You can fetch posts in your templates or PHP post using post queries.
{# Create a new post query #}
{% set myQuery = craft.socialPoster.posts() %}
// Create a new post query
$myQuery = \verbb\socialposter\elements\Post::find();
Once you’ve created a post query, you can set parameters on it to narrow down the results, and then execute it by calling .all(). An array of Post objects will be returned.
See Introduction to Element Queries (opens new window) in the Craft docs to learn about how element queries work.
We can display posts for a given entry by doing the following:
craft.socialPoster.posts()..all() and output.{# Create a posts query with the 'ownerId' and 'limit' parameters #}
{% set postsQuery = craft.socialPoster.posts()
.ownerId(entry.id)
.limit(10) %}
{# Fetch the Posts #}
{% set posts = postsQuery.all() %}
{# Display their contents #}
{% for post in posts %}
<p>{{ post.id }}</p>
{% endfor %}
Post queries support the following parameters:
after#Narrows the query results to only posts that were posted on or after a certain date.
Possible values include:
| Value | Fetches posts… |
|---|---|
'2018-04-01' | that were posted after 2018-04-01. |
| a DateTime (opens new window) object | that were posted after the date represented by the object. |
{# Fetch posts posted this month #}
{% set firstDayOfMonth = date('first day of this month') %}
{% set posts = craft.socialPoster.posts()
.after(firstDayOfMonth)
.all() %}
// Fetch posts posted this month
$firstDayOfMonth = new \DateTime('first day of this month');
$posts = \verbb\socialposter\elements\Post::find()
->after($firstDayOfMonth)
->all();
anyStatus#Clears out the status() (opens new window) and enabledForSite() (opens new window) parameters.
{# Fetch all posts, regardless of status #}
{% set posts = craft.socialPoster.posts()
.anyStatus()
.all() %}
// Fetch all posts, regardless of status
$posts = \verbb\socialposter\elements\Post::find()
->anyStatus()
->all();
asArray#Causes the query to return matching posts as arrays of data, rather than Post objects.
{# Fetch posts as arrays #}
{% set posts = craft.socialPoster.posts()
.asArray()
.all() %}
// Fetch posts as arrays
$posts = \verbb\socialposter\elements\Post::find()
->asArray()
->all();
before#Narrows the query results to only posts that were posted before a certain date.
Possible values include:
| Value | Fetches posts… |
|---|---|
'2018-04-01' | that were posted before 2018-04-01. |
| a DateTime (opens new window) object | that were posted before the date represented by the object. |
{# Fetch posts posted before this month #}
{% set firstDayOfMonth = date('first day of this month') %}
{% set posts = craft.socialPoster.posts()
.before(firstDayOfMonth)
.all() %}
// Fetch posts posted before this month
$firstDayOfMonth = new \DateTime('first day of this month');
$posts = \verbb\socialposter\elements\Post::find()
->before($firstDayOfMonth)
->all();
dateCreated#Narrows the query results based on the posts’ creation dates.
Possible values include:
| Value | Fetches posts… |
|---|---|
'>= 2018-04-01' | that were created on or after 2018-04-01. |
'< 2018-05-01' | that were created before 2018-05-01 |
['and', '>= 2018-04-04', '< 2018-05-01'] | that were created between 2018-04-01 and 2018-05-01. |
{# Fetch posts created last month #}
{% set start = date('first day of last month') | atom %}
{% set end = date('first day of this month') | atom %}
{% set posts = craft.socialPoster.posts()
.dateCreated(['and', ">= #{start}", "< #{end}"])
.all() %}
// Fetch posts created last month
$start = new \DateTime('first day of next month')->format(\DateTime::ATOM);
$end = new \DateTime('first day of this month')->format(\DateTime::ATOM);
$posts = \verbb\socialposter\elements\Post::find()
->dateCreated(['and', ">= {$start}", "< {$end}"])
->all();
dateUpdated#Narrows the query results based on the posts’ last-updated dates.
Possible values include:
| Value | Fetches posts… |
|---|---|
'>= 2018-04-01' | that were updated on or after 2018-04-01. |
'< 2018-05-01' | that were updated before 2018-05-01 |
['and', '>= 2018-04-04', '< 2018-05-01'] | that were updated between 2018-04-01 and 2018-05-01. |
{# Fetch posts updated in the last week #}
{% set lastWeek = date('1 week ago')|atom %}
{% set posts = craft.socialPoster.posts()
.dateUpdated(">= #{lastWeek}")
.all() %}
// Fetch posts updated in the last week
$lastWeek = new \DateTime('1 week ago')->format(\DateTime::ATOM);
$posts = \verbb\socialposter\elements\Post::find()
->dateUpdated(">= {$lastWeek}")
->all();
fixedOrder#Causes the query results to be returned in the order specified by id.
{# Fetch posts in a specific order #}
{% set posts = craft.socialPoster.posts()
.id([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])
.fixedOrder()
.all() %}
// Fetch posts in a specific order
$posts = \verbb\socialposter\elements\Post::find()
->id([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])
->fixedOrder()
->all();
id#Narrows the query results based on the posts’ IDs.
