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Engipress EasyQuery provides a clean, fluent interface for working with WP_Query. It makes writing custom loops in your themes faster, more readable, and less repetitive.
Basic Usage
Engieq::for(‘book’) 
 ->limit(12) 
 ->order_by(‘date’, ‘DESC’) 
 ->get_posts();
Available Methods (Free Version)
<ul>
<li>Engieq::for( $post_type ) – Start a new query for any post type</li>
<li>->limit( $number ) – Set number of posts to return</li>
<li>->paged() – Enable pagination support</li>
<li>->order_by( $orderby, $order ) – Set ordering (date, title, menu_order, etc.)</li>
<li>->get() – Return full WP_Query object</li>
<li>->get_posts() – Return array of post objects</li>
</ul>
This plugin is designed for developers who build custom themes from scratch and want cleaner query code without heavy dependencies.
Pro Version 
For advanced features including taxonomy & meta filtering, caching, code export, and more, see Engipress EasyQuery Pro (https://engipress.com/plugins/engipress-easyquery-pro/).

Engipress EasyQuery

Clean and fluent WP_Query helpers for developers building custom WordPress themes from scratch.

Ryan Welcher

Many times when creating a custom theme or plugin there is need to view a piece of data you are working with which can be unweidly and not to mention ugly. 
This plugin adds a new tab to the Debug Bar plugin that allows you to “trace” the data to a window and displays not only the data, but where the call came from and optionally a description.
Plus, it’s green like the Matrix.
<h3>About debug_trace</h3>
The method debug_trace() takes one parameter that can be of any data type. 
If you want to pass a descriptor for the debug_trace(), pass an array with the following indices:
<ul>
<li>‘key’ => The descriptor</li>
<li>‘data’ => What you want to trace – can be any data type.</li>
</ul>
Behind the scenes, each trace is actually an array containing the location of the call, the data and optionally a custom key. 
If the parameter passed to debug_trace() is an array that has a key of ‘key’ or ‘data’, then the method overrides the defaults with it. 
Otherwise, the method assumes you want to trace the passed parameter as the ‘data’.

Debug Bar Tracer

Trace messages/data to a Debug Bar window from your theme or plugin. Requires the Debug Bar plugin

Engipress EasyQuery vs Debug Bar Tracer