Custom loop

Hi,

I have this work in progress : http://next.webstantly.com/blog/ , i need to have a featured post on top of the blog, so i have set up a featured cat, and the client can choose which post to have.

So i have to remove this category from the loop, i have done it like that

add_filter( 'beans_loop_query_args', 'remove_featured_from_loop' );
function remove_featured_from_loop() {
  return array(
   'cat' => '-41',
 );

}

It works, but the problem is on the pagination, if you click on page too, in reality it is page one again...

Hello Alexandra,

Wouldn't it be easier to use the the sticky_posts function ?

Mathieu

Thank you Mathieu,

It can be an idea, i have never used this function, that's why it didn't cross my mind.

But anyway i would like to know why i have this behaviour, and fix it.

Hey Alex, using sticky post as Mathieu greatly suggested is definitely a good option in your case.

Regarding the pagination issue, you have to set the paged query argument when using beans_loop_query_args because it creates a new WP_Query. So your code would be:

add_filter( 'beans_loop_query_args', 'remove_featured_from_loop' );
function remove_featured_from_loop() {
    return array(
        'cat'   => '-41',
        'paged' => get_query_var( 'paged') ? get_query_var( 'paged' ) : 1,
    );
}

That said, if this is for the main loop on the page, I would strongly advise to use pre_get_posts action to modify the main query rather than beans_loop_query_args which creates a new query. Here is more details about the difference between beans_loop_query_args and pre_get_posts.

Have fun,

Thank you,

It works perfectly ! I have tryed pre_get_posts but it doesn't work

add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'example_query' );

function example_query( $query ) {

 // Modify the main query on the front end only.
 if ( $query->is_main_query() && ! is_admin() ) {
    $query->set( 'cat', -41 );
  }
}

php storm tell me that the methods is_main_query and set are not found...

Hey Alex,

Glad to hear the paged argument worked for your. Regarding the pre_get_posts action, where is your snippet located in your child theme?

HI Alexandra,

my question is off topic but how were you able toapply styling to your Offcanvas menu? Do I modify it in function.php and change the default style in ulit?