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Advanced Query Loop 6.0K installs · 4.7
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-100.0%momentum 60.1weakness 21/27pain/praise

Pain still appears around missing feature, bugs despite praise for quality, value.

complaint Lacks promised features.

Lacks promised features.: users show performance, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Advanced Query Loop · Lacks promised features.
mixed “exclusive and” missing. :-( Otherwise nice.

“exclusive and” missing. :-( Otherwise nice.: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Advanced Query Loop · “exclusive and” missing.
complaint Posts only display in ‘exclude’ search not ‘include’?

The Include Posts selector cannot find older or exact-title posts when many matches exist, leading users to request higher limits or title-only search.

Advanced Query Loop · Having the limit increased, or ability to go by title specifically would be helpful.
complaint Post Order By Meta Value Not Working

Advanced Query Loop sorted posts correctly in admin and API checks but showed them out of order on the frontend.

Advanced Query Loop · When viewing the front-end of the page using the AQL, the posts query are out of order.
complaint Use current taxonomy term in query

The user says the query block is unusable in taxonomy templates because it cannot dynamically target the current archive term.

Advanced Query Loop · it’s not dynamic... which makes the block unusable in a taxonomy template
complaint Show child items option no longer working in 4.2.0

Advanced Query Loop 4.2.0 broke the Show Child Items option by showing all pages instead of only current-page children, and version 4.3.0 fixed it.

Advanced Query Loop · after upgrading to 4.2.0 it now shows all pages, regardless of how the option is set.
mixed Products per page for WooCommerce archives not globally customizable

Advanced Query Loop Default mode ignores a custom products-per-page override and lacks the item count control available in Custom mode.

Advanced Query Loop · My problem could be solved if Items Per Page would be availyble for the Query Type Default too
complaint Meta Query not working/saving

Advanced Query Loop's Meta Query Builder does not expose enough options and fails to save values for filtering by an ACF boolean.

Advanced Query Loop · Values are not saved either.
complaint Documentation/Tutorials

A user wants to use Advanced Query Loop for a complex film-program site but cannot find tutorials to build the required archive and navigation workflows.

Advanced Query Loop · I really want to use this plugin but am struggling to find the help that I need to get it working.
complaint Doesnt let me translate the block.

A user cannot translate the Advanced Query Loop block into European Portuguese despite trying code, CSS, and Loco Translate.

Advanced Query Loop · It doesn’t allow me to translate it anywhere.
question AQL documentation/tutorials

The user cannot find documentation or tutorials for filtering and displaying custom post types in Advanced Query Loop.

Advanced Query Loop · I cannot find any documentation (or video tutorials) showing how to do it.
praise A must have for FSE template

A must have for FSE template: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Advanced Query Loop · You can have more options about order: menu, rand… Thanks a lot for this tool.
complaint ‘Query Loop’ Block is being hidden on choosing a Post Template Pattern

A user warns that after updating to WordPress 7.0, selecting a post template pattern hides the Query Loop block due to a core behavior change.

Advanced Query Loop · AQL block being hidden as soon as you select a pattern for the loop template after updating to WordPress 7.0
praise Great for custom meta options!

Great for custom meta options!: users show missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Advanced Query Loop · Great for custom meta options!
praise Adds what’s missing in the default Query Loop Block

Adds what’s missing in the default Query Loop Block: users show missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Advanced Query Loop · Adds what’s missing in the default Query Loop Block AQL adds what I needed in the default Query Loop Block: more control and filtering of the queries.
praise Adds what’s missing in the WP Query Loop Block

Adds what’s missing in the WP Query Loop Block: users show missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Advanced Query Loop · Adds what’s missing in the WP Query Loop Block Thank you very much for this very useful plugin.
praise Superb!

Superb!: users show missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Advanced Query Loop · Works like a charm.
praise So much better!

So much better!: users show compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Advanced Query Loop · If you are building archive pages in block themes, use this block.
praise Marvelous plugin

Marvelous plugin: users show support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Advanced Query Loop · Thank for for using AQL and taking the time to leave a review.
praise Everything I need

Everything I need: users show performance pain that may indicate a product gap.

