Starting in WordPress 3.5, the orderby parameter will allow the value post__in to sort by the order of the post__in parameter, just like in your example. It may not be ideal to wait or require 3.5+, but this will almost certainly be the best and easiest way to do what you’re looking to do. Here’s … Read more
I have solved my problem and it had nothing to do with the query, the database or the post type. The problem was that in trying to initially construct the query I had left a pre_get_posts function in my functions.php which was conflicting with my query. The lesson here for me is to make sure … Read more
Found the answer from the WordPress docs. For what the query is ordered by, I use: global $wp_query; echo $wp_query->get(‘orderby’); For the order by which the posts are queried: global $wp_query; echo $wp_query->get(‘order’);
The WP Postviews plugin is one of the most used to record post views. Then you can sort by amount by; <?php if (function_exists(‘get_most_viewed’)): ?> <ul> <?php get_most_viewed(); ?> </ul> <?php endif; ?> Or pass in the variables to the URL: http://example.com/?v_sortby=views&v_orderby=desc Or even run a custom query that sorts by the post_meta value.
If the query is only for a small number of posts, then as linked to by Alex you can sort in php. However, this does not scale well. As suggested by Kovshenin – a better alternative is to use posts_orderby filter: $post_ids = array(83,24,106,2283,14); $args = array( ‘post_type’ => ‘post’, ‘post__in’ => $post_ids, ‘numberposts’ => … Read more
It’s a quite simple revision to your current code. You can add multiple “orderby” values separated by a space. ‘orderby’ => ‘meta_value_num title’, This should keep the priority of sorting by your meta value, with a secondary sort of title.
Refer to the WP_Query() docs for order and orderby: order (string) – Designates the ascending or descending order of the ‘orderby’ parameter. Defaults to ‘DESC’. ‘ASC’ – ascending order from lowest to highest values (1, 2, 3; a, b, c). ‘DESC’ – descending order from highest to lowest values (3, 2, 1; c, b, a). … Read more
Found an answer in this answer. add_filter( ‘get_terms_args’, ‘wpse_53094_sort_get_terms_args’, 10, 2 ); function wpse_53094_sort_get_terms_args( $args, $taxonomies ) { global $pagenow; if( !is_admin() || (‘post.php’ != $pagenow && ‘post-new.php’ != $pagenow) ) return $args; $args[‘orderby’] = ‘slug’; $args[‘order’] = ‘DESC’; return $args; } The order may be ASC or DESC, and the orderby can be: count … Read more
SOLUTION – Updated: 03/03/2015 – Thanks to /u/G.M. The below adds a new field to the Term Edit Page and saves the value into the un-used ( for the moment anyway ) term_group field which can then be used to order terms. In the below hooks ( actions ) you’ll need to replace TAXONOMY_SLUG with … Read more
You can pass an array to the query as the following example described in the Codex shows: $args = array( ‘orderby’ => array( ‘title’ => ‘DESC’, ‘menu_order’ => ‘ASC’ ) ); $query = new WP_Query( $args ); In your case will be something like this: /* Order Posts Alphabetically */ function prefix_modify_query_order( $query ) { … Read more