Konstantin Kovshenin

The query_posts() function is often misused by theme and plugin developers. This little plugin will call WordPress’ built-in _doing_it_wrong() function, whenever query_posts() is used within a theme or plugin. It doesn’t stop the query itself, but simply issues a notice if running in debug mode.
If you have a friend who uses query_posts(), use this plugin to help your friend out.

Stop query_posts

Let's stop this query_posts madness, shall we?

RustyBadRobot

The Display Pages Shortcode was written to allow users to easily display listings of pages without knowing PHP or editing template files, it is based heavily on the [display-posts] shortcode by Bill Erickson.
Add the shortcode in a post or page, and use the arguments to query based on tag, id, post type, and many other possibilities (see the Arguments). I’ve also added some extra options to display something more than just the title: include_date, include_excerpt, and image_size.
See the <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress Codex</a> for information on using the arguments.
<a href="https://github.com/RustyBadRobot/display-pages-shortcode/wiki" rel="nofollow ugc">Documentation</a> | <a href="http://widgetmedia.co/display-pages-shortcode-examples/" rel="nofollow ugc">Examples</a>

Display Pages Shortcode

Display a listing of pages using the [display-pages] shortcode.

Stop query_posts vs Display Pages Shortcode