Title: [Plugin: Posts 2 Posts] Connection Ordering Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # [Plugin: Posts 2 Posts] Connection Ordering * Resolved [jdunneirl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdunneirl/) * (@jdunneirl) * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-posts-2-posts-connection-ordering/) * Hi ya, * I having lots of trouble with connection ordering * To register the connection I use * ``` global $carousel_connection; $carousel_connection = p2p_register_connection_type( array( 'to' => 'carouselcontent', 'from' => 'carousel', 'title' => array('to'=> 'Content','from'=> 'Carousel'), 'sortable' => '_order' ) ); add_action( 'init', 'carousel_connection', 100 ); ``` * Then on display I use `$carouselContent = new WP_Query( array( 'post_type' = > 'carouselcontent', 'post_per_page' => -1,'connected' => $carouselToUse,'connected_orderby' => '_order', 'order' => 'DESC'));` * Should this not work? I can drag and drop in the admin but the front end display ignores the order šŸ™ * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/posts-to-posts/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/posts-to-posts/) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 15 total) * Plugin Author [scribu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scribu/) * (@scribu) * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-posts-2-posts-connection-ordering/#post-2366077) * No, it wonā€™t work. You should use get_connected() instead: * [https://github.com/scribu/wp-posts-to-posts/wiki/Basic-usage](https://github.com/scribu/wp-posts-to-posts/wiki/Basic-usage) * Thread Starter [jdunneirl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdunneirl/) * (@jdunneirl) * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-posts-2-posts-connection-ordering/#post-2366137) * Thanks Scribu, * Still having problems though * how do I convert the wp_query to get_connected() * ``` $carouselContent = new WP_Query( array( 'post_type' => 'carouselcontent', 'post_per_page' => -1,'connected' => $carouselToUse,'connected_orderby' => '_order', 'order' => 'DESC')); $carouselContent = $carousel_connection->get_connected(array('connected' => $carouselToUse)); ``` * I am using 0.9 of the plugin, * Also this is not within the loop as I need to pass the post ID I am referncing * John * Thread Starter [jdunneirl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdunneirl/) * (@jdunneirl) * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-posts-2-posts-connection-ordering/#post-2366138) * Oh just to follow up * when I use * `$carouselContent = p2p_type( 'posts_pages' )->get_connected( get_queried_object_id());` * ``` p2p_register_connection_type( array( 'id' => 'posts_pages', 'to' => 'carouselcontent', 'from' => 'carousel', 'title' => array('to'=> 'Content','from'=> 'Carousel'), 'sortable' => '_order' ) ); ``` * I get * Fatal error: Call to undefined function p2p_type() * If I use * `$carouselContent = $carousel_connection->get_connected(array('connected' => $carouselToUse));` * I also error * Warning: Invalid post type. Expected ā€˜carouselā€™ or ā€˜carouselcontentā€™, but receivedā€ * Thread Starter [jdunneirl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdunneirl/) * (@jdunneirl) * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-posts-2-posts-connection-ordering/#post-2366139) * I sorted it turns out I was sending in a blank šŸ™ * thanks for all your help scribu, just one question how can you use posts2posts with wpquery I am not completely understanding the get_connected is this the replacement for wp_query and does it take all the same args? * Plugin Author [scribu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scribu/) * (@scribu) * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-posts-2-posts-connection-ordering/#post-2366140) * get_connected() takes a post as the first argument: * ``` $carousel_connection->get_connected( $carouselToUse ); ``` * and _optionally_ any other WP_Query vars as the second argument: * ``` $carousel_connection->get_connected( $carouselToUse, array( 'posts_per_page' => 10, ' ) ); ``` * Note that you _donā€™t_ have to specify the post type or any other P2P specific arg. * Also, you should update to P2P 0.9.5 as older versions are not supported. * [Nicholas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicholas27/) * (@nicholas27) * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-posts-2-posts-connection-ordering/#post-2366206) * Hi, * I love this plugin! And the drag and drop ordering is great! However, I am having a similar problem since the update, and I am a little confused on how to correctly do this now. * Right now I have, to connect 2 custom post types. ie. Songs to Albums: * ``` // Find connected songs $connected = new WP_Query( array( 'post_type' => 'song', 'nopaging' => false, 'posts_per_page' => 30, 'connected_orderby' => 'order', 'connected_from' => get_queried_object_id() ) ); ``` * The sorting works on the admin side. But now the order seems to be random on the front end and does not follow a discernible order. * Plugin Author [scribu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scribu/) * (@scribu) * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-posts-2-posts-connection-ordering/#post-2366207) * [@nicholas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicholas/): I already described what you need to do in my previous replies. * [Nicholas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicholas27/) * (@nicholas27) * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-posts-2-posts-connection-ordering/#post-2366209) * Hi scribu, I have been going through this post, as well as your GitHub page, but as mentioned, I am confused by the changes. I am not sure what to use and what to change. When I follow the process outlined in your Basic Usage example, I get an error. With the example above I am also not sure what $carouselToUse isā€¦ You say it is a post, but what is it being used for? My example does not make use of a variable in that way, I only have the array. Do I not need any of that anymore? * Plugin Author [scribu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scribu/) * (@scribu) * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-posts-2-posts-connection-ordering/#post-2366211) * > When I follow the process outlined in your Basic Usage example, I get an error. * What error? Are you using version 0.9.5? * [Nicholas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicholas27/) * (@nicholas27) * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-posts-2-posts-connection-ordering/#post-2366212) * I am using 0.9.5. I decided to start from scratch again and it is now working and ordering correctly! * Thank you very much scribu! Great plugin! * [Nicholas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicholas27/) * (@nicholas27) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-posts-2-posts-connection-ordering/#post-2366376) * Hi, * I am not sure what I have done wrong. When I last posted, my ordering was working. Now I check again, after changing nothing in my code and the ordering is wrong again. * Below is the code from my functions.php file: * ``` // Activating Post to Page relationship via Posts2Posts plugin. Source: https://github.com/scribu/wp-posts-to-posts/wiki/Basic-usage */ function ncp_lr_connection_types(){ if ( !function_exists( 'p2p_register_connection_type' ) ) return; p2p_register_connection_type( array( 'id' => 'posts_pages', 'from' => 'album', 'to' => 'song', 'sortable' => 'order' ) ); } add_action('init','ncp_lr_connection_types', 100); ``` * Here is my code in my page, used to display the connections: * ``` get_connected( get_queried_object_id() ); // Display connected pages echo '