Using query_posts
is pretty much always a bad idea as it causes another database query but it also will break pagination and can cause other issues as well.
What you need it a filter on pre_get_posts
.
function pgp($qry) {
if (!is_admin() && is_main_query() && $qry->is_category(3709)) {
$qry->set('orderby','meta_value');
$qry->set('meta_key','Deadline'); //formatted YYYYMMDD
$qry->set('ignore_sticky_posts',true);
}
return $qry;
}
add_filter('pre_get_posts','pgp');
That is assuming that category ID 3709 is the “past-event” category. Once you’ve done that follow the answer by @KrzysiekDrozdz
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