tribe_events post type being added to custom get_posts query

[pleek91]

Hello,

I have the following query that is being run in a pre_get_posts action.

$args = array(
	'post_type'			=> 'portfolio',
	'fields'			=> 'ids',
	'posts_per_page'	=> -1,
	'tag__in'			=> [13]
);

$portfolios	= get_posts($args);

Examining the resulting query with query monitor reveals that the post type ‘tribe_events’ is being added to the query.

SELECT wp_posts.ID
FROM wp_posts 
INNER JOIN wp_term_relationships
ON (wp_posts.ID = wp_term_relationships.object_id)
WHERE 1=1 
AND ( wp_term_relationships.term_taxonomy_id IN (13) )
AND wp_posts.post_type IN ('portfolio', 'tribe_events')
AND ((wp_posts.post_status = 'publish'))
GROUP BY wp_posts.ID
ORDER BY wp_posts.post_date DESC

If I remove the tag__in line the query works as expected, but with that line the ‘tribe_events’ post type shows up. If I disable The Events Calendar plugin the query works as expected with tag__in. I’ve also deactivated all plugins except the plugin running my query and the events calendar as well as switched to the default 2016 theme.

[Cliff]

Hi. Thanks for your detailed question.

Are there any tribe_events posts (TEC Events) assigned to Tag ID 13?

[pleek91]

Cliff,

I have two events in my dev environment and neither of them have any tags.

[Cliff]

Here’s some information I got from one of our developers:

Right now, things are constructed in such a way that queries referencing tags are expanded to include events in their scope, so what you’re experiencing is expected even if it isn’t ideal for your use case.

This may be a workaround for you (or at least lead you toward a solution of your own):

function remove_events_from_query( $query ) {
$query->set( 'post_type', 'portfolio' );
} );

function disable_tribe_tag_query() { add_action( 'tribe_events_parse_query', 'remove_events_from_query' ); }

function reenable_tribe_tag_query() { remove_action( 'tribe_events_parse_query', 'remove_events_from_query' ); }

then…

disable_tribe_tag_query();
my_custom_query(); // (whatever you want to do here)
reenable_tribe_tag_query();

You may want to generalize it a little more to accommodate other cases

FYI: you could inspect the existing value via $query->get( ‘post_type’ ) and only modify it if it includes tribe_events for instance, but the code above should be able to guide you in the right direction for you to customize it to your needs.

Please let me know if this helped.

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