Title: WP Query Engine
Author: Bob Moore
Published: <strong>August 6, 2018</strong>
Last modified: December 5, 2019

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It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
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# WP Query Engine

 By [Bob Moore](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gaiusinvictus/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-query-engine.zip)

 * [Details](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-query-engine/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-query-engine/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-query-engine/#installation)
 * [Development](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-query-engine/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-query-engine/)

## Description

WP Query Engine allows you to perform custom queries using the WP_Query class, using
a simple shortcode or Beaver Builder module (requires Beaver Builder).

Supports:
 – Most post data – Taxonomy data – Meta data

In addition, the plugin offers several exposed filter and action hooks for theme
developers to alter the default functionality, including adding additional parameters
not specified in the shortcode.

Also includes 3 default templates, including:

 1. Default : Standard content wrapped in an article tag
 2. List : Post titles with links in an UL
 3. Genesis Loop : If using a Genesis theme, will output using the Genesis Loop

Further, theme developers can easily alter or override the default templates using
simple actions and filters, as well as include custom templates easily.

#### Using the Plugin

 1. Place the [wp_query] shortcode anywhere withen your content
 2. Use the do_action( ‘wp_query’, $args ); action hook anywhere in your theme
 3. Using the Beaver Builder Module

You can see the full documentation and available arguments at [https://docs.wpcodelabs.com/wp-query-engine](https://docs.wpcodelabs.com/wp-query-engine)

### Notes

This plugin is provided free, and while I will try to provide support to the best
of my ability, I only have so much time to dedicate to supporting a free plugin.
If you would like to contribute the this project directly, the main development 
is done at [GitHub](https://github.com/WPCodeLabs/WP-Query-Engine).

## Installation

#### Using The WordPress Dashboard

 1. Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
 2. Search for ‘WP Query Engine’
 3. Click ‘Install Now’
 4. Activate the plugin on the Plugin dashboard

#### Uploading in WordPress Dashboard

 1. Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
 2. Navigate to the ‘Upload’ area
 3. Select `wp-query-engine.zip` from your computer
 4. Click ‘Install Now’
 5. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard

#### Using FTP

 1. Download `wp-query-engine.zip`
 2. Extract the `wp-query-engine` directory to your computer
 3. Upload the `wp-query-engine` directory to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 4. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard

#### Start Using the Plugin

 1. Place the [wp_query] shortcode anywhere withen your content
 2. Use the do_action( ‘wp_query’, $args ); action hook anywhere in your theme
 3. Using the Beaver Builder Module

You can see the full documentation available at [https://docs.wpcodelabs.com/wp-query-engine](https://docs.wpcodelabs.com/wp-query-engine)

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“WP Query Engine” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Bob Moore ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gaiusinvictus/)

[Translate “WP Query Engine” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-query-engine)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-query-engine/), 
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-query-engine/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-query-engine/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-query-engine/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.1.0

 * Provided default loop and filter to override inclusion of default loop, for easier
   templating

#### 1.0.1

 * Moved template action to class for easier override by templates
 * Removed function_exist call in loader, to fix conflict with loading order
 * Changed how $wp_query global was handled in main query to address bug with conditional
   calls
 * Added additional “Basic Archive” template

#### 1.0

Initial Release

## Meta

 *  Version **1.1.0**
 *  Last updated **6 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.0.1 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **5.3.21**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-query-engine/)
 * Tags
 * [admin](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin/)[beaver builder](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/beaver-builder/)
   [pages](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/pages/)[query](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/query/)
   [wp_query](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/wp_query/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-query-engine/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Bob Moore ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gaiusinvictus/)

## Support

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