Title: Orderby Latest Posts
Last modified: August 21, 2023

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# Orderby Latest Posts

 *  [raddero](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raddero/)
 * (@raddero)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/orderby-latest-posts/)
 * Hi Mikko, I use the free version of Relevanssi. In the site editor, I have added
   the default search block as well as the post-loop block in the search template.
   I also embedded the following code in functions.php:
 * `add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'wpshout_pages_blogindex' );
   function wpshout_pages_blogindex(
   $query ) {if ( is_search() && $query->is_main_query() ) {$query->set( 'post_type','
   post' );$query->set( 'orderby', 'date' );$query->set( 'order', 'DESC' );}}
 * 
   When I have Relevanssi disabled, the newest or last modified posts are displayed
   at the top. But when I enable Relevanssi, the newest posts are no longer displayed.
   I have tried many Relevanssi filters, but unfortunately I just can’t get the 
   most recently modified posts to show at the top. Can you help me?

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 *  Plugin Author [Mikko Saari](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msaari/)
 * (@msaari)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/orderby-latest-posts/#post-16990748)
 * Your function looks great and works perfectly on my test site.
 * If you run the query with the Relevanssi admin search (Dashboard > Admin search),
   what’s the order of results there?
 * Is it possible something else is overriding the order of the results? You can
   use the `[relevanssi_orderby](https://www.relevanssi.com/user-manual/filter-hooks/relevanssi_orderby-relevanssi_order/)`
   filter hook to see the `orderby` parameter Relevanssi is getting – is it still`
   date` there or has it been changed to something else?
 *  Thread Starter [raddero](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raddero/)
 * (@raddero)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/orderby-latest-posts/#post-16991466)
 * The order of results in admin search is the same like in the frontend. Is it 
   possible that posts with status “publish” are prioritized before post with status“
   private”? It’s strange: when I create a new post and set it to “private”, the
   post should be displayed at the top. But other posts are displayed before it.
   All users have the right to see private posts. So it is not because of the right
   assignment.
 * Here are some values of the admin search:
 * **Query Variables**
    - posts_per_page: 100
    - post_types: post
    - relevanssi_admin_search: 1
    - orderby: date
    - order: asc
    - relevance: desc
    - operator: OR
 * **Filter**
 * relevanssi_search_ok
    - 10: relevanssi_block_on_admin_searches
    - 10: relevanssi_acf_relationship_fields
    - 11: relevanssi_control_media_queries
 * relevanssi_modify_wp_query
    - 10: rlv_asc_date
 * relevanssi_where
    - 1: relevanssi_post_date_throttle_where
 * relevanssi_join
    - 1: relevanssi_post_date_throttle_join
 * relevanssi_query_filter
    - 10: relevanssi_limit_filter
 * relevanssi_post_ok
    - 9: relevanssi_default_post_ok
 *  Plugin Author [Mikko Saari](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msaari/)
 * (@msaari)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/orderby-latest-posts/#post-16991929)
 * Post status has no effect on the post weight. It only affects who sees the post.
 * What does the `relevanssi_orderby` filter show you? Can I see your site? If that’s
   possible, please enable the debugging mode from the Relevanssi debugging settings.
 *  Thread Starter [raddero](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raddero/)
 * (@raddero)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/orderby-latest-posts/#post-16992088)
 * Thank you very much for your reply. The `relevanssi_orderby` filter shows me 
   all private and published posts, but not the latest first. Even if I create a
   whole new post, it is not shown at the top (within the post loop block). I’d 
   be happy to let you look at it on my website. Can I send you the link privately
   e.g. by email?
 *  Plugin Author [Mikko Saari](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msaari/)
 * (@msaari)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/orderby-latest-posts/#post-16992144)
 * The `relevanssi_orderby` filter should not show any posts; it should show the
   value of the `orderby` parameter. Does it?
 * Soliciting contact outside the forums is against the forum rules; it’s also a
   service I only provide to paying customers.
 *  Thread Starter [raddero](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raddero/)
 * (@raddero)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/orderby-latest-posts/#post-16992199)
 * Yes, it shows a parameter when I enfold the filter in the admin search: 
   **Filter**
 * relevanssi_orderby
    - 10: rel_orderby
 * Did you mean that?
 *  Plugin Author [Mikko Saari](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msaari/)
 * (@msaari)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/orderby-latest-posts/#post-16992213)
 * I mean this:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       add_filter( 'relevanssi_orderby', function( $orderby ) {
         var_dump($orderby);
         return $orderby;
       } );
       ```
   
 * This will print out the actual `orderby` value Relevanssi uses.
 *  Thread Starter [raddero](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raddero/)
 * (@raddero)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/orderby-latest-posts/#post-16992275)
 * Yes, it displays following lines:
   `array(1) { ["orderby"]=> string(9) "post_date"}`
 *  Plugin Author [Mikko Saari](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msaari/)
 * (@msaari)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/orderby-latest-posts/#post-16992290)
 * What if you look at the posts at the `relevanssi_hits_filter`?
 *     ```wp-block-code
       add_filter( 'relevanssi_hits_filter', function( $hits ) {
         foreach ( $hits[0] as $hit ) {
           echo "$hit->post_date: $hit->post_title<br />";
         }
         return $hits;
       } );
       ```
   
 * Are the posts in the right order here?
 *  Thread Starter [raddero](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raddero/)
 * (@raddero)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/orderby-latest-posts/#post-16992307)
 * No, thats not the right order and I miss some posts (= latest posts). It shows
   a lot of posts, but not all and not the latest.
 *  Plugin Author [Mikko Saari](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msaari/)
 * (@msaari)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/orderby-latest-posts/#post-16992339)
 * That’s weird. The `relevanssi_hits_filter` hook happens pretty much immediately
   after the posts are sorted, so if the `orderby` is correct – and we’ve checked
   it is – the posts should be in the correct order. I can’t really say much more
   without seeing the site.
 * How many posts are there on your site? Is the throttle enabled in Relevanssi 
   searching settings? If the search returns more than 500 posts, the throttle if
   enabled will cut off some of the posts. That may explain some missing posts.
 *  Thread Starter [raddero](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raddero/)
 * (@raddero)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/orderby-latest-posts/#post-16992397)
 * Yes, there are more than 500 posts. I deleted some posts (on environment) and
   now the last post in the hit list is the latest post. But how can I have this
   post at the top?
 *  Thread Starter [raddero](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raddero/)
 * (@raddero)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/orderby-latest-posts/#post-16992450)
 * I believe that I have found the “error”. It is probably due to the throttling.
   I deleted 600 posts on my development page so I only have 400 posts. I have disabled
   the throttling. Now the newest post is displayed at the top. But when I have 
   over 500 posts, the newest post is no longer displayed at the top.
 * I use the `remove_filter( 'relevanssi_query_filter', 'relevanssi_limit_filter');`
   and now the latest post is visible at the top.
    -  This reply was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by [