The Events Calendar - Order Events In Admin By Start Date

order-events-in-admin.php

<?php

/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* Modify Event List Order in Admin
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
function set_custom_post_types_admin_order($wp_query) {
  if (is_admin()) {

    // Get the post type from the query
    $post_type = $wp_query->query['post_type'];
    if ( $post_type == 'tribe_events') {

      // 'orderby' value can be any column name
      $wp_query->set('orderby', 'meta_value');
      $wp_query->set('meta_key', '_EventStartDate');

      // 'order' value can be ASC or DESC
      $wp_query->set('order', 'DESC');

    }
  }
}
add_filter('pre_get_posts', 'set_custom_post_types_admin_order');