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1. rusticated
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   I'm trying to use WP_Query to create a list of posts, where the list is sorted first by category, then in alphabetical order. I also want the category title to show up above the first post of that category. This would basically create a list of posts similar to:

   CATEGORY ONE TITLE
   Post A
   Post B
   Post C
   CATEGORY TWO TITLE
   Post D
   Post E
   Post F
   CATEGORY THREE TITLE
   Post A
   Post B
   Post C

   And so on. I can get the posts to sort themselves by category using:

   $second_query = new WP_Query( 'post_type=page&posts_per_page=-1&orderby=meta_value&meta_key=Category&order=asc&post_parent='.$parent );
   
   while ($second_query->have_posts()) : $second_query->the_post();
   
   ?>
   CODE TO DISPLAY POST
   <?php
   
   endwhile;
   
   wp_reset_postdata();

   but can't figure out how to then sub-sort those results alphabetically (they seem to sort themselves by date), or display the category title above the first post of that category.

   Can anyone help me out with this? :)

2. Peter vanDoorn
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   According to the Codex, orderby can have more than one value, so in theory your ...&orderby=meta_value&... can be ...&orderby=meta_value,title&...

   Hope that helps

   Peter

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