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.

Generaxion

<p>Changing the WordPress site language to any other than English slows down page generation times. A lot. This is caused by the slow and inefficient way of text domain loading. This plugin, based on the excellent work by Björn Ahrens, aims to fix that by loading only the text domains that are used in a page and even more, by caching them.<br />
PO and MO files are designed to be used with PHP Gettext-extension. But since it\’s an extension, it\’s not installed by default on all hosting platforms. To overcome this barrier, WordPress has re-implemented the whole MO file parsing in PHP completely ignoring the possibility to use native gettext, if available. This WordPress\’ implementation is a bit slow.<br />
This plugin has another implementation of MO parsing, which is faster than the default one. The plugin also loads only the text domains that are required to generate the current page instead the default behavior of loading every available text domain. As front end pages usually only use strings from few text domains, this leads to a great performance boost in front end.<br />
To boost the performance even more, the plugin also caches the loaded text domains in to the object cache. For optimal performance you need a fast object cache backend like Redis, Memcached or APC(u).</p>
<h4>Links</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/aucor/dynamic-mo-loader" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a></li>
</ul>


Dynamic MO Loader

Better text domain loading with object cache support

Easy Query – WP Query Builder vs Dynamic MO Loader