Possible values include:
| Value | Fetches posts… |
|---|---|
1 | with an ID of 1. |
'not 1' | not with an ID of 1. |
[1, 2] | with an ID of 1 or 2. |
['not', 1, 2] | not with an ID of 1 or 2. |
{# Fetch the post by its ID #}
{% set post = craft.socialPoster.posts()
.id(1)
.one() %}
// Fetch the post by its ID
$post = \verbb\socialposter\elements\Post::find()
->id(1)
->one();
This can be combined with fixedOrder if you want the results to be returned in a specific order.
inReverse#Causes the query results to be returned in reverse order.
{# Fetch posts in reverse #}
{% set posts = craft.socialPoster.posts()
.inReverse()
.all() %}
// Fetch posts in reverse
$posts = \verbb\socialposter\elements\Post::find()
->inReverse()
->all();
limit#Determines the number of posts that should be returned.
{# Fetch up to 10 posts #}
{% set posts = craft.socialPoster.posts()
.limit(10)
.all() %}
// Fetch up to 10 posts
$posts = \verbb\socialposter\elements\Post::find()
->limit(10)
->all();
offset#Determines how many posts should be skipped in the results.
{# Fetch all posts except for the first 3 #}
{% set posts = craft.socialPoster.posts()
.offset(3)
.all() %}
// Fetch all posts except for the first 3
$posts = \verbb\socialposter\elements\Post::find()
->offset(3)
->all();
orderBy#Determines the order that the posts should be returned in.
{# Fetch all posts in order of date created #}
{% set posts = craft.socialPoster.posts()
.orderBy('elements.dateCreated asc')
.all() %}
// Fetch all posts in order of date created
$posts = \verbb\socialposter\elements\Post::find()
->orderBy('elements.dateCreated asc')
->all();
owner#Sets the ownerId and siteId parameters based on a given element.
{# Fetch posts created for this entry #}
{% set posts = craft.socialPoster.posts()
.owner(myEntry)
.all() %}
// Fetch posts created for this entry
$posts = \verbb\socialposter\elements\Post::find()
->owner($myEntry)
->all();
ownerId#Narrows the query results based on the owner element of the posts, per the owners’ IDs.
Possible values include:
| Value | Fetches posts… |
|---|---|
1 | created for an element with an ID of 1. |
'not 1' | not created for an element with an ID of 1. |
[1, 2] | created for an element with an ID of 1 or 2. |
['not', 1, 2] | not created for an element with an ID of 1 or 2. |
{# Fetch posts created for an element with an ID of 1 #}
{% set posts = craft.socialPoster.posts()
.ownerId(1)
.all() %}
// Fetch posts created for an element with an ID of 1
$posts = \verbb\socialposter\elements\Post::find()
->ownerId(1)
->all();
ownerSite#Narrows the query results based on the site the owner element was saved for.
Possible values include:
| Value | Fetches posts… |
|---|---|
'foo' | created for an element in a site with a handle of foo. |
a [Site](https://docs.craftcms.com/api/v3/craft-models-site.html) object | created for an element in the site represented by the object. |
{# Fetch posts created for an element with an ID of 1, for a site with a handle of 'foo' #}
{% set posts = craft.socialPoster.posts()
.ownerId(1)
.ownerSite('foo')
.all() %}
// Fetch posts created for an element with an ID of 1, for a site with a handle of 'foo'
$posts = \verbb\socialposter\elements\Post::find()
->ownerId(1)
.ownerSite('foo')
->all();
ownerSiteId#Narrows the query results based on the site the owner element was saved for, per the site’s ID.
Possible values include:
| Value | Fetches posts… |
|---|---|
1 | created for an element in a site with an ID of 1. |
':empty:' | created in a field that isn’t set to manage blocks on a per-site basis. |
{# Fetch posts created for an element with an ID of 1, for a site with an ID of 2 #}
{% set posts = craft.socialPoster.posts()
.ownerId(1)
.ownerSiteId(2)
.all() %}
// Fetch posts created for an element with an ID of 1, for a site with an ID of 2
$posts = \verbb\socialposter\elements\Post::find()
->ownerId(1)
.ownerSiteId(2)
->all();
status#Narrows the query results based on the posts’ statuses.
Possible values include:
| Value | Fetches posts… |
|---|---|
'live' (default) | that are live. |
'pending' | that are pending (enabled with a Post Date in the future). |
'expired' | that are expired (enabled with an Expiry Date in the past). |
'disabled' | that are disabled. |
['live', 'pending'] | that are live or pending. |
{# Fetch disabled posts #}
{% set posts = craft.socialPoster.posts()
.status('disabled')
.all() %}
// Fetch disabled posts
$posts = \verbb\socialposter\elements\Post::find()
->status('disabled')
->all();
uid#Narrows the query results based on the posts’ UIDs.
{# Fetch the post by its UID #}
{% set post = craft.socialPoster.posts()
.uid('xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')
.one() %}
// Fetch the post by its UID
$post = \verbb\socialposter\elements\Post::find()
->uid('xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')
->one();