Ahhh, yes. I figured it was a typo that if I used my brain for two seconds could be discovered, but why use my brain when the functionality I was seeking was achieved with the less complete conditional? I added that extra )
and it’s working beautifully now. Thanks again for the help @hube2!
@laju and @hube2, thank you both so much for the help!
if( !$query->is_main_query() ) return;
Did the trick for me! Adding in the or is_admin() threw an error, so I will be leaving that portion out.
Thanks again to both of you! I was near keyboard smashing levels of hung up on this one. You both rock!