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Applying the customized order when using the Post Types Order plugin

If you enable Auto Apply Sort in the plugin, you don’t need to change any code — the plugin will override compatible queries and apply the saved order automatically. The Post Types Order plugin stores a custom sequence using WordPress’ built-in menu_order field. To retrieve posts in that order inside your templates or code, use […]

Add numbers to items within the sort list interface

The Advanced Post Types Order plugin is based on jQuery Sortable UI to implement the drag & drop interface. As default this use the Unordered List tag (ul). For better control, some users might find easier to see ordered list (ol) instead which output numbers for each item in the list, accordingly to position in […]

How to sort posts automatically by a number/year included in title

Manual sorting is a fun process, order adjustments are easy through the Advanced Post Types Order plugin drag & drop interface. Automatisation is possible through Automatic Order functionality. This provides a powerful set-up for creating algorithmic based sorting without a human intervention. For large list, this might be a good option to save good time […]

Automatically Randomize a sort list while keeping the sticky posts on top

Through the Automatic Order functionality, the Advanced Post Types Order plugin provide an excellent support for post objects sorting automatization. Using default functions, easy order can be set by ID, Author, Title, Slug, Date, Modified Date, Comments Count etc. Also Custom Fields sorting can be easily set-up by specify the custom fields keys. Effortlessly infuse […]

Display the SKU for WooCommerce products within re-order interface

The Advanced Post Types Order plugin is a powerful tool that allows WooCommerce store owners to easily and accurately sort products within categories. One of the standout features of this plugin is its ability to maintain the order of products across multiple categories, ensuring a consistent shopping experience for customers. By default, the re-order interface […]

Create sorting for queries containing Custom Field Handling / Meta

Staring version 3.8.9 the Advanced Post Types Order got a major code extension to include the possibility to focus a sort on an exact front site query contain a Custom Field Handling / meta_query section. The Custom Fields meta data is the way WordPress save additional information for custom post types. These are used by […]

Sorting WooCommerce Products within Attributes

Beside Categories and Tags, WooCommerce include another important way to group products, called Product attributes. This can be Color, Size, Model, Material, you name it. The WooCommerce Attributes is a requirement being used when set-up variable products.

Add licence key for local instance

When deploying the Advanced Post Types Order plugin on local environments (such as localhost, 127.0.0.1, .dev domains, or staging environments like staging.wpengine.com), a licence key is not required by default. This behaviour helps streamline development workflows and avoids unnecessary licence management during testing.