Title: Adding another ORDERBY for the shortcode Last modified: August 24, 2016 --- # Adding another ORDERBY for the shortcode * Resolved [ossedk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ossedk/) * (@ossedk) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-another-orderby-for-the-shortcode/) * Hello, * I’m using your plugin together with the theme Listify. * I need to sort the listing by “RATING” – which is a integer hold in $number. * How do I go about adding it as orderby, so I can sort a listing by rating and do it easy via the short code like: * [jobs per_page=”10″ orderby=”**RATING**” show_filters=”false” show_categories =”false” categories=”16″ show_pagination=”false”] * Let me know, thanks. * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-job-manager/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-job-manager/) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 20 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-another-orderby-for-the-shortcode/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-another-orderby-for-the-shortcode/page/2/?output_format=md) * Thread Starter [ossedk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ossedk/) * (@ossedk) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-another-orderby-for-the-shortcode/#post-6044769) * the rating – is already a customer field. So somehow it would be to sort by that custom field – but I have had time figure out how to add this in e.g functions. php * Thread Starter [ossedk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ossedk/) * (@ossedk) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-another-orderby-for-the-shortcode/#post-6044779) * Would I be able to do something similiar to: * ``` $args = array( 'orderby' => 'meta_value', 'meta_key' => 'rating', 'meta_query' => array( array( 'key' => 'rating', 'value' => null, 'compare' => '!=' ) ), // End of meta_query 'fields' => 'ID', 'exclude' => array( 1 ), ); ``` * Plugin Author [Mike Jolley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikejolley/) * (@mikejolley) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-another-orderby-for-the-shortcode/#post-6044843) * You’d need to do something like your last post, but hooked into here with a custom function to set the args: * [https://github.com/mikejolley/WP-Job-Manager/blob/master/wp-job-manager-functions.php#L113](https://github.com/mikejolley/WP-Job-Manager/blob/master/wp-job-manager-functions.php#L113) * meta_value_num would also be more suitable. * Thread Starter [ossedk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ossedk/) * (@ossedk) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-another-orderby-for-the-shortcode/#post-6044867) * So just like this ? * ``` $query_args = apply_filters( 'get_job_listings_query_args', $query_args, $args ); $args = array( 'orderby' => 'meta_value', 'meta_key' => 'rating', 'meta_query' => array( array( 'key' => 'rating', 'value' => null, 'compare' => '!=' ) ), // End of meta_query 'fields' => 'ID', 'exclude' => array( 1 ), ); ``` * Plugin Author [Mike Jolley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikejolley/) * (@mikejolley) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-another-orderby-for-the-shortcode/#post-6044869) * No, thats not how filters are used. [https://pippinsplugins.com/a-quick-introduction-to-using-filters/](https://pippinsplugins.com/a-quick-introduction-to-using-filters/) * Thread Starter [ossedk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ossedk/) * (@ossedk) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-another-orderby-for-the-shortcode/#post-6044871) * Thanks for the info. * I have tried to follow it, can you let me know if I’m getting closer : * ``` $query_args = apply_filters( 'get_job_listings_query_args', $query_args, $args ); function addRating($query_args){ $args2 = array( 'orderby' => 'meta_value_num', 'order' => 'DESC', 'meta_key' => 'rating', 'meta_query' => array( array( 'key' => 'rating', 'value' => null, 'compare' => '!=' ) ), // End of meta_query 'fields' => 'ID', 'exclude' => array( 1 ), ); $query_args = array_merge('get_job_listings_query_args', 'addRating'); return $query_args; } add_filter( $query_args,'addRating'); ``` * Plugin Author [Mike Jolley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikejolley/) * (@mikejolley) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-another-orderby-for-the-shortcode/#post-6044872) * Afraid not 🙂 Here is a basic function you can start with: * ``` add_filter( 'get_job_listings_query_args', 'custom_get_job_listings_query_args' ); function custom_get_job_listings_query_args( $args ) { // Do something to $args here, such as set $args['orderby'] = 'x'; return $args; } ``` * Thread Starter [ossedk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ossedk/) * (@ossedk) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-another-orderby-for-the-shortcode/#post-6044873) * Really appreciate your help, * Made as simple as possible * ``` $query_args = apply_filters( 'get_job_listings_query_args', $query_args, $args ); add_filter( 'get_job_listings_query_args', 'custom_get_job_listings_query_args' ); function custom_get_job_listings_query_args( $args ) { $args['orderby'] = 'rating'; return $args; } ``` * But here I get “Cannot redeclare custom_get_job_listings_query_args() (previously declared” * What is the mistake on this? * Plugin Author [Mike Jolley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikejolley/) * (@mikejolley) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-another-orderby-for-the-shortcode/#post-6044874) * The first line in your paste is not needed. * And you must have used custom_get_job_listings_query_args() before 🙂 look for a same-named function in your code. * Thread Starter [ossedk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ossedk/) * (@ossedk) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-another-orderby-for-the-shortcode/#post-6044877) * I still get the same error after edit the function name * ``` add_filter('get_job_listings_query_args', 'args_function_rating_dsaw'); function args_function_rating_dsaw( $args ) { $args['orderby'] = 'rating'; return $args; } ``` * The issue is that the error is stated for the line of the function name. * Thread Starter [ossedk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ossedk/) * (@ossedk) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-another-orderby-for-the-shortcode/#post-6044878) * So to be clear it states it’s alerady declared in the line right under add_filter * Thread Starter [ossedk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ossedk/) * (@ossedk) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-another-orderby-for-the-shortcode/#post-6044879) * it’s somehow because it’s implemented within function get_job_listings( and each time this function is called it gets redeclared or that’s at least my assumption. * Thread Starter [ossedk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ossedk/) * (@ossedk) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-another-orderby-for-the-shortcode/#post-6044881) * Got it solved by moving the function outside and declaring it to: * ``` function args_function_rating_dsaw($args) { $args['orderby'] = 'meta_value_num'; $args['order'] = 'DESC'; $args['meta_key'] = 'rating'; return $args; } ``` * Many thanks for the help! * Plugin Author [Mike Jolley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikejolley/) * (@mikejolley) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-another-orderby-for-the-shortcode/#post-6044924) * You need to put your code inside functions.php of your theme. I hope that is what you’re doing? * Thread Starter [ossedk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ossedk/) * (@ossedk) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-another-orderby-for-the-shortcode/#post-6044925) * Yes of course 🙂 * But the new function was inside the function get_job_listings_query_args * Which made the error of already declared so each time get_job_listings_query_args was run it was redeclaring the new function args_function_rating_dsaw – so I moved it outside of get_job_listings_query_args but still in functions.php of course:) * Works perfectly Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 20 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-another-orderby-for-the-shortcode/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-another-orderby-for-the-shortcode/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Adding another ORDERBY for the shortcode’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-job-manager/assets/icon-256x256.gif?rev=2975257) * [WP Job Manager](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-job-manager/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-job-manager/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-job-manager/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-job-manager/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-job-manager/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-job-manager/reviews/) ## Tags * [orderby](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/orderby/) * 20 replies * 6 participants * Last reply from: [Adam Heckler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adamkheckler/) * Last activity: [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-another-orderby-for-the-shortcode/page/2/#post-6045099) * Status: resolved