sort search results by custom fields using dropdown

orderby should be e.g. meta_value or meta_value_num – various specific meta_type‘s are available – to order by meta data. Additionally a meta_key has to be set and present in the query. To be exact and to avoid misunderstandings, meta_key has to be the keyname of the field you’re sorting by. Take a closer look at the Order & Orderby Parameters and Custum Fields Parameters section of the WP_Query documentation for more information.

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