WP query sticky is not sticky

  • Im showing posts from specific category on my home page.
    2 categories to be exact.

    But when sticky posts are not sticky when i run this query meaning the posts are organized by date.

    I want sticky posts to be sticky what am i missing in this query?

    <?php
$args = array(
    'post_type' => 'post',
    'post_status' => 'publish',
    'category_name' => 'category1,category2',
    'posts_per_page' => -1,
	'ignore_sticky_posts' => -1
);
$arr_posts = new WP_Query( $args );
 
if ( $arr_posts->have_posts() ) :
 
    while ( $arr_posts->have_posts() ) :
        $arr_posts->the_post();
?>

<?php
get_template_part( 'template-parts/content', esc_attr( treville_get_option( 'blog_layout' ) ) );
?>

<?php
endwhile;
endif;
?>
    • This topic was modified 3 years, 8 months ago by Gustav.
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  • The ‘ignore_sticky_posts’ parameter is a boolean. By passing a -1, you have passed a truthy value, so sticky posts will be ignored.
    Be careful when you use ‘posts_per_page’ with -1, since you don’t know how many there actually are and could be overwhelmed with data, not to mention providing a way for hackers to slow down your site or use all your bandwidth.

    Thread Starter Gustav

    (@4ever16)

    @joyously i removed the line “‘ignore_sticky_posts’ => -1” didnt help.

    Is the template part checking for sticky posts?

    Thread Starter Gustav

    (@4ever16)

    Well i added this query in home.php and i get the issue that the sticky post is not at the top anymore.

    When i run default home.php without this query then the sticky post is at the top.

    When you look at the code, right here: https://core.trac.www.ads-software.com/browser/tags/5.7/src/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php#L3143
    you’ll see that sticky only applies to a home page query. Your query is for categories.

    Moderator bcworkz

    (@bcworkz)

    If your intention is to limit home page queries to specific categories, don’t make a new query, modify the existing one through the “pre_get_posts” action. You can ensure you’re altering the right query by checking if the query’s is_home property is true.

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