Title: Ordering post Last modified: April 21, 2018 --- # Ordering post * Resolved [AngeloLazzari](https://wordpress.org/support/users/angelolazzari/) * (@angelolazzari) * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ordering-post/) * Hi i woild like to use your plugin but is there a way to order all the post of a specific category by the event start date? * Than you very much Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) * Plugin Author [Manuel Schmalstieg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/targz-1/) * (@targz-1) * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ordering-post/#post-10259344) * Hi Angelo, * That’s a great question. First, here is a working example of code for what you want to do: * ``` function mem_category_order( $query ) { if ( $query->is_category('events') ) { $query->set( 'meta_key', '_mem_start_date'); $query->set( 'orderby', 'meta_value'); } } add_filter( 'pre_get_posts', 'mem_category_order' ); ``` * [https://gist.github.com/ms-studio/b3919690c95daaa1503ea9a949a0767d](https://gist.github.com/ms-studio/b3919690c95daaa1503ea9a949a0767d) * This example will order posts of the category with slug “events” by their start date. * Caveat: this Category Archive will now only show articles that have a start date. * Second, in the plugin’s wiki, there are some deeper considerations on how to handle archives and event dates: * [https://github.com/ms-studio/minimalistic-event-manager/wiki/Implementation-strategy](https://github.com/ms-studio/minimalistic-event-manager/wiki/Implementation-strategy) * Thread Starter [AngeloLazzari](https://wordpress.org/support/users/angelolazzari/) * (@angelolazzari) * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ordering-post/#post-10264950) * Thank you very much Manuel!!! i will try it! thanks! * Thread Starter [AngeloLazzari](https://wordpress.org/support/users/angelolazzari/) * (@angelolazzari) * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ordering-post/#post-10268760) * Hi Manuel, i create this test site [http://test.redtulp.com](http://test.redtulp.com) and i create 4 post too… 3 of the category events should be ordered by your code that i put in the funcion… but for some reason it’s not working,… i mean, it should be order the events by the start date ( that is the same date of the title)…. but no…not working… you can see even the hello world post that is an uncategorized post…. * see here [http://test.redtulp.com/eventos/](http://test.redtulp.com/eventos/) * thank you very much Angelo - This reply was modified 8 years ago by [Geoffrey Shilling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/geoffreyshilling/). * [Geoffrey Shilling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/geoffreyshilling/) * (@geoffreyshilling) * Volunteer Moderator * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ordering-post/#post-10269297) * I have removed your offer to create an admin account on your test site. I understand it may be just a test site, but that’s still not a good thing to do. As Jan put it on [another thread](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-checkout-form-in-admin/#post-9492495), * > The internet is a wonderful place full of very nice people and a few very bad > ones. I’m sure everyone here is very nice however, by giving some ones keys > to your house you are trusting they wont steal anything. Likewise the person > who takes the keys is now responsible for the house FOREVER. - This reply was modified 8 years ago by [Geoffrey Shilling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/geoffreyshilling/). * Thread Starter [AngeloLazzari](https://wordpress.org/support/users/angelolazzari/) * (@angelolazzari) * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ordering-post/#post-10269352) * so how i can comunicate with Manuel to solve the problem? thank you very much! Angelo * Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/) * (@jdembowski) * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ordering-post/#post-10269441) * Not that way. Please _do not repeat that offer again_. Honestly. The author will get into real trouble here for accepting that offer from you. Please so not make that offer again. * [https://wordpress.org/support/guidelines/#the-bad-stuff](https://wordpress.org/support/guidelines/#the-bad-stuff) * There are many ways to get information the author needs and that author accessing the user’s site is not one of them. That’s going too far. - Install the [Health Check plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/health-check/) and get the data to the author that way. - Provide a link to the [http://pastebin.com/](http://pastebin.com/) log of the user’s web server error log. - Create and post a link to your `phpinfo();` output. - Enable [WP_DEBUG and log that output to a file and share a link that file.](https://codex.wordpress.org/WP_DEBUG#WP_DEBUG_LOG_and_WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY) - Walk basic troubleshooting steps such and disabling all other plugins, clear their cache and cookies and try again. - Provide step-by-step on how they can reproduce the problem. * You get the idea. * Volunteer support is not easy. But these forums need to a safe place for all users, experienced or new. Accessing their system that way is a short cut that will get you into real trouble in these forums. * Thread Starter [AngeloLazzari](https://wordpress.org/support/users/angelolazzari/) * (@angelolazzari) * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ordering-post/#post-10270114) * ok i got it thank you very much!!! * Angelo * Plugin Author [Manuel Schmalstieg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/targz-1/) * (@targz-1) * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ordering-post/#post-10271491) * Hi Angelo, * As the moderators said, please don’t post login info on this forum. Also, I don’t have time available to look into issues with such detail. * That said, from what I can see on your test site, the custom ordering on the “ Eventi” category page is actually working – see here: * [http://test.redtulp.com/category/eventi/](http://test.redtulp.com/category/eventi/) * In order to link to this page, the Menu builder allows you to use Categories as menu items. * I hope this helps. I won’t be able to give you more specific advice, sorry. * Best, Manuel Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) The topic ‘Ordering post’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/minimalistic-event-manager/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1637165) * [Minimalistic Event Manager](https://wordpress.org/plugins/minimalistic-event-manager/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/minimalistic-event-manager/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/minimalistic-event-manager/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/minimalistic-event-manager/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/minimalistic-event-manager/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/minimalistic-event-manager/reviews/) * 8 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [Manuel Schmalstieg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/targz-1/) * Last activity: [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ordering-post/#post-10271491) * Status: resolved