[Resolved] Using GP Premium + WP Show Posts to filter Category & Tags

[Kir29 LLC]

Hi,

We’e been using GP Premium + WP Show Posts to filter by Category but due to the increase in content we now must start filtering our posts by Category & Tags using WP Show Posts.

Is there an easy way to use GP Premium + WP Show Posts adding Category & Tags to meet BOTH criteria (AND) or either criteria (OR)?

Thanks

[Tom]

Hi there,

What do you mean by filtering, exactly? Where can the user choose the category/tag?

[Kir29 LLC]

We have a page using the WP Show Posts and filtering by one category but now we need also to add a tag in the filter (both) so the page only displays posts that meet both the category and the tag.

Did I explain it a bit better now?

Thanks

[Tom]

Ah, got it. WPSP doesn’t have that capability at the moment, unfortunately. We’ve added a filter in the next version which will make altering the query easier when it comes to advanced changes like this.

If you’d like instructions on how to make the change manually to the plugin, I can try to help.

[Kir29 LLC]

Hi again,

Yes please, if you could provide instructions to implement the changes that’d be great.

Could you also let us know when the next version will be available?

Thanks

[Tom]

First, you’ll need to make this change to the core code: https://github.com/tomusborne/wp-show-posts/commit/286caf1164db8b6b6f38b85d3a011b519a27f4de

Then you might be able to do this:

add_filter( 'wp_show_posts_shortcode_args', function( $args, $settings ) {
    if ( 123 === $settings['list_id'] ) {
        $args['tax_query']['relation'] = 'AND';
        $args['tax_query'][] = array(
            'taxonomy' => 'post_tag',
            'field'    => 'slug',
            'terms'    => 'tag-to-search-for',
        );
    }

    return $args;
}, 10, 2 );

The tax_query parameter is particularly complicated, so I’m not 100% sure this will work.

No date for the update at the moment.

[Kir29 LLC]

Hi again,

Looks like we wont be able to change the core code unfortunately so we’ll have to replace using WP Show Posts with another plugging.

Please let us know once WPSP implements this capability and the next version is released.

Thanks

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