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Using query_args in a custom field

Using query_args in a custom field

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Using query_args in a custom field

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- [Instructor] For many moons, Genesis had a documented quote unquote Easter egg that you could use in conjunction with a blog page template to get a custom loop. And this was done by creating a page and adding a custom field with the name query_args, and then assigning that field a particular value. It was an easy way to invoke a custom loop without using any code. As of Genesis 3.0, that block page template was removed. Support was added to use that query_args custom field on any page to invoke a custom loop. So here's a quick rundown of how it works. So, we are in loops.php in the Genesis framework files. And here on line 20, I've got the genesis_do_loop. So, when the loop runs, there's this conditional here on line 22 that checks whether or not the loop is being run on a single page, and whether there's a custom field with the name query_args. If so, it takes the value of that field, and passes it into an argument…

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