WordPress 6.8 includes some caching optimizations that may affect themes and plugins using the WP_Query::get() method and the WP_Query::$query_vars property. In #59516, WP_Query was optimized to improve cache hits for queries with equivalent arguments. This enhancement improves performance for sites that run equivalent queries with a different order of arguments. The impact will be most…

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WordPress 6.8 introduces caching optimizations in the WP_Query::get() method and the WP_Query::$query_vars property to enhance performance, especially for sites that do not use persistent caching. These changes may impact how themes and plugins handle queries. Developers are advised to check code compatibility and use specific methods for array comparison due to these updates.

WP_Query changes in WordPress 6.8

<p>Or… Just check using in_array for both ‘post’ and ‘page’ like most devs would do 😁</p>
