[Resolved] Limit View output to one post per author before search / filtering is applied

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[andrei-laurentiuP]

I am trying to set a cpt view to display only one post from each author before any search / filtering is applied.

There is a function that seems to apply such feature, but runs everywhere. I would like to run something similar only for one particular view, but I can't get the if statement to work properly, nor to change add_filter to something to return $content with wpv_filter_query...

Here is the basic start:

function filter_authors($groupby) {
global $wpdb;
$groupby = " {$wpdb->posts}.post_author";
return $groupby;
}
add_filter('posts_groupby', 'filter_authors');

Taken from:
https://toolset.com/forums/topic/limit-view-output-to-one-post-per-author/

[Luo Yang]

Hello,

You can try trigger your custom PHP codes with wpv_filter_query filter hook, then remove it with function remove_filter(), for example:

add_filter( 'wpv_filter_query', 'prefix_show_only_author', 99, 3 );
function prefix_show_only_author( $query_args, $settings, $view_id ) {
    if($view_id == 123){ // here replace 123 with your view's ID
		add_filter('posts_groupby', 'filter_authors');
	}
    return $query_args;
}

function filter_authors($groupby) {
	global $wpdb;
	$groupby = " {$wpdb->posts}.post_author";
	remove_filter('posts_groupby', 'filter_authors');
	return $groupby;
}

Please replace 123 with your view's ID

More help:
https://toolset.com/documentation/programmer-reference/views-filters/#wpv_filter_query
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/remove_filter/

[andrei-laurentiuP]

Thank you!!! I am also trying to remove the grouping (by author) after filtering is initiated for the cpt but I don't manage to get it working. When I hit the text search, the grouping stops, but it does not happen when I filter by custom post type (e.g. price range). The view is set with individual settings: Update the Views results without reloading the page / Update URLs after loading search results (if relevant).

I tried adding:

if ( !isset( $query_args->query['meta_query'] ) && !isset( $query_args->query['tax_query'] ) && !isset( $query_args->query['s'] ) ) {
           remove_filter('posts_groupby', 'filter_authors'); 
        }
else 
{
 add_filter('posts_groupby', 'filter_authors'); 
}

But it doesn't work...

Any idea on how I should approach this?

Thank you again for your kindness & support,
A.

[Waqar]

Hi,

Thanks for writing back.

Luo is on a holiday today, so I'll be following up on this ticket.

In my tests, this code works to stop the effect of grouping after any search filter has been used:

add_filter( 'wpv_filter_query', 'prefix_show_only_author', 99, 3 );
function prefix_show_only_author( $query_args, $settings, $view_id ) {
	if($view_id == 123){ // here replace 123 with your view's ID
		if( !isset($_GET['wpv_view_count']) ) {
			add_filter('posts_groupby', 'filter_authors');
		}
	}
	return $query_args;
}
 
function filter_authors($groupby) {
	global $wpdb;
	$groupby = " {$wpdb->posts}.post_author";
	remove_filter('posts_groupby', 'filter_authors');
	return $groupby;
}

I hope this helps and please let me know how it goes.

regards,
Waqar

[andrei-laurentiuP]

It works perfectly. Thank you very much for your support!! My issue is resolved now. Thank you!