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Created March 14, 2015 19:38
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Order a post type archive by a custom field
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orderby-custom-field.php
<?php
add_action( 'pre_get_posts', function ( $query ) {
if ( $query->is_main_query() && !is_admin() && $query->is_post_type_archive( 'name_of_post_type') ) {
$query->set('orderby', 'meta_value_num');
$query->set('meta_key', 'custom_field_name');
$query->set('order', 'ASC');
}
}
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What is meta_value_num?
How would I find it when using this:
https://gist.github.com/Shelob9/6679914
will these things work together?

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