WP_query orderby not working after WP4.0 update [closed]

Question

On my Wordpress-website, I have a custom post type used to display events and a page showing all events in the database. On that page, I'm creating a new WP_Query and displaying the results immediately afterwards.

    $q_events = new WP_Query(array('post_type' => 'lc_events', 'orderby' => 'ID'));
    if ($q_events->have_posts()) : while ( $q_events->have_posts() ) : $q_events->the_post(); ?>
        <div class="activiteit">
                <?php ...

``

However, the orderby-option doesn't work, no matter what option I'm actually ordering by. In the code above you see ID, but I have also tried title and meta values (using 'meta_key' => 'lc_events_startdate', 'orderby' => 'meta_value', 'order' => 'ASC'. I have yet to figure out in what order events are actually displayed, but have ruled out ID, title, two of my meta values (lc_events_startdate and lc_events_enddate) and post date/time.

I know that orderby was changed in WP4.0, but cannot determine whether my problem is caused by a bug, or by an error in my coding.

EDIT (October 3): WP_DEBUG is set to true, and only shows a notice concerning a script in my sidebar, nothing regarding the WP_Query.

Thanks for all help,

Bram

Answer 1

There was nothing wrong with the query or the core Wordpress-code, but a plug-in was in the way. Thanks for all help and good advice!

Answer 2

Please try this way, may help you.

        $myPageQuery= new WP_Query( 'cat=7&orderby=date&order=ID&showposts=1' );

Thanks