[Create a new query to run inside your page or template.] #wordpress

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All of the above examples showed you how to modify the main query. In many instances, you’ll want to run a separate query to load different information, and leave the main query unchanged. This is where Custom WordPress Queries are useful.

This is best when the content you’re displaying is being loaded in addition to your current page’s content. For instance, if you had a page about Spain and wanted to show your 5 most recent blog posts about Spain at the bottom, you could do something similar to this:

/**
 * Display posts about spain
 *
 */
function be_display_spain_posts() {

  $loop = new WP_Query( array(
    'posts_per_page' => 5,
    'category_name' => 'spain',
  ) );
  
  if( $loop->have_posts() ): 
    echo '<h3>Recent posts about Spain</h3>';
    echo '<ul>';
    while( $loop->have_posts() ): $loop->the_post();
      echo '<li><a href="' . get_permalink() . '">' . get_the_title() . '</a></li>';
    endwhile;
    echo '</ul>';
  endif;
  wp_reset_postdata();
}
add_action( 'genesis_after_entry', 'be_display_spain_posts' );