Title: wp_reset_postdata() not working
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# wp_reset_postdata() not working

 *  Resolved [bcmann](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcmann/)
 * (@bcmann)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_reset_postdata-not-working/)
 * I have a custom post type for real estate property listings. I created a metabox
   for the agent that is listing the property, which comes from another custom post
   type for agents. All of this is working perfectly. But in order to get the list
   of agents from the agent post type, I have to perform a WP_Query(). So after 
   the loop, I run wp_reset_postdata() like [the documentation](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_reset_postdata)
   shows, but my $post variable doesn’t reset. When I later reference $post->ID,
   it shows the last ID in the agent query. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 * Here’s my code:
 *     ```
       function listing_agent( $post ){
         $agent = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'listing_agent', true );
         $lm_query = new WP_Query( 'post_type=lm_agent' );
         ?>
         <div>
           <label for='Listing Agent' class='agent'>
             <select name='listing_agent'>
       	<option value=''>-Select Agent-</option>
       	<?php
       	  if ( $lm_query->have_posts() ) {
       	    while ( $lm_query->have_posts() ) {
       	      $lm_query->the_post();
       	      echo '<option value="' . get_the_ID() . '" ' . ( get_the_ID() == $agent ? 'selected = "selected"' : '' ) . '>' . get_the_title() . '</option>';
       	    }
       	  } else {
       	    echo '<option>No Posts</option>';
       	  }
       	?>
             </select>
           </label>
         </div>
         <?php
           /* Restore original Post Data */
           wp_reset_postdata();
       } // End Agent Box
       ```
   

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 *  Thread Starter [bcmann](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcmann/)
 * (@bcmann)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_reset_postdata-not-working/#post-4402398)
 * If anyone runs into this, I found a solution. I don’t think it’s the best possible
   solution, but it works. I’m guessing I should have used the hook pre_get_posts,
   but get_posts() is working.
 * Here’s what I did…
 *     ```
       function listing_agent( $post ){
         $agent = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'listing_agent', true );
   
         $lm_agents = get_posts( 'post_type=lm_agent' );
         ?>
           <div>
             <label for='Listing Agent' class='agent'>
               <select name='listing_agent'>
                 <option value=''>-Select Agent-</option>
                 <?php
                   foreach($lm_agents as $lm_agent) {
                     echo '<option value="' . $lm_agent->ID . '" ' . ( $lm_agent->ID == $agent ? 'selected = "selected"' : '' ) . '>' . $lm_agent->post_title . '</option>';
                   }
                 ?>
               </select>
             </label>
           </div>
         <?php
       } // End Agent Box
       ```
   
 * Hope that helps someone!

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_reset_postdata-not-working/#post-4402398)
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