Add secondary sort parameter

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November 21, 2018 at 8:56 am #6505
Adam
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I’ve added a function to the plugin which allows it to display values defined in a custom meta box in post editing.
```
              <?php if( get_field('active') ): ?>
                 <h2 class="active"><?php the_field('active'); ?></h2>
              <?php endif; ?>
```
I want to use ‘active’ as a secondary ‘orderby’, so that the posts maintain their default ordering (chronological) AND give priority to posts which are ‘active’. So an active post from 1-2-18 will be displayed above a non-active trade from 1-1-18.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
November 21, 2018 at 4:09 pm #6516

Adam
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If anyone has a clue which files I need to edit to make this happen, that would help as well.

I’m seeing the parameters for orderby in /wp-show-posts.php although they look incomplete. Not an expert in PHP but I could probably figure this out if I had some clues for where to look.

Thanks

Edit: If it’s easier, I’ll mention that I don’t need to edit the metabox for any of this. I just want all posts to also check for the custom field the_field('active') and use that as a sort parameter following the default parameter. If ‘active’ is found for a post, it should appear before any post without ‘active’.

November 21, 2018 at 6:50 pm #6518

Tom
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Hey Adam,

I’m not 100% sure how you’d do this, unfortunately.

If you’re able to get help with the WP_Query parameters, we can integrate them into WP Show Posts, as it sets up a WP_Query instance.

It may be worth asking over on wordpress.stackexchange.com if it’s possible to bring those posts with a meta value to the top using WP_Query. If someone can point us in the right direction there, we can make it work in the plugin.

Here’s something I found, but I’m not sure it’s exactly what you’re looking for: https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/278337/wp-query-order-by-multiple-meta-keys-fields

November 23, 2018 at 7:26 am #6535

Adam
Participant

Thanks for your reply Tom. I’m doing some digging now, I’ll update here if I make any progress on that.

Best,
Adam

November 23, 2018 at 8:37 pm #6546

Tom
Keymaster

Sounds good 🙂
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[Support request] Add secondary sort parameter