Darren Cooney

<p>Easy Query is the fastest and simplest way to build and display WordPress queries without writing a single line of code.</p>
<p>Visually build a custom <code>easy_query</code> shortcode and <code>WP_Query</code> code snippet based on the content of your website by adjusting various parameters in the Query Builder. Then simply place the generated shortcode or WP_Query() directly into a template, content editor or widget area of your theme.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Query Builder</strong> – Create your own Easy Query shortcode in seconds by adjusting the various query parameters.</li>
<li><strong>Query Generator</strong> – Generate a custom WP_Query by adjusting parameters in the Query Builder.</li>
<li><strong>Customizable Template</strong> – The Easy Query customizable template allows you to match the look and feel of your website.</li>
<li><strong>Paging</strong> – Easily enable Easy Query paging by setting paging=”true” in your shortcode.</li>
<li><strong>Multiple Instances</strong> – Include multiple instances of Easy Query on a page, post or page template.</li>
<li><strong>Save Time and Reduce Frustration</strong> – Stop searching the WP Docs and build a query visually using the Query Builder.</li>
</ul>
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<h3>Want More?</h3>
<p>Upgrading to <strong><a href="https://connekthq.com/plugins/easy-query/" rel="nofollow ugc">Easy Query Pro</a></strong> unlocks added features and functionality of the plugin.</p>
<h4>Unlimited Templates</h4>
<p>Create, modify and delete Easy Query templates as you need them with zero restrictions.</p>
<h4>Saved Queries</h4>
<p>Save, edit and delete past queries using the custom query editor.</p>
<h4>Responsive Layouts</h4>
<p>A library of fully responsive layout templates ready for use on your website.</p>
<h4>Paging Styles</h4>
<p>Select from additional pagination styles and colors.</p>
<h4>Additional Query Arguments</h4>
<p>Unlock additional query parameters such a taxonomy and custom fields.</p>
<h4>Multisite Compatibility</h4>
<p>Install and manage Easy Query templates and queries across multiple sites in your network.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://connekthq.com/plugins/easy-query/" rel="nofollow ugc">Learn more</a></strong></p>
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<h3>Shortcode Parameters</h3>
<p>Easy Query accepts a number of parameters that are passed to the WordPress query via shortcode.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>container</strong> – Select the type of HTML container that will wrap your Easy Query templates. Default = < ul ></li>
<li><strong>classes</strong> – Target your content by adding custom classes to the container. Default = null</li>
<li><strong>template</strong> – Select which template you would like to use. Default = ‘default’</li>
<li><strong>post_type</strong> – Comma separated list of post types. Default = ‘post’</li>
<li><strong>category__in</strong> – A comma separated list of categories to include by ID. Default = null</li>
<li><strong>category__not_in</strong> – A comma separated list of categories to exclude by ID. Default = null</li>
<li><strong>tag__in</strong> – A comma separated list of tags to include by ID. Default = null</li>
<li><strong>tag__not_in</strong> – A comma separated list of tags to exclude by ID. Default = null</li>
<li><strong>day</strong> – Day of the week. Default = null</li>
<li><strong>month</strong> – Month of the year. Default = null</li>
<li><strong>year</strong> – Year of post. Default = null</li>
<li><strong>author</strong> – Query by author id. Default = null</li>
<li><strong>search</strong> – Query search term (‘s’). Default = null</li>
<li><strong>post__in</strong> – Comma separated list of post ID’s to include in query. Default = null </li>
<li><strong>post__not_in</strong> – Comma separated list of post ID’s to exclude from query. Default = null </li>
<li><strong>post_status</strong> – Select status of the post. Default = ‘publish’</li>
<li><strong>order</strong> – Display posts in ASC(ascending) or DESC(descending) order. Default = ‘DESC’</li>
<li><strong>orderby</strong> – Order posts by date, title, name, menu order, random, author, post ID or comment count.  Default = ‘date’</li>
<li><strong>offset</strong> – Offset the initial query (number). Default = ’0′</li>
<li><strong>posts_per_page</strong> – Number of posts to load with each Ajax request. Default = ’6′</li>
<li><strong>paging</strong> – Enable Easy Query to page the results. Default = ’true′</li>
</ul>
<h3>Example Shortcode</h3>
<pre><code>[easy_query type="ul" classes="blog-listing entry-list" template="default" posts_per_page="6" post_type="post, portfolio"]
</code></pre>
<h3>Demos</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong><a href="https://connekthq.com/plugins/easy-query/examples/default/" rel="nofollow ugc">Default</a></strong> – Out of the box functionality and styling</li>
<li><strong><a href="https://connekthq.com/plugins/easy-query/examples/multiple-instances/" rel="nofollow ugc">Multiple Instances</a></strong> – Include multiple Easy Query instances on a single page</li>
<li><strong><a href="https://connekthq.com/plugins/easy-query/examples/owl-carousel/" rel="nofollow ugc">Owl Carousel</a></strong> – Creating a responsive jQuery carousel with Owl Carousel</li>
</ul>
<h3>Tested Browsers</h3>
<ul>
<li>Firefox (Mac, PC)</li>
<li>Chrome (Mac, PC, iOS, Android)</li>
<li>Safari (Mac, iOS)</li>
<li>IE8+</li>
<li>Android (Native)</li>
<li>BB10 (Native)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Official Website</h3>
<p>https://connekthq.com/easy-query/</p>


