[theme-reviewers] Mini-Site Theme query_posts use

[Philip M. Hofer (Frumph)]

Righteous, thanks info.
However, dependant on the loop and it's position if something else already 
modifies the query and you need to revert back to the modified query already 
in progress.


- Phil
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Otto" <otto at ottodestruct.com>
To: <theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org>
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 8:33 AM
Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] Mini-Site Theme query_posts use


> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 9:59 AM, Philip M. Hofer (Frumph)
> <philip at frumph.net> wrote:
>> Nevermind I see it, header.php has
>>
>> //The Query
>> query_posts('posts_per_page=10');
>>
>> Which basically overrides any common loop that occures then does a
>> wp_reset_query(), he should be protecting that loops $wp_query and
>> restarting the old wp_query after that loop of links happens.
>>
>> $temp_wp_query = $wp_query;
>>
>> <code>
>>
>> $wp_query = temp_wp_query;
>>
>> sort of thing.
>>
>> *or* not use query_posts and creates a new WP_Query which is the better 
>> way
>> of handling that.
>
> You're correct about the better way, but having to save the $wp_query
> variable yourself in a temp var is not really necessary, because
> that's exactly what wp_reset_query does.
>
> The $wp_query global is just a reference to the $wp_the_query global.
> wp_reset_query() basically just unsets the $wp_query and resets it
> back to being a reference to the $wp_the_query global.
>
> -Otto
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