[wp-hackers] get_posts() alternative for all posts, published and unpublished

[Robin Adrianse]

If you need any references, the admin pages would be good. Also beware of
legacy columns that don't do anything.

On 3/4/07, Callum Macdonald <lists.automattic.com at callum-macdonald.com>
wrote:
>
> Hi Robin,
>
> get_posts() is a template tag, thanks for the confirmation though, I'll
> whip up an SQL query.
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Callum.
>
> Robin Adrianse wrote:
> > get_posts is, IIRC, a template tag, so it wouldn't have capabilities to
> > fetch "hidden" (private, drafts, etc.) posts.
> >
> > I would recommend a direct SQL query.
> >
> > On 3/4/07, Callum Macdonald <lists.automattic.com at callum-macdonald.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> G'day,
> >>
> >> I'm writing a plugin that updates a custom field on all posts in a
> given
> >> category, both published and unpublished posts, with past or future
> >> dates. I can't find a way to get the get_posts() function to retrieve
> >> posts that don't currently appear on the blog. That makes sense given
> >> that get_posts() is a template function.
> >>
> >> I can't find an alternative function, nor can I figure out where
> >> wp-admin/edit.php gets the list of posts. I figure it could be the wp()
> >> function, but I can't find any documentation on the codex (probably on
> >> account of how often the letters wp are used).
> >>
> >> Can anyone suggest how to approach this?
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >>
> >> Callum.
> >>
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