Text Query

The Text query type takes query arguments as a single line of text, in the same form
the WordPress REST API uses. It's the quickest way to go beyond what the visual query
builder offers without writing PHP.

Setting a text query

1. Select the loop element and open its Content tab.
2. Set the query type to Text.
3. Type the arguments into the field.

Start with the post type, then add each further argument after an ampersand:

post_type=product&per_page=6&orderby=title

Any argument the WordPress REST API recognises works here. The full list is in the
WordPress REST API documentation.

When to use it

A text query suits the cases the visual query builder
doesn't cover but that don't need real logic — ordering on something it doesn't offer,
or targeting a custom post type with a couple of extra arguments. When the query needs
conditions, variables or a function call, use an array query
instead.