featured post query
// WP_Query arguments $args = array( 'posts_per_page' => '4', 'tax_query' => array( array( 'taxonomy' => 'category', 'terms' => 'featured', 'field' => 'slug', ), ), ); // The Query $featured_posts = new WP_Query( $args ); // The Loop if ( $featured_posts->have_posts() ) { while ( $featured_posts->have_posts() ) { $featured_posts->the_post(); // do something } } else { // no posts found } // Restore original Post Data wp_reset_postdata();