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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 copy an order list from a category to another

Customizing order of posts within categories is an easy task through Advanced Post Types Order plugin. The self explanatory interface featuring a drag & drop functionality makes sorting a breeze.

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 automatisation. 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. Randomizing sort […]

How to output Natural order for items along with Automatic Order

At the code level there are multiple type of order types, meaning the results can be different depending on the algorithm is being applied. As default a text sorting (SORT_REGULAR flag) is being used.

Default sort list for every new Site in your WordPress MultiSite environment

WordPress MultiSite environment is a great way to create a network of sites, easily managed from a common dashboard. The Advanced Post Types Order plugin is fully compatible with MultiSite set-up, it can be activated either on punctual site or network wide.

How to expand / narrow a sort settings within admin interface

The Advanced Post Types Order plugin include quite many options to cover up all possible scenarios. For that reason the sort settings admin interface it’s long, depending on monitor resolution it may not fit within a full screen size so the scroll need to be used to access all options. Since the actual sorting interface […]

Apply post type Archive order for all taxonomies / categories

The Advanced Post Types Order plugin is very flexible in functionality. In certain situations, individual sort for each taxonomy terms (categories) is not required, but instead Archive order is needed to apply on all other sections. The following example return the archive order for any query that match the post type array. The apto/query_match_sort_id filter […]