Using a custom Wordpress query to call 5 most recent posts - php

Question

I am trying to pull the 5 most recent posts of a custom post type using a WP_query. Does the code below look correct? And do I need to use wp_reset_postdata at the end?
<?php
$args = array(
'post_type' => 'webinar_post',
'post_status' => 'publish',
'posts_per_page' => 5,
'orderby' => 'post_date',
'order' => 'DESC',
);
$most_recent = new WP_Query( $args );
?>
<?php if( $most_recent->have_posts() ) ?>
<?php while( $most_recent->have_posts() ) : $most_recent->the_post() ?>
<div class="webinar">
<h2><?php echo get_the_title(); ?> </h2>
<h3><?php echo get_the_date(); ?></h3>
<p><?php echo get_the_excerpt(); ?></p>
</div>
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php endif ?>

Answer 1

You don't need to use wp_reset_postdata() unless you are using WP_Query again in the same page. Usage of wp_reset_postdata() is need to set the post data back
Example
<?php
// The 1st Query
$args = [
'post_type' => 'webinar_post',
'post_status' => 'publish',
'posts_per_page' => 5,
'orderby' => 'post_date',
'order' => 'DESC',
];
$most_recent = new WP_Query( $args );
if ( $most_recent->have_posts() ) {
// The Loop
while ( $most_recent->have_posts() ) { $most_recent->the_post();
// your code
}
// Restore original Post Data
wp_reset_postdata();
}
// Updating `$args`
$args['orderby'] = 'post_title'
$args['order'] = 'ASC'
/* The 2nd Query */
$most_recent2 = new WP_Query( $args );
if ( $most_recent2->have_posts() ) {
// The 2nd Loop
while ( $most_recent2->have_posts() ) { $most_recent2->the_post();
// your code
}
// Restore original Post Data
wp_reset_postdata();
}
?>