{"id":48114,"date":"2025-06-10T07:01:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T07:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/?post_type=article&#038;p=48114"},"modified":"2025-07-03T08:17:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T08:17:18","slug":"creating-group-clauses-for-query-arguments","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/jetengine\/creating-group-clauses-for-query-arguments\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create Group Clauses for Query Arguments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>JetEngine<\/em>\u2019s <strong>Query Builder<\/strong> now supports group clauses, allowing users to create complex, nested logic inside query arguments. This feature is useful for advanced filtering, such as combining AND\/OR relations for <a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/features\/meta-field-types-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">custom fields<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/features\/custom-post-type-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Custom Post Types (CPTs)<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/jetengine\/jetengine-query-builder-sql-query-type\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Custom Content Types (CCTs)<\/strong><\/a>, meta queries, and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/jetengine\/jetengine-query-builder-sql-query-type\/\">SQL\/AI Query<\/a>\u201d type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the moment, this functionality is supported for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Meta Query<\/strong> tab for \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/jetengine\/query-builder-posts-query-type\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Posts Query<\/a>\u201d type;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Meta Query<\/strong> tab for \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/jetengine\/jetengine-query-builder-users-query-type\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Users Query<\/a>\u201d type;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Meta Query<\/strong> tab for \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/jetengine\/jetengine-query-builder-terms-query-type\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Terms Query<\/a>\u201d type;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Meta Query<\/strong> tab for \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/jetengine\/jetengine-query-builder-comments-query-type\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Comments Query<\/a>\u201d type;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Where (query clauses)<\/strong> for \u201cSQL\/AI Query\u201d type;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Query Args for \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/jetengine\/query-builder-cct-query-type\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Custom Content Type Query<\/a>\u201d type.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In this tutorial, we\u2019ll describe such an example: we display vacancies from the <strong>CPT<\/strong> that are marked as featured, and have a salary less than $2000 or greater than $3000 \u2014 a condition that requires grouping logic inside a meta query.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"new-query-creation\">New Query Creation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We proceed to <strong><em>WordPress Dashboard &gt; JetEngine &gt; Query Builder <\/em><\/strong>and press the \u201c<strong>Add New<\/strong>\u201d button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <strong>General Settings<\/strong> section, we name our query (\u201cFeatured Jobs by Salary Range\u201d) and keep the \u201cPosts Query\u201d <strong>Query Type<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <strong>Posts Query <\/strong>section, in the <strong>General<\/strong> tab, we set \u201cJobs (Vacancies)\u201d as the <strong>Post Type<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, we open the <strong>Meta Query <\/strong>tab and push the \u201c<strong>Add new clause<\/strong>\u201d button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the repeater item, we enter the \u201cfeatured\u201d <strong>Field key\/name <\/strong>(meta field of the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/features\/meta-field-types-overview\/#switcher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Switcher<\/a>\u201d type), select \u201cEqual (=)\u201d in the <strong>Compare <\/strong>dropdown, and set \u201ctrue\u201d in the <strong>Value <\/strong>bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After that, we click the \u201c<strong>Add new group<\/strong>\u201d button and choose \u201cOr\u201d <strong>Relation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/meta-query-clause-for-featured-posts.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1824\" height=\"1100\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/meta-query-clause-for-featured-posts.webp\" alt=\"meta query clause for featured posts\" class=\"wp-image-48123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/meta-query-clause-for-featured-posts.webp 1824w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/meta-query-clause-for-featured-posts-300x181.webp 300w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/meta-query-clause-for-featured-posts-1024x618.webp 1024w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/meta-query-clause-for-featured-posts-768x463.webp 768w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/meta-query-clause-for-featured-posts-1536x926.webp 1536w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/meta-query-clause-for-featured-posts-600x362.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1824px) 100vw, 1824px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, we press the <strong>Edit group clauses <\/strong>link to open a pop-up and push the \u201c<strong>Add new clause<\/strong>\u201d button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, we add such a clause in the first repeater item:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Field key\/name <\/strong>\u2014 we enter the \u201csalary_\u201d name of the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/features\/meta-field-types-overview\/#number\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Number<\/a>\u201d meta field that contains the vacancy&#8217;s salary;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compare <\/strong>\u2014 we select the \u201cLess than (&lt;)\u201d option;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Value <\/strong>\u2014 we set \u201c2000\u201d as an example;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Type <\/strong>\u2014 we choose \u201cNumeric.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, we duplicate the repeater item and alter such options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Compare <\/strong>\u2014 we select the \u201cGreater than (>)\u201d option;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Value <\/strong>\u2014 we set \u201c3000\u201d as an example.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/adding-group-clauses-to-the-query.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1824\" height=\"1100\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/adding-group-clauses-to-the-query.webp\" alt=\"adding group clauses to the query\" class=\"wp-image-48122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/adding-group-clauses-to-the-query.webp 1824w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/adding-group-clauses-to-the-query-300x181.webp 300w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/adding-group-clauses-to-the-query-1024x618.webp 1024w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/adding-group-clauses-to-the-query-768x463.webp 768w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/adding-group-clauses-to-the-query-1536x926.webp 1536w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/adding-group-clauses-to-the-query-600x362.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1824px) 100vw, 1824px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Close the pop-up and hit the \u201c<strong>Add\/Update Query<\/strong>\u201d button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, you can enable the <strong>Preview results <\/strong>toggle to test if the query works correctly beforehand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/preview-query-results.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1824\" height=\"1100\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/preview-query-results.webp\" alt=\"preview query results\" class=\"wp-image-48124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/preview-query-results.webp 1824w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/preview-query-results-300x181.webp 300w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/preview-query-results-1024x618.webp 1024w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/preview-query-results-768x463.webp 768w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/preview-query-results-1536x926.webp 1536w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/preview-query-results-600x362.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1824px) 100vw, 1824px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"compatibility-with-filters\">Compatibility with Filters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/plugins\/jetsmartfilters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>JetSmartFilters<\/em><\/a>&#8216; compatibility depends on the exact fields being targeted. In most cases, filters applied to standard fields will work as expected. However, if a filter targets the same meta field that is already used within a group clause, the logic may not produce the intended results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To ensure correct behavior in such cases, use the following approach:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Set the filter to pass its value using the \u201cPlain Query Variable\u201d macro;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Query Builder<\/strong>, use the \u201cJetSmartFilters Query\u201d macro to insert the filtered value directly into the relevant group clause.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This method allows the filter to affect only the specific part of the query logic where it&#8217;s needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s all. 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