Title: WP_Query variable name
Last modified: May 18, 2017

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# WP_Query variable name

 *  Resolved [toddweinkle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/toddweinkle/)
 * (@toddweinkle)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_query-variable-name/)
 * what is the proper way for getting the data for slide anything?
 * $the_query = new WP_Query(‘slide_anything’)
 * is this possible?

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 *  Plugin Author [simonpedge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simonpedge/)
 * (@simonpedge)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_query-variable-name/#post-9154618)
 * Use the following:
    $metadata = get_metadata(‘post’, $id); // $id is the shortcode
   ID of your slider print_r($metadata); // displays metadata array contents on 
   screen
 * And then you can get the data from this array:
    $num_slides = $metadata[‘sa_num_slides’][
   0]; $slide1_content = $metadata[“sa_slide1_content”][0]; $slide2_content = $metadata[“
   sa_slide2_content”][0];
 * Have a look at ‘/wp-content/plugins/slide-anything/php/slide-anything-frontend.
   php’, from about line 40ish to get a list of all the metadata names.
 *  Thread Starter [toddweinkle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/toddweinkle/)
 * (@toddweinkle)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_query-variable-name/#post-9157394)
 * exactly what I needed- thank so much!!

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 * Last reply from: [toddweinkle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/toddweinkle/)
 * Last activity: [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_query-variable-name/#post-9157394)
 * Status: resolved