How can I use query_posts to filter posts from a specific year?

Question

How can I use the query_posts functions within Wordpress to filter my posts out by a specific year?

Here's my current code:

<?php query_posts('cat=3&posts_per_page=10');
if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); 
?>
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
    <div class="testpost">
        <?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?>
        <h4><?php the_title(); ?></h4>
        <hr class="smallblue">
        <h5><?php the_time(); ?></h5>
        <h6><?php echo get_the_date(); ?></h6>
    </div>
</a>
<?php 
   endwhile; endif; >
   wp_reset_query(); 
?>

Answer 1

You can use the date_query argument of WP_Query, which has the advantage of being slightly more readable:

$args = array(
    'cat'               => 3,
    'posts_per_page'    => 10,
    'date_query' => array(
        array(
            'year'  => 2017,
        ),
    ),
);

$myQuery = new WP_Query($args);

// Or $myQuery = get_posts($args);

if ($myQuery->have_posts()) : 
    
    while ($myQuery->have_posts()) : $myQuery->the_post();
        
        //  Output
        
    endwhile;
endif;

But please: never, ever use query_posts. It should only ever be used by the core. Use one of the many, many other functions available like WP_Query or get_posts, where the same array of arguments can be used safely.