Query component

The Query component includes the following:

  • WP_Query, WP_User_Query, and WP_Comment_Query. These are the three APIs that WordPress offers for constructing complex data queries.
  • Template functions used to deterimine the kind of page currently being requested. These are the is_*() functions – is_month(), is_single(), and so on.
  • WP_Meta_Query, WP_Tax_Query, and WP_Date_Query. These are helper classes, used by the main query classes as well as third-party plugins, to construct SQL clauses related to metadata, taxonomyTaxonomy A taxonomy is a way to group things together. In WordPress, some common taxonomies are category, link, tag, or post format. https://codex.wordpress.org/Taxonomies#Default_Taxonomies. terms, and date ranges.

Projects for future releases

  • Improved caching. Most queries are currently cached at the level of individual items (posts, users, etc), but the IDs that result from the query are uncached. See #22176 for an example.
  • The query classes, and particularly WP_Query, contain lots of legacy code that causes problems in edge cases, makes unit testing difficult, and so on. There are various initiatives underway to clean up some of these problems. See #30911 for an example related to post_status.

 

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276 open tickets in the Query component

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  • #30994  Offset return for wp_get_archives
  • #36309  Timezone issue in WP_Date_Query->build_mysql_datetime
  • #36670  Move CAST to right-hand side of comparison in meta query
  • #36966  Search is not working with soft hyphen symbols
  • #37489  If Posts have the same datetime, the order of the post is indefinite.
  • #39632  Adding Query identifier attribute ui
  • #39914  'orderby' date results differs depend on 'post_status'
  • #40300  `title` parameter causes `WP_Query` to return sticky posts.
  • #40327  Wrong SQL request for 'EXIST' OR 'NOT EXIST' on same post meta
  • #40903  Filtered posts_request query can break found_posts query
  • #40984  Possible Bug with Named Orderby Meta Query SQL
  • #41678  Make sure all field returns use filters in WP Query
  • #41843  Provide more flexibility to the `get_{$adjacent}_post_where` hook
  • #42082  Support compare custom fields in WP_Meta_Query
  • #42732  Problem with usage of WP_Term_Query inside WP_Tax_Query
  • #43324  query_vars is not necessarely representative of the final query_vars used to build the SQL query
  • #43445  Wildcard `LIKE` support for `WP_Meta_Query` (and maybe other queries?)
  • #43634  WP_Query returns wrong result if 10+ search terms and all negative.
  • #44372  WP_Query cannot properly order by nested Parent/Child relationships
  • #44519  Where are the pages of the headings added with the + add-on (any) ala https://wp-kama.ru/cat/wordpress/codex+xxx
  • #44602  meta_query to support FIND_IN_SET
  • #45376  Search not working as described in codex
  • #45400  last of query_vars contains anchor
  • #46285  Search colums of WP User Query vars is not updated after applying user_search_columns filter
  • #46347  WP_Term_Query where sql_clauses oddity
  • #47009  WP_Query bug with author=0
  • #47211  using amp in search show all post / pages with the &
  • #47493  Meta Query Sorting with relation => OR not behaving as expected
  • #47694  Adding a filter for $searchand variable
  • #48020  Queries display in inconsistent order when ordering by meta_value_num
  • #48029  WP_Query::query only using a single post_status
  • #48768  WordPress 5.3 ajax bug with Elementor 2.7.5 javascript
  • #49057  Add tag for any WP_Query for simple access in pre_get_post action
  • #49168  is_post_type_archive( $post_types = '' ) doesn't work with underscore (_) template
  • #49555  Reorder WP_Query methods for a more logical placement
  • #49911  WP_Tax_Query generates incorrect SQL
  • #51794  An author_name query with nonexistent user returns posts with no author
  • #52971  WP_Query's meta_query With Multiple EXISTS keys and OR Relation Doesn't Work Properly
  • #54268  Using `author_name` in URL parameter gives unexpected results when logged into contributor account administration
  • #54436  Sorting issue- when sorting via a custom meta key
  • #55649  Block Query with full post content do not display properly
  • #55748  wp_query post_type taxonomies doesn't accept array in url if hierarchical
  • #56081  Query Loop block with selection causes Sticky Posts setting to be ignored
  • #56168  Add a way easily perform advanced post fields queries
  • #57303  wp_get_posts() for post_type="any" + post__in creates not optimized database query performance
  • #57412  Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'length'): jquery migrate
  • #57505  category archive url ending with "/0" should be 404
  • #57766  filter query_loop_block_query_vars repeater 4 times
  • #58447  Posts with ‘Stick to the top of the blog’ should also stick to the top of the categories it belongs to
  • #58553  Two query blocks on home template (FSE) breaks the second one
  • #58806  Unexpected ordering result when ordering based on multiple clauses
  • #60027  Post patterns show no posts
  • #60154  Add filter hook to either get_post_stati or WP_List_Util::filter
  • #60274  Query loop showing too many posts
  • #60468  WP_Query matches any post when query parameter "name" is an empty string
  • #60490  Add 'author__in' option to WP_Query 'orderby' options
  • #60963  Custom query, inherit main query, show scheduled posts
  • #60984  WP_Query is returning the two same post instead of one
  • #61621  WP_Query get_posts should be call its property not again execute all caculations
  • #63094  Allow ordering by meta_id in a meta query
  • #63106  The loop can throw warning if `WP_Query::have_posts()` not called.

1 ticket slated for 7.2

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  • #64130  Type error in /wp-includes/class-wpdb.php

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