[wp-hackers] Any way to bypass $wp->query_posts()?

[Jennifer Hodgdon]

Mike Schinkel wrote:
>>> You could also use one of the hooks inside query_posts, to override 
> parts of the query, such as the where section, 
> 
> Yeah, i guess I could do "WHERE 1=0" but it still sends the query to MySQL which is suboptimal.
> 
>>> and I think even the whole query.
> 
> AFAICT there's no way to bypass the query in that function. I've poured over that section of code for several hours now. Hoping that adding something to allow bypassing would be considered reasonable by those who options are most respected here.

Check out function WP_Query->get_posts() in wp-includes/query.php.

There is a filter called 'posts_request' that lets you replace the 
entire query.

    --Jennifer

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