'meta_query' => array( 'key' => 'event_owner', 'value' => 1, 'compare' => '=' ) ) ); ?> have_posts() ) : $loop->the_post(); ?> ``` * Every tutorial i have seen is using this syntax so I don’t understand why querying events with events-manager would be anything different. What am I not getting… please help me … i am really stuck and really need this work :(( * Many thanks, Yvan * [Stephen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/idiots_guide/) * (@idiots_guide) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_query-issue/#post-7139478) * Try this * ``` ID, 'post_id'); $eventslug = $EM_queries->event_slug; $args = array ( 'post_type' => 'event', 'posts_per_page' => -1, 'meta_query' => array( array( 'key' => '$eventslug', 'value' => 'test-fitler-1', 'compare' => '=', ), ) ); $EM_Events = EM_Events::get( $args ); $events_count = EM_Events::count( $args ); ?> ``` * Thread Starter [Ynasr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ynasr/) * (@ynasr) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_query-issue/#post-7139480) * Thanks Stephen, * I am going to play with this and see where it leads me. I will keep you posted. REALLY REALLY appreciate your help on this . * Thanks! * Best, Yvan * Thread Starter [Ynasr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ynasr/) * (@ynasr) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_query-issue/#post-7139482) * Hi, * So at first i thought this worked as it returned the right value (1), but then i realized $event_count would echo 1 no matter which key and value I chose. FYI– Here is the code i am using. Any thoughts? * ``` ID, 'post_id'); $eventslug = $EM_queries->event_id; $args = array ( 'post_type' => 'event', 'posts_per_page' => 100, 'meta_query' => array( array( 'key' => '$eventslug', 'value' => 48, 'compare' => '=', ), ) ); $EM_Events = EM_Events::get( $args ); $events_count = EM_Events::count( $args ); ?> ``` * Many thanks, Yvan Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 21 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_query-issue/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_query-issue/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘wp_query issue’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/events-manager/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3550347) * [Events Manager - Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more!](https://wordpress.org/plugins/events-manager/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/events-manager/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/events-manager/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/events-manager/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/events-manager/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/events-manager/reviews/) ## Tags * [wp_query](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp_query/) * 21 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [Ynasr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ynasr/) * Last activity: [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_query-issue/page/2/#post-7139518) * Status: resolved