id summary reporter owner description type status priority milestone component version severity resolution keywords cc focuses 18677 is_main_query() nacin nacin "Often times, it's very beneficial to check whether you're working with the main query. Examples might include operations on the pre_get_posts action. Developers with knowledge of the internals know to compare the query object against $wp_the_query, but that is rather cryptic and pretty hidden. Most documentation I can find on the usage of query_posts(), WP_Query, and get_posts() fail to mention $wp_the_query anywhere. Though, they do often mention wp_reset_query(), which restores $wp_query from $wp_the_query. It'd be nice to expose a new function and new WP_Query method to leverage this. Attached patch introduces is_main_query() and the corresponding method." enhancement closed normal 3.3 Query normal fixed has-patch