Wordpress ignoring post_per_page

Question

Seems like a simple thing, but I can't seem to understand what's happening.

I need to limit the number of posts to 25, but my wp_query always returns all of the records, and ignores the posts_per_page argument.

Here is my code:

$paged = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
$args = array(
    'posts_per_page' => 25,
    'paged' => $paged,
    'post_type' => 'noo_company',
    'industry' => $industry,
);

$the_query = new WP_Query( $args );
$posts = $the_query->posts;

And here is the first part of the output when I do print_r($the_query).

WP_Query Object ( [query] => Array ( [posts_per_page] => 25 [paged] => 1 [post_type] => noo_company [industry] => consulting ) [query_vars] => Array ( [posts_per_page] => -1 [paged] => 1 [post_type] => noo_company [industry] => consulting ...

At first the value for posts_per_page in [query] is ok as I set it, but in the second part [query_vars] it's reset to '-1', and I have no idea why this could be happening.

Thanks in advance for any helpful suggestions.

doesnt it work on your own theme without any plugins or on someones else theme with plugins? — user2917245
try to use it in one of default themes. a plugin or theme itself might rewrite query. — user2917245

user3571920 user3571920 · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-31T12:19:44

this code is working for me and hopefully will work for you just copy and past the code and install a plugin name as "wp_pagenavi" for page pagination.

if ( have_posts() ) : 
`enter code here`$paged = ( get_query_var('paged') ) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
  $query_args = array(
    'post_type' => 'noo_company',
    'posts_per_page' => 5,
    'paged' => $paged
  );
// create a new instance of WP_Query
$the_query = new WP_Query( $query_args );
if ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : $the_query->the_post(); // run the loop 
the_title();
endwhile;
if ($the_query->max_num_pages > 1) { 
if(function_exists('wp_pagenavi')) { wp_pagenavi();} 
} 
else: 
_e('Sorry, no posts matched your criteria.'); 
endif;  
endif;

Wordpress ignoring post_per_page

2 Answers