I would like to query most of my pages and categories on the homepage. So far I am able to get the pages and category (posts), but I cannot order the list the way I want to. I want to be able to get a custom order like page, posts from a category, another page, … Read more
I am currently using WordPress’ wp_list_categories function in order to retrieve my terms from a specified taxonomy. I like this function for its ability to generate (hierarchical) HTML lists, that are equipped with proper class names, etc. I have sorted my terms using the Simple Custom Post Order plugin, which works fine when I’m listing … Read more
Context Post Type: Resources Taxonomy: Media Type, Term: Audio Taxonomy: Series The following code displays a unique list of the custom taxonomy “Series” I want to order the list by term_order, but it is not working. Any suggestions? The site. Currently it’s ordered by ID <?php $post_data = array(); $my_query = new WP_Query( array( ‘post_type’ … Read more
When interacting with the admin menu, for instance via add_menu_page, there is a $position parameter. The inline docs indicate that this should be an integer. The Codex agrees, but adds a note that you can use a float if you make it a string (e.g. ‘63.3’). In wp-admin/includes/menu.php the array is sorted by comparing the … Read more
WordPress implements a simple order functionality by default. What’s the common method, to retrieve the menu_order for the current post or page? 2 s 2 If you have the post with an $id: $thispost = get_post($id); $menu_order = $thispost->menu_order; WordPress itself does not provide a function to get the menu_order, so you have to query … Read more
I have a special case where I’d like to order posts in a custom order and it would be great to use the “menu_order” field that is normally only used for pages. What would be the best way to expose that in the WordPress admin UI? 1 Apparently it’s as easy as: add_action( ‘admin_init’, ‘posts_order_wpse_91866’ … Read more
