wordpress custom post query code example

Example 1: wp_query get custom post type

<?php    
  	   $args = array(  
      'post_type' => 'custom_type',
      'post_status' => 'publish',
      'posts_per_page' => 8, 
      'orderby' => 'title', 
      'order' => 'ASC', 
          );

  $loop = new WP_Query( $args ); 

  while ( $loop->have_posts() ) : $loop->the_post(); 
      print the_title(); 
      the_excerpt(); 
  endwhile;

  wp_reset_postdata(); 
  ?>

Example 2: wp query

<?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>';
    }
    echo '</ul>';
} else {
    // no posts found
}
/* Restore original Post Data */
wp_reset_postdata();

Example 3: wp_query custom post type

//WordPress: Query a custom post type
//For example, query all Case Study post types

<?php query_posts('post_type=case_studies'); ?>