Title: Using query_posts To Sort Highest/Lowest Rated Posts
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Using query_posts To Sort Highest/Lowest Rated Posts

 *  Resolved [WP SITES](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wordpresssites/)
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 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-query_posts-wp-postratings/)
 * Is this the most efficient method to sort the highest/lowest rated posts?
 * `<?php query_posts( array( 'meta_key' => 'ratings_average', 'orderby' => 'meta_value_num','
   order' => 'DESC' ) ); ?>`
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 *  Plugin Author [Lester Chan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gamerz/)
 * (@gamerz)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-query_posts-wp-postratings/#post-5815741)
 * The one you posted is the most efficient one.
 *  [anantgolechha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anantgolechha/)
 * (@anantgolechha)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-query_posts-wp-postratings/#post-5816127)
 * Hey, I’m a new user to WordPress. Could you let me know where do I put this snippet?
 *  [physalis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/physalis/)
 * (@physalis)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-query_posts-wp-postratings/#post-5816129)
 * [https://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query](https://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query)
   should help you out for a basic understanding. If it is too much for you, you
   are probably not ready for custom queries :P.

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 * Last activity: [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-query_posts-wp-postratings/#post-5816129)
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