Advanced Query Loop · It lets me filter posts based on various conditions, making content organization fast and efficient.
praise Best Query Loop Block

Best Query Loop Block: users show missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Advanced Query Loop · Best Query Loop Block Adds a lot of features the core block is missing and avoids unnecessary bloat.
praise Finally! And: This should be core

Finally! And: This should be core: users show missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Advanced Query Loop · And: This should be core Excellent plugin – I am now even going to switch from Display Posts Shortcode plugin to this one.
praise Manual selection of posts is finally here

Manual selection of posts is finally here: users show missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Advanced Query Loop · Manual selection of posts is finally here Awesome plugin which finally makes it possible to pick posts by hand.
praise You saved me

You saved me: users praise value, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Advanced Query Loop · You saved me There is so much work to do in WordPress Handbook with blocks.
praise very nice tool. does what it tells ! thx

very nice tool. does what it tells ! thx: praise conversation with limited structured signal.

Advanced Query Loop · very nice tool. does what it tells ! thx very nice tool. does what it tells ! thx very nice tool. does what it tells ! thx Thank you for the review and using AQL! Thank you for the review and using AQL!
praise Fantastic! Just What I needed!

Fantastic! Just What I needed!: users praise easy, value, quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Advanced Query Loop · I also really appreciate how easy it is to move from a query block to the advanced block.
praise Excellent addition.

Excellent addition.: users praise value, quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Advanced Query Loop · Excellent addition.
praise Excellent plugin!

Excellent plugin!: users praise value, quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Advanced Query Loop · Excellent plugin!
praise Perfect

Perfect: users praise quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Advanced Query Loop · Perfect Certainly the best thing I’ve used in years of working with WP.
praise Essential!

Essential!: users praise reliable, value, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Advanced Query Loop · It works flawlessly and makes everything so much easier.
praise Great plugin

Great plugin: users praise value, quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Advanced Query Loop · Great plugin I love it when a plugin does exactly what it says.
mixed filter by meta_key date field > now

Multiple users struggled to filter query-loop results by today's date until a snippet workaround was shared and native dynamic values were planned.

Advanced Query Loop · how do I filter for dates that have gone past/equal to now/today?
mixed idea is good – still testing out functionality

The reviewer praised support but kept four stars because the plugin could not join against a custom CPT meta table.

Advanced Query Loop · if a CPT has its own meta table such as myCPT_meta this plugin wont be able to join with it
mixed Filter for current year

The plugin lacks a current-year filter, forcing users to manually update date ranges each January while waiting for planned dynamic values.

Advanced Query Loop · it’s not possible to do this in AQL. I am working on some dynamic values
mixed CPTs along with the posts on Archive Templates

The user praises Advanced Query Loop but needs taxonomy archives to show related custom post types alongside posts without selecting a specific term.

Advanced Query Loop · we need to show simply any category/tag archive show all related CPTs along with the posts
question Post Meta Query builder | Meta value=[post_id]

A user asked whether Advanced Query Loop can dynamically insert the current post ID into an ACF relationship meta query.

Advanced Query Loop · Can AQL indeed dynamically insert [post_id]
question Query Attachments?

Users want Advanced Query Loop to reliably query and display media attachments filtered by custom taxonomies.

Advanced Query Loop · I’m not able to query attachments
neutral Ajax Infinite Scroll

The user requested Ajax infinite scroll and transient caching for query loops, and the maintainer agreed to track them as feature requests.

Advanced Query Loop · An Ajax infinite scroll option would be great. Also transient caching please!
question Suggestion on implementation?

The user asked whether Advanced Query Loop can group featured taxonomy posts first and randomize the rest, but support said it cannot do this directly.

Advanced Query Loop · This is not something that can be done in AQL directly
question Category Posts and Order By Custom Field

The user needed category archives to show only the current category and sort posts by a numeric custom field for a historic photo collection.

Advanced Query Loop · the page either shows: – All site posts, but in the correct order or – Train posts, not in order