get_posts() WP 1.0

Retrieve list of latest posts or posts matching criteria.

The defaults are as follows:

No Hooks.

Return

Array. List of posts.

Usage

get_posts( $args );

$args(array)

Arguments to retrieve posts. See WP_Query::parse_query() for all available arguments.

• $numberposts (int)
  Total number of posts to retrieve. Is an alias of $posts_per_page in WP_Query. Accepts -1 for all.
  Default: 5

• $category (int/string)
  Category ID or comma-separated list of IDs (this or any children). Is an alias of $cat in WP_Query.
  Default: 0

• $include (array)
  An array of post IDs to retrieve, sticky posts will be included. Is an alias of $post__in in WP_Query.
  Default: empty array

• $exclude (array)
  An array of post IDs not to retrieve.
  Default: empty array

• $suppress_filters (true/false)
  Whether to suppress filters.
  Default: true

Default: null

Code of get_posts: wp-includes/post.php ^{VER 4.9.8}

<?php
function get_posts( $args = null ) {
	$defaults = array(
		'numberposts' => 5,
		'category' => 0, 'orderby' => 'date',
		'order' => 'DESC', 'include' => array(),
		'exclude' => array(), 'meta_key' => '',
		'meta_value' =>'', 'post_type' => 'post',
		'suppress_filters' => true
	);

	$r = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );
	if ( empty( $r['post_status'] ) )
		$r['post_status'] = ( 'attachment' == $r['post_type'] ) ? 'inherit' : 'publish';
	if ( ! empty($r['numberposts']) && empty($r['posts_per_page']) )
		$r['posts_per_page'] = $r['numberposts'];
	if ( ! empty($r['category']) )
		$r['cat'] = $r['category'];
	if ( ! empty($r['include']) ) {
		$incposts = wp_parse_id_list( $r['include'] );
		$r['posts_per_page'] = count($incposts);  // only the number of posts included
		$r['post__in'] = $incposts;
	} elseif ( ! empty($r['exclude']) )
		$r['post__not_in'] = wp_parse_id_list( $r['exclude'] );

	$r['ignore_sticky_posts'] = true;
	$r['no_found_rows'] = true;

	$get_posts = new WP_Query;
	return $get_posts->query($r);

}

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