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WP_Query::is_main_query()

Is the query the main query?

Return

(bool) Whether the query is the main query.

Source

File: wp-includes/class-wp-query.php 

public function is_main_query() {
		global $wp_the_query;
		return $wp_the_query === $this;
	}

Used By

Used By Description
wp-includes/class-wp-query.php: WP_Query::parse_query()

Parse a query string and set query type booleans.
wp-includes/class-wp-query.php: WP_Query::parse_search()

Generates SQL for the WHERE clause based on passed search terms.
wp-includes/query.php: is_main_query()

Determines whether the query is the main query.

Changelog

Version Description
3.3.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_query/is_main_query