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For example, i am building a cinema site..

For movies - I am using post - The movies are post there.. For actors - I am using post_type : persoane , Taxonomy : lista.

How can i retrive the movies play by bruce willis in http://cinema.trancelevel.com/persoane/bruce-willis/

For example, i have : http://cinema.trancelevel.com/the-cold-light-of-day-2012-2/ This movie have Bruce Willis Tag....( this is a regolar post in wp)

In Bruce Willis page i want to retrive the movie.... that have Bruce Willis Tag

In conclusion i want to display the movies that actor play in

I anny body know please help. Thanks in advance

I try this but no sucess

<?php $args = array(
  'tax_query' => array(
      'taxonomy' => 'post',
      'field' => 'slug',
      'terms' => get_query_var('term')

query_posts( $args );

  echo get_post_format();
endwhile; else:
  echo 'No movie found';
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I think there are multiple issues here:

1) Because you're using query_posts() the post object's query_vars are inherited by your new query_posts(). I suspect then, that 'post_type' => 'persoane' is implicitly part of that query posts call. If you switch to using WP_Query instead of query posts, I suspect that will fix the issue.

2) Have you double checked that get_query_var('term') is returning what you expect? I think that only works on taxonomy archive pages. Instead, you'll want do use get_the_tags().

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can you give me the exacte code please, will be apreciated... Thanks –  Batman Jul 7 '12 at 20:04
If I have time later, I'll try to work something up, but I couldn't even give you exact code without knowing more about what you want (e.g. how do you handle a post with multiple tags?). Read codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_the_tags and codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query. They both have multiple code snippets that should take you quite far. If you can't get it working, post a follow up question and ping me here in the comments. –  mrwweb Jul 7 '12 at 20:36
i do not know php so much, can you please paste the code... i'm tring to get the movie cinema.trancelevel.com/the-cold-light-of-day-2012-2 , to link to the actor cinema.trancelevel.com/persoane/bruce-willis by tag.... so wen i add a movie in POSTS, i add a tag name Bruce Willis, after i go to PERSOANE ( new post_Type) i add the person... and under i need the code for displaying the movies play by actor by tag. i can give you acces with team wiew if you want... –  Batman Jul 8 '12 at 21:13
more: cinema.trancelevel.com/1.jpg , im using custom field, in post i get actors by Relationship for each movie... ok ... but how can i display automatic post (movies) that actor play in.... Note: i use for : =>>Movies : POSTS for Actors ==> post_type PERSOANE , Taxonomy lista... –  Batman Jul 8 '12 at 21:28

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