Title: sortby=modified
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# sortby=modified

 *  [razorharrison](https://wordpress.org/support/users/razorharrison/)
 * (@razorharrison)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sortbymodified/)
 * Hi All,
 * I’ve noticed a rather wierd error with wordpress.
 * When I do a sortyby=modified on any cat > 1000 I get no response. IE, the query
   returns nothing. I was using it for [http://www.reviewrecruiter.com.au/recruitment-blogs?view=blogs](http://www.reviewrecruiter.com.au/recruitment-blogs?view=blogs)
   to show a forum like enviornment where whenever a post was updated, I modified
   the modified tag and used that to sort.
 * Does anyone have any idea on what &/if there is a limit for wordpress in sortyby
   =modified?

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 *  [Chinmoy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chinmoy/)
 * (@chinmoy)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sortbymodified/#post-1578949)
 * try this **orderby=modified**
 *  Thread Starter [razorharrison](https://wordpress.org/support/users/razorharrison/)
 * (@razorharrison)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sortbymodified/#post-1579244)
 * Sorry – I did know it was orderby.
 * I’ve sorted out the issue. The actual problem was that the server host upgraded
   hardware over the weekend and reduced the amount of available ram to each client
   session. Thus, if you happen to do an orderby=and posts_per_page etc, I am restricted
   to only a max of 500 in anyone sql query. Any more than 500 and the thing bombs
   out ! 🙁

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [razorharrison](https://wordpress.org/support/users/razorharrison/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sortbymodified/#post-1579244)
 * Status: not resolved

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