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1. BennoH
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #

   Hello. I would like to change the order of the posts on my homepage. I have had a look at the advice on the following link;

   http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/query_posts

   Being a total novice, I do not understand this and it may aswell be martian! Could somebody please talk me through how to change the order of the posts on my homepage. Many thanks.

2. duck__boy
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #

   $args = array(
       'orderby' => 'name', // Can be 'id', 'name', 'date', etc...
       'order' => ASC // Can be ASC or DESC
   );
   query_posts($args);

   If you are already parsing $args to query_posts() then ensure that you add the above options to those $args, as opposed to redeclaring $args and overwriting them.

3. BennoH
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #

   Thanks for the help duck_boy, unfortunately I do not understand this. I am a total novice and know next to nothing about code. Could you please elaborate in layman's terms?

4. duck__boy
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #

   From your root folder navigate to '/wp-content/themes/{whatever theme}/' and find a file called 'index.php'. This is where WP gets the posts that it displays.

   Do a search and look for 'query_posts' - if you do not find it, copy the code above and place it just before The Loop, which will be identifed by one of the following -

   if(have_posts) : while(have_posts) : the_post() ....
template_part('loop', 'index');

   Make sure you use a proper eidtor (I use Total Edit), not MS Word, as that will mess the file up. and make sure that the code is inside PHP tags (<?php {Your code} ?>).

5. BennoH
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #

   Brilliant. That is exactly what I was after... Many thanks!

6. duck__boy
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #

   No probelem, hope it helps.

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