I see an issue where when I create a query loop to display 3 posts, if there is a sticky post, it’s added to the query and displays 4 posts and not 3. This has been an issue for a few versions now. What I expect If I set the query to display 3 posts, there should only be 3 posts regardless of the …

DUPLICATE/NO BUG: Query Loop with Sticky posts

timmse December 4, 2023, 8:50am 2

Hi Alex,
This is not a bug, but the standard behavior of WordPress.
Please refer to this thread:

Best regards,
timmse