Easy Query – WP Query Builder

This plugin is missing a key feature I need BUT I am giving it 5 stars because I believe this is the best query builder I've seen AND the dev got back to me within 10 minutes and assured me that the feature I needed was in the works.

Very Nice Indeed

Create a custom WordPress query in seconds with Easy Query.

WPLake

<p>Display content with full control over selection and layout. Lightweight and compatible with any theme or page builder.</p>
<h3>⭐ Why Choose Advanced Views?</h3>
<p>Advanced Views is a framework that empowers you to create the layouts and selections you need, without bloatware or heavy dependencies.</p>
<p>✅ <strong>Solid by design</strong>: craft modular and reusable layouts. Avoid repetition, style conflicts, and messy code snippets.<br />
✅ <strong>Content-driven</strong>: pull content dynamically, with granular filtering and sorting options, built on top of the native WordPress Query. Master advanced database queries with post fields, taxonomies, and meta values.<br />
✅ <strong>Time-saver</strong>: automate the groundwork and data fetching. Focus on creating while leaving typical routines behind.<br />
✅ <strong>Fully customizable</strong>: directly access the template code to create advanced elements, like Grids and Sliders, and harness your theme styles and scripts.<br />
✅ <strong>Easy to embed</strong>: copy and paste a native WordPress shortcode to add layouts anywhere.</p>
<h3>🧩 Plenty of Use Cases</h3>
<p>Custom fields and Post Types are essential to WordPress. Advanced Views natively supports them – giving you the freedom to pull, mix, and combine them in a common layout.</p>
<p>Popular scenarios include:</p>
<p><strong>Displaying custom fields:</strong></p>
<p>🔹On a single page: to enrich landing page sections<br />
🔹CPT-wide: estimated delivery time for all Products<br />
🔹Site-wide: contact details from the Options page<br />
🔹User-specific: fields of the current user in a custom banner or profile page</p>
<p><strong>Displaying Posts, Products and CPT:</strong></p>
<p>🔹Posts: blog posts from a specific category<br />
🔹WooCommerce: related Products in a grid or carousel<br />
🔹Event lists: Show upcoming events, hide past events<br />
🔹Real Estate listings: properties by location, size, or type<br />
🔹Locations map: display all pick-up location markers on a single map<br />
🔹Reviews and Comments: product reviews or user comments</p>
<h3>🔗 Multiple Content Sources</h3>
<p>Advanced Views is vendor-independent and plugin-agnostic – so it will work with WordPress Posts, WooCommerce Products, and any CPT on your website.</p>
<p>Learn it once and use it everywhere with built-in support for:</p>
<p>🔹All Custom Post Types registered in WordPress<br />
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/getting-started/supported-data-vendors#id-1.-wordpress" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress post fields</a> (title, featured image, author, taxonomy terms…)<br />
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/getting-started/supported-data-vendors#id-2.-woocoomerce-plugin" rel="nofollow ugc">Woo Product fields</a> (price, sku, stock status, weight…)<br />
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/getting-started/supported-data-vendors#id-3.-advanced-custom-fields-plugin" rel="nofollow ugc">Advanced Custom Fields</a> (whether it’s text, select, image, gallery, repeater or relationship)<br />
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/getting-started/supported-data-vendors#id-4.-metabox-plugin" rel="nofollow ugc">MetaBox fields</a> (like map, oEmbed, taxonomy, group… )<br />
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/getting-started/supported-data-vendors#id-5.-pods-plugin" rel="nofollow ugc">Pods fields</a> (from WYSIWYG, price, date and time… )</p>
<p>You can integrate data from any external source, including API-based, directly into Layouts using snippets.</p>
<h3>🚀 Powerful features</h3>
<p>Whether you’re a developer working on a child theme, a web creator using a page builder, or a tech-savvy website owner, Advanced Views makes the process easier with:</p>
