Compare WP_Query, WP_*_Query, and Pods Unified Theming
WP_Query is a powerful method to use for WordPress. Did you know there are other classes like WP_Query for the other WP content types? They also offer a little different functionality, so it can get confusing at times during development. Some arguments aren’t the same and you can only query one type of content from each method.
Pods has Unified Theming which lets you reuse the same arguments and functions across any type of content you create.
It even has built-in caching that lets you choose how long the server should cache your query for and what type of cache it should be (Cache, Transient, or Site Transient).
We are working on further integration with WP_Query and the related functions so you can leverage the power of our theming functionality within the functions you may already be used to. We’ve already integrated with get__meta / update__meta / delete_*_meta for the various WP objects.
Compare features
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Feature
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WP Query
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WP Tax Query
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WP User Query
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WP Comment Query
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Pods Unified Theming
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| Object Oriented Programming | |||||
| Global Functions for interacting with data and looping | |||||
| Multiple usages without reset of query or global variables | |||||
| Query list of Post Types | |||||
| Query list of Taxonomies | |||||
| Query list of Media | |||||
| Query list of Users | |||||
| List Comments | |||||
| Query by Custom Fields (meta based) | |||||
| Query by Custom Fields (table based) | |||||
| Built-in Caching | Yes | Yes, and define type of cache and expiration time |