Query loop cannot be used inside widgets
Queries cannot be placed inside a widget, so sidebar and widget-area post lists need a workaround.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 2 December 2025 · last reported 8 July 2026
What's going wrong
Site owners using the Advanced Query Loop plugin want to place a filtered post list inside a widget area such as a sidebar or footer, but the block only works in pages and posts.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
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