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Sort admin menu items
On a related note to "Changing the Order of Admin Menu Sections?", I'm looking for a way to alphabetically sort the entries in each sub-section of WordPress's admin area.
Currently, whenever a new ...
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votes
1answer
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How to query_posts using meta_query to orderby meta_key AND have a secondary sort by date?
I've been troubleshooting an issue over the past few days and keep going in circles. Could really use a fresh pair of eyes to help me answer this question...
So I'm working with a wordpress site ...
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Plugin for custom sort order for categories?
I'd like to employ a sort order option in my theme to allow categories to be sorted similar to pages. Can anyone recommend a plugin that does this?
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Can the Next/Prev Post links be ordered by menu order or by a meta key?
I have a series of posts that are ordered by a meta_key value. They could also be arranged by menu order, if necessary.
The next/prev post links (generated by next_post_link, previous_post_link, or ...
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visually sort ordering “custom post types” for end users
Now with those custom post types and other ?bits of content? that
don?t necessarily need to be organized by chronologically by date, for
example: the client has a 100 T-Shirts as custom post type ...
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sortable custom column in media library
trying to make a custom column sortable in the media library. Found lots of examples for posts, and users but can't get them to work on the media library page.
function wpse_hook_isv_columns() {
...
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Different post sort order within different categories
I need to give each post a unique post order for multiple Categories (per post) it is in. I can imagine a solution using custom fields whereby for each Category there is a corresponding custom field ...
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get_pages() not ordering as it should
I'm using get_pages() function to get all subpages from a page like this:
$childrens = get_pages(array('child_of' => 7,
'sort_column' => 'post_date',
...
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1answer
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Using meta_query, how can i filter by a custom field and order by another one?
With the following code (in functions.php) my posts (of CPT event) are ordered by _end_date instead of _start_date. What's the proper solution to this as of WP 3.1.3? Of course I'd like to avoid using ...
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1answer
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How to sort terms with diacritical signs?
I have list of terms which happens to be the Polish Alphabet.
Here's how I list these terms:
<ul>
<?php
$terms = get_terms("taxonomy", array('orderby' => 'title', 'hide_empty' => ...
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1answer
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How do I allow users to sort posts? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I sort multiples pages?
I want to allow users to sort a long list of posts (that are displayed on multiple pages) by custom fields.
Here is my form...
<form ...
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Custom Post Type, WP_Query and 'orderby'
I do have a custom post type with the following setup:
$supports = array(
'title'
, 'editor'
, 'thumbnail'
, 'revisions'
, 'page-attributes'
);
$args = array(
'hierarchical' ...
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1answer
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Sortable admin columns, when data isn't coming from post_meta
I have a custom post type that uses a custom taxonomy. I'm imposing a limit of a single term to each post (using a custom meta box drop down on the edit post screen for the CPT). The term for the ...
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Sorting a query by custom field date
EDIT: Reworded the question for more clarity
I'm trying to sort by custom meta box data, which I am converting to a date using the strtotime function, but I'm having some difficulty.
My chief ...
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Custom order of terms for custom taxonomy in admin and website
I have a custom taxonomy registered for my custom post type. I need to make it possible for a user to specify the order in which the taxonomy terms should appear (something like menu order for pages). ...
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2answers
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Sort custom post type list table by display name of a user id stored as post meta value
I have a custom post type named domicile. Each post (domicile) has an owner (not the author). Owners are users with a custom role. I store the user id as a post meta value (dmb_owner) for the domicile ...
3
votes
1answer
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How can I custom order the results from wp_list_categories?
I am using wp_list_categories to return (you guessed it) a list of categories within a custom taxonomy. The orderby parameter accepts sorting by ID, name, slug, count, and term_group. Is there a way ...
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1answer
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How to order adjacent posts (prev / next) by custom field value?
I am using the More Fields and More Types plugins to create a custom post type called product. This custom type is based on the Post type.
One of the fields is named lot which is an integer ...
3
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1answer
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Custom Taxonomy Template Post List with Sort Order
I have an interesting problem I am trying to solve. Here is my situations:
I have create a custom post type for "events".
For each event post I require custom fields to be entered for the event ...
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2answers
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Sort posts alphabetically by custom field value, insert divider between different letters
i'm listing all posts of my custom post type "person" alphabetically sorted by the custom field last_name on a page.
How would i insert a divider (e.g. an image of the letter) before a letter range ...
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votes
2answers
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Archive sorting functions by custom fields (front-end)
I want to give the users the ability to sort the posts in the archive by some custom fields that I pre-define.
The end result would be en a tabbed container, and the user will click on the relevant ...
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2answers
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Sort X categories by last update and show image
I want to display X categories, and sort them by last update.
I also want to grab the image of the latest post with the category.
<img src="<?php echo ...
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votes
1answer
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Sort posts by number of matched terms
I have form where I list all terms associated with posts as check boxes, user should pick few of them, hit search and get all posts that match all chosen terms. It works great when there are posts ...
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votes
1answer
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Sorting by tag or category
Here's the scenario:
A user clicks on a tag which takes them to a list of all those posts with that tag. There are hundreds of posts, so the user needs a way to filter these.
Here's the question:
...
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Plugin for sortable posts in grid [closed]
I'm looking for a plugin that will emulate this current php page:
Each flower to be a post with more info.
The dates to be sortable
Current blooming flowers to be featured in the widget sidebar ...
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4answers
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How to return results of a get_posts() in explicitly defined order
I'm trying to create a loop of explicity ordered posts, for example:
<?php $args = array(
'include' => '1,3,8,4,12' ); ?>
<?php get_posts( $args ); ?>
The results are ...
