Wrong order for get_posts using custom type

I don’t think posts have a ‘menu order’ to be organised by.

Looking at the Codex page for the menu_order parameter:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/get_posts#Parameters:_WordPress_2.5_And_Older

It says that menu_order is “Only useful with pages and attachments.”

Hi,

Are you by any chance using a plugin like Post Type Order to order your posts by drag and drop?

If yes, check its settings, it has a “auto-order” option that overrides your orderby parameter in the queries, just uncheck it and you’re done.

Similar problem here with a custom post type.

$args = array(
	'post_type' => 'cyclepanel',
	'numberposts' => -1,
	'category_name' => get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'CyclepanelCategory', true),
	'order_by' => 'menu_order',
	'order' => 'ASC'
	);
$cyclepanels = get_posts($args);
if ($cyclepanels) {
	foreach ($cyclepanels as $cyclepanel) {