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Display only pages:
$query = new WP_Query( array( 'post_type' => 'page' ) );

Display ‘any‘ post type (retrieves any type except revisions and types with ‘exclude_from_search’ set to TRUE):
$query = new WP_Query( array( 'post_type' => 'any' ) );

Display multiple post types, including custom post types:
$args = array(
    'post_type' => array( 'post', 'page', 'movie', 'book' )
);

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Display only posts with the ‘draft‘ status:
$query = new WP_Query( array( 'post_status' => 'draft' ) );

Display multiple post status:
$args = array(
    'post_status' => array( 'pending', 'draft', 'future' )
);
$query = new WP_Query( $args );

Display all attachments:

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Display x posts per page:
$query = new WP_Query( array( 'posts_per_page' => 3 ) );

Display all posts in one page:
$query = new WP_Query( array( 'posts_per_page' => -1 ) );

Display all posts by disabling pagination:
$query = new WP_Query( array( 'nopaging' => true ) );

Display posts from the 4th one:

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Display posts sorted by post ‘title’ in a descending order:
$args = array(
    'orderby' => 'title',
    'order'   => 'DESC',
);
$query = new WP_Query( $args );

Display posts sorted by ‘menu_order’ with a fallback to post ‘title’, in a descending order:
$args = array(
    'orderby' => 'menu_order title',

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Returns posts dated December 12, 2012:
$query = new WP_Query( 'year=2012&monthnum=12&day=12' );

or:
$args = array(
    'date_query' => array(
        array(
            'year'  => 2012,
            'month' => 12,
            'day'   => 12,

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Simple Custom Field Query:
Display posts where the custom field key is ‘color’, regardless of the custom field value:
$query = new WP_Query( array( 'meta_key' => 'color' ) );

Display posts where the custom field value is ‘blue’, regardless of the custom field key:
$query = new WP_Query( array( 'meta_value' => 'blue' ) );

Display page where the custom field value is ‘blue’, regardless of the custom field key:
$args = array(
    'meta_value' => 'blue',

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<?php 
// The Query
$the_query = new WP_Query( $args );

// The Loop
if ( $the_query->have_posts() ) {
    echo '<ul>';
    while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) {
        $the_query->the_post();
        echo '<li>' . get_the_title() . '</li>';

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<?php 
// the query
$the_query = new WP_Query( $args ); ?>
<?php if ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : ?>
    <!-- pagination here -->
    <!-- the loop -->
    <?php while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : $the_query->the_post(); ?>
        <h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2>
    <?php endwhile; ?>
    <!-- end of the loop -->

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<?php
// The Query
$query1 = new WPQuery( $args );

// The Loop
while ( $query1->have_posts() ) {
    $query1->the_post();
    echo '<li>' . get_the_title() . '</li>';
}
/* Restore original Post Data 

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Simple Taxonomy Query:
Display posts tagged with bob, under people custom taxonomy:
$args = array(
    'post_type' => 'post',
    'tax_query' => array(
        array(
            'taxonomy' => 'people',
            'field'    => 'slug',
            'terms'    => 'bob',
        ),