[Resolved] Query loop block // Override existing settings

[Fabien]

Hi,

I am using the following code in order to amend my related post element when the ACF Relationship field articles_similaires is not empty :

add_filter( 'generateblocks_query_loop_args', function( $query_args, $attributes ) {
    if ( ! is_admin() && ! empty( $attributes['className'] ) && strpos( $attributes['className'], 'related-posts' ) !== false ) {
        global $post;
        $related_posts = get_field('articles_similaires', $post->ID );
        if ( $related_posts ) {
            $query_args['post_type'] = 'post'; 
            $query_args['post__in'] = $related_posts; 
            $query_args['orderby'] = 'post__in';
        }
    }
    return $query_args;
}, 10, 2 );

It works well when the query loop as almost no settings (just post_type and post_per_page). However, when my query loop has more settings (example a query parameters on taxonomies), my snippet does not work anymore. I guess it conflicts with the current settings of the query block. Is there a way to simply override those settings when using generateblocks_query_loop_args ?

[David]

Hi there,

you can merge the args using array_merge – see here for example:

add_filter( 'generateblocks_query_loop_args', function( $query_args, $attributes ) {
    if ( ! is_admin() && ! empty( $attributes['className'] ) && strpos( $attributes['className'], 'related-posts' ) !== false ) {
        global $post;
        $related_posts = get_field('articles_similaires', $post->ID );
        if ( $related_posts ) {
            return array_merge( $query_args, array(
                'post_type' => 'post',
                'post__in' => $related_posts,
                'orderby' => 'post__in',
            ) );
        }
    }
    return $query_args;
}, 10, 2 );

[Fabien]

Hi David,

Thanks for your reply.

Maybe I was not clear, what I am trying to achieve :

• If my ACF field (relationship) is filled, the query loop displays the selected posts
• Else, it displays posts of the same category of the current post.

In order to achieve the “else”, I was planning to use the settings of the query loop block but it seems to create a conflict with my “if”.

I hope this is clear for you ?

Fabien

[David]

Try clearing the tax_query in your args eg.

$query_args['tax_query'] => null;

[Fabien]

Thanks @David, I’ve gone another route (not using query block params except post_type and post_per_page) :

/**
* Single - Custom Query for Related Posts
*/

add_filter( 'generateblocks_query_loop_args', function( $query_args, $attributes ) {
    if ( ! is_admin() && ! empty( $attributes['className'] ) && strpos( $attributes['className'], 'related-posts' ) !== false ) {
        global $post;
        $related_posts = get_field('articles_similaires', $post->ID );
        if ( $related_posts ) {
            $query_args['post_type'] = 'post'; 
            $query_args['post__in'] = $related_posts; 
            $query_args['orderby'] = 'post__in';
        }
        else {
            $query_args['post_type'] = 'post';
            $query_args['tax_query'] = array(
                array(
                    'taxonomy' => 'category',
                    'field'    => 'term_id',
                    'terms'    => wp_get_post_terms( $post->ID, 'category', array( 'fields' => 'ids' ) ),
                ),
            );
            $query_args['post__not_in'] = array( $post->ID ); // Exclude current post
            $query_args['orderby'] = 'rand'; // Display posts randomly
        }
    }
    return $query_args;
}, 10, 2 );

Works as well.

[David]

That was going to be my final offering 🙂 Glad to hear that worked!

[Author]

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