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Sort-by add-on
<?php
/*
Plugin Name: Order-by Add-on
Plugin URI: http://tiptoppress.com/downloads/term-and-category-based-posts-widget/
Description: Extension to add more sort possibilities for the premium widget Term and Category Based Posts Widget.
Author: TipTopPress
Version: 1.2
Author URI: http://tiptoppress.com
Installation:
- Download the file and rename it to Order-by-Add-on.php
- Upload it to the plugins folder [your-wordpress-installation]/wp-content/plugins/Order-by-Add-on.php
- Go to WordPress > Admin > PlugIns and activate the Extension
- Now, there is a new sort by: 'Name' visible
*/
namespace termCategoryPostsPro\OrderByAddOn;
// Don't call the file directly
if ( !defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
/**
* Applied to the list of wp_query args.
*
* @return array of sort orders
*
* @since 0.1
*/
function query_args ( $query_args, $that, $instance ) {
// build own querys or override used query args
if ( $query_args['orderby'] == 'name' || $query_args['orderby'] == 'title' || $query_args['orderby'] == 'latest_asc' ) {
$query_args['order'] = 'ASC';
} else if ( $query_args['orderby'] == 'tour_date' ) {
$query_args['orderby'] = 'meta_value';
$query_args['meta_key'] = 'tour_date';
$query_args['meta_type'] = 'DATE';
$query_args['order'] = 'DESC';
}
return $query_args;
}
add_filter( 'cpwp_query_args', __NAMESPACE__.'\query_args', 10, 3 );
/**
* Applied to the list of sort orders for sort_by some new ones.
*
* @return array of sort orders
*
* @since 0.1
*/
function possible_sorts ( $sorts, $that, $instance ) {
// key gets 'sort_by', value gets name in the dropdown UI
$byName = array(
'latest_asc' => 'Latest (ASC)',
'tour_date' => 'Tour Date',
'name' => 'Name (Slug)',
'title' => 'Title');
$sorts = array_merge ($byName, $sorts);
return $sorts;
}
add_filter( 'cpwp_possible_sorts', __NAMESPACE__.'\possible_sorts', 10, 3 );
@RandalOulton
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Hi Daniel, I figured it out. Thanks!

For those in the future who are curious, this new "name" option will appear in the widget under the "Filter" section, as a choice in the "Show" field, (which might perhaps? be better named the "Sort" field.)

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