[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #33827: WP Query: Custom Post Types and Categories

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#33827: WP Query: Custom Post Types and Categories
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 Reporter:  atomicjack    |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Query         |     Version:  4.3
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Comment (by atomicjack):

 Seems that, since custom post types were added, this area of WordPress has
 been left a little untouched.

 Allow me to explain, after a bit of research (and discussing with some
 guys at work), the issue lies around WordPress v3.

 Custom Post Types don't use the normal default category system, they use,
 essentially, a custom category, now, expected behaviour would be that the
 "cat=" parameter would work, because the system is still only looking for
 one type of category.

 However - as this area has been left untouched, that's not the case, and
 instead we have to do something much longer, like:


 {{{
                                         <?php
                                         $args = array(
         'post_type' => 'products',
         'tax_query' => array(
                 array(
                         'taxonomy' => 'product_category',
                         'field'    => 'example',
                         'terms'    => 'bob',
                 ),
         ),
 );
 $query = new WP_Query( $args );
                                         ?>
 }}}

 I think we need to get this changed, so that, if it is a custom post type,
 the cat= will look for the categories within that post type.

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