2
votes
3answers
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Sorting results from JSON-API on custom fields
Is there any way, out of the box, to sort results from the JSON-API plugin based on values in custom fields? The request is paged, so the results will need to be sorted server-side.
I have an http ...
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votes
2answers
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Sort Posts Best Practice
I have a custom post type "Properties".
These properties posts are being listed out on page "Properties For Let".
Each property post has various custom meta including price, and number of bedrooms.
...
2
votes
1answer
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Wordpress: Keep order of query_posts list of post ID's using post__in
I need to request a certain list of posts in the order I want. I'm getting the posts using:
query_posts('category_name'=>'cases', 'posts_per_page'=>5, 'post__in'=>$_SESSION['sorting'], ...
2
votes
1answer
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Sort a custom post type array numerically
We've set up drop down lists to allow people to filter posts based on custom post types.
In order to populate the drop down list I am using:
<?php $terms = get_terms("ratios");
$count = ...
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votes
1answer
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Custom sortable columns ordered by meta-value?
I have no idea why my sortable function does not sort my "events" my a custom post-meta. I have a custom-post-type named wr_event… I have my custom columns set up and my post-meta is shown in the ...
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votes
1answer
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blog posts sorting doesnt work while using get_query_var
I'm trying to show the latest posts using the get_query_var function. The function filters the posts according to their category.
When I'm displaying the posts on the page they appear unsorted ...
2
votes
1answer
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Using database meta_values to calculate new post order using pre_get_posts or a 'request' hook
UPDATE: I have worked out my implementation of the selected answer at the bottom of this post.
I'm implementing a sorting algorithm based on Reddit's hotness algorithm, in addition to a time-decay ...
2
votes
1answer
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What table is the media's sort order stored?
I see that your can sort media by a numbered order in the media gallery for a post. But what table is this order stored in? I want to use this order to also order the images the same way in my ...
2
votes
1answer
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Sort by posts that have a featured image?
I'd like to sort posts on the index page to show those that have a featured image first.
I've done this in functions.php:
add_filter( 'pre_get_posts', 'my_get_posts' );
function ...
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votes
1answer
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query_posts sort in multiple directions
I'm trying to improve my post sorting by using multiple criteria, but I want specific orders for different values. For example, I have a meta_key called 'featured' that I want to move any post up to ...
2
votes
1answer
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Sort posts by newest child while keeping hierarchy intact
I have the following hierarchy within my wordpress posts (e.g.):
-> Post 1 (pubdate: 2011-01-01)
--> Post 5 (pubdate: 2011-01-02)
---> Post 6 (pubdate: 2011-01-03)
----> Post 7 ...
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votes
2answers
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Fulltext search in posts sorted by relevancy
I'm building a custom search page and what I need is to sort results by relevancy (eg. occurences of a keyword)
Using MySQL docs I've built this query:
SELECT ID
FROM $wpdb->posts
WHERE MATCH ...
2
votes
2answers
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Sort by custom field value
I have a page where I only want to show posts from a specific category. At the same time, I want the posts to be sorted by a custom field value in my posts:
query_posts('category_name=' . ...
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votes
1answer
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Search results sorted by post types
I am working on a site with several post types - 4 to be exact - and I am trying to setup the search results page to have a filter/sort the results by post types.
For example, when a person searches ...
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0answers
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How to sort posts by last name (2nd word) on ONE category only?
I have an "author" category that is used as a list to browse multiple posts containing author biographies. I have Smart Category Ordering installed and right now it is sorted by title ascending. ...
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0answers
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wp_list_pages sort order is different for different languages [closed]
I'm using the following code
wp_list_pages(array('exclude' => '','title_li' => '','sort_column' => 'menu_order'))
If I switch the language the sorting is different. One of the main menu ...
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votes
0answers
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query_posts with a custom post type, a meta_query and sorting by post date?
I've searched the archives and found questions similar to what I need, but haven't found exactly what I want.
I've got a bunch of products that are sorted by a meta_key of country, and I'd like to be ...
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votes
0answers
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sort order for a custom post-type [closed]
How do I specify a sort order for a custom post-type like I can do with the pages post-type?
All I have been able to find online is various plugins that do it for me, but I'd prefer not to use a ...
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Loop through all tags & output posts in alphabetical list
I have a bunch of posts that each have multiple tags, and I'm trying to find a way to output all of them on a single page, organized under an alphabetical listing of their respective tags. E.g. if ...
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How to build a directory with indexes in Wordpress
I am working on a site that is using posts as a way to manage glossary articles like the example site below. I would like to find a way to display articles alphabetically and grouped by a selected ...
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vote
2answers
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Wordpress Menu Disappears when $query->query_vars['meta_key'] is set
I've set some meta variables on my WP posts. I want to be able to sort by these variables, and everything is working great except when I sort by either "views" or "likes". When I sort by either of ...
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vote
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Sort admin area by custom Event Date field
There are several questions in here about sorting custom items in the admin section. However, I cannot find a specific answer anywhere. Here's my specific problem:
I'm using MagicFields to create ...
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1answer
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Arrange and separate posts
On a particular archive page I've created, I'm listing a number of posts by post name and they're listed in alphabetical order. Is there away to have them separated even further?
As in all posts ...
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vote
1answer
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Drop down+sort blog posts date added/most popular
Is it possible to have a drop down menu like youtube/demonoid that allows you to sort your index (and caterogy.php) blog posts by date/popularity/viewed)? I seen plugins for adding most popular ...
