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Improve this questionSo I have two code snippets, trying to get the child pages of the current page. The current page is "Sample", and the following code lives in page-sample.php.
The first snippet uses get_posts()
$args = array(
'post_parent' => $post->ID,
'post_type' => 'page',
'post_status' => 'any'
);
$children = get_posts( $args );
// $children = get_children( $args ); //this also works,btw
foreach($children as $child){
setup_postdata( $child );
echo "<h1>" . $child->post_title . "</h1>";
}
This correctly displays the child posts.
The second snippet uses a new WP_Query object
$args = array(
'post_parent' => $post->ID,
'post_type' => 'page',
// 'numberposts' => -1,
'post_status' => 'any'
);
$child_pages_query= new WP_Query(args);
// echo $child_pages_query->post_count; // wrong answer already!
if ($child_pages_query->have_posts()){
while($child_pages_query->have_posts()){
$child_pages_query->the_post();
echo "<h1> " . $post->post_title . " </h1>";
}
}
This incorrectly displays all posts . No pages, just posts.
I really can't figure out what I'm doing wrong
- No plugins are installed
- I commented out all parent theme code, including header,footer, till it was a bare html page, even though I couldn't see anything in header.php or footer.php that could be affecting this.
Now the funny part is changing the WP_Query args doesn't seem to be making any difference. Always, all posts. WP_Query works on other pages.
Any help would be appreciated. Much thanks in advance!
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Closed 6 years ago.
Improve this questionSo I have two code snippets, trying to get the child pages of the current page. The current page is "Sample", and the following code lives in page-sample.php.
The first snippet uses get_posts()
$args = array(
'post_parent' => $post->ID,
'post_type' => 'page',
'post_status' => 'any'
);
$children = get_posts( $args );
// $children = get_children( $args ); //this also works,btw
foreach($children as $child){
setup_postdata( $child );
echo "<h1>" . $child->post_title . "</h1>";
}
This correctly displays the child posts.
The second snippet uses a new WP_Query object
$args = array(
'post_parent' => $post->ID,
'post_type' => 'page',
// 'numberposts' => -1,
'post_status' => 'any'
);
$child_pages_query= new WP_Query(args);
// echo $child_pages_query->post_count; // wrong answer already!
if ($child_pages_query->have_posts()){
while($child_pages_query->have_posts()){
$child_pages_query->the_post();
echo "<h1> " . $post->post_title . " </h1>";
}
}
This incorrectly displays all posts . No pages, just posts.
I really can't figure out what I'm doing wrong
- No plugins are installed
- I commented out all parent theme code, including header,footer, till it was a bare html page, even though I couldn't see anything in header.php or footer.php that could be affecting this.
Now the funny part is changing the WP_Query args doesn't seem to be making any difference. Always, all posts. WP_Query works on other pages.
Any help would be appreciated. Much thanks in advance!
Share Improve this question asked Feb 21, 2019 at 23:05 Aneesh BarthakurAneesh Barthakur 31 bronze badge 3 |3 Answers
Reset to default 3You are missing a $ before args in
$child_pages_query= new WP_Query(args);
It should be
$child_pages_query= new WP_Query($args);
You forgot the $ on your WP_Query args array:
$child_pages_query= new WP_Query(args);
Should be:
$child_pages_query= new WP_Query($args);
This should show up as a PHP warnings/notice in the error logs, and is preventable with standard debugging and development practices.
In your WP_Query code instead of
echo $post->post_title;
Try
echo $child_pages_query->post->post_title;
get_postscallsWP_Queryinternally – Tom J Nowell ♦ Commented Feb 21, 2019 at 23:39$beforeargsin$child_pages_query= new WP_Query(args);. It should be$child_pages_query= new WP_Query($args);. Have you enabledWP_DEBUG? – czerspalace Commented Feb 21, 2019 at 23:54