<p>🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/templates/file-system-storage" rel="nofollow ugc">Storage options</a>: craft Layouts using the on-site editor, or edit them inside your favourite IDE, with git-friendly templates.<br />
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/templates/multilingual" rel="nofollow ugc">Multilingual-friendly</a>: translate any text or label in the Layouts using your favourite tool  (like WPML or Polylang)<br />
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/getting-started/introduction/key-aspects#id-3.3-seamless-data-connection" rel="nofollow ugc">Automatic template validation</a>: keep all the Layouts up-to-date with bulk validation, and get prompted to update the relevant layouts when used meta fields have been changed.<br />
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/templates/template-engines" rel="nofollow ugc">Template engine options</a>: opt for the Twig or Blade template engine site-wide, or mix it up and make a per Layout decision.<br />
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/templates/css-and-js#id-1.1-just-in-time-assets" rel="nofollow ugc">Just-in-time assets loader</a>: get layout styles and scripts injected just-in-time, on a per-page basis. Make fast page loading and great speed metrics your defaults.<br />
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/templates/live-reload" rel="nofollow ugc">Live reload and Dev mode</a>: see live changes to Layouts on the page, and find used layouts without searching.</p>
<h3>📚 Extensive Documentation & Friendly Support</h3>
<p>🔹<a href="https://docs.advanced-views.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Helpful guides</a>, FAQs, tips, and common use cases with code snippets<br />
🔹Lite users are supported via the public <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/acf-views/" rel="ugc">wordpress.org forum</a><br />
🔹Pro users get priority support via <a href="https://advanced-views.com/support/" rel="nofollow ugc">our website</a><br />
🔹Actively maintained and tested against the latest WordPress releases</p>
<h3>🔓 Unlock More with Advanced Views Pro</h3>
<p><a href="https://advanced-views.com/pro/#pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">Advanced Views Pro</a> takes your content displays to the next level with extended features:</p>
<p><strong>Layouts get:</strong></p>
<p>🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/meta-fields/layout-fields/repeater-pro" rel="nofollow ugc">Repeater, Group, and Flexible fields support</a> – display complex nested fields — including repeaters within repeaters.<br />
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/custom-gutenberg-blocks-pro" rel="nofollow ugc">Gutenberg block option</a> – turn any layout into a Gutenberg block with a single checkbox. Same template with full markup control and zero React coding.<br />
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/display-content/front-end-assets-management-pro#supported-libraries-and-field-types" rel="nofollow ugc">Masonry, LightBox, Slider integrations</a> – turn your Repeater or User fields into a slider, Gallery Images into Masonry, or enable LightBox for single images.<br />
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/templates/reusable-components-library-pro" rel="nofollow ugc">Reusable components library</a> – reuse existing Layouts on other websites with a single-click Git sync.</p>
<p><strong>Post Selections get:</strong></p>
<p>🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/query-content/meta-filters-pro" rel="nofollow ugc">Meta filters</a> – precise post selections with filtering by meta fields: define bindings to URL arguments, current meta values, and more.<br />
🔹<a href="https://wplake.gitbook.io/advanced-views/query-content/pagination-pro" rel="nofollow ugc">Ajax pagination</a> of results: choose between options for load more button, infinity scroll, or page numbers.<br />
🔹Post carousels: turn queried posts into sliders.</p>


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