Term - advanced post types order

How to apply WooCommerce category order while using visual attributes filtering

Sorting WooCommerce products is an easy job, specific area ordering is possible after selecting the appropriate taxonomy or attribute.  When using mix of multiple taxonomies or/and attributes a sort is still easy to create through advanced set-up Sometimes, there’s no need to apply a very specific order for all those areas, as it become impractical […]

How to retrieve the sticky posts for a sort

The default WordPress Sticky functionality is very limited. It allows to put a post on top of the list which is pretty much everything about it. Beside other missing functionality, there is no control over order, making the list totally uncontrollable.

How to sort posts automatically by a Last Name included in title

Sorting WordPress posts by last name is a technique that can significantly enhance content organization, especially when dealing with directories, team listings, or any content where authors or contributors are better identified by their surnames. This approach not only makes it easier for visitors to locate information but also adds a level of professionalism and […]

Sort post objects assigned to a taxonomy terms but not it’s children

Per WordPress Codex when creating a custom query, and request objects which belong to a specific term, direct assigned objects will be included. Also all other objects which belong to child terms related to queried term will be returned too. This is the default behavior observed within WordPress dashboard, when filter for a specific category, […]

Update the sorts when changing the site default language

To allow sorting for different languages through custom plugins like WPML the plugin implemented a custom functionality which also save the sort language. The feature becomes active right after plugin activation, even if there’s no multilingual code active yet to preserve sorts compatibility for later usage.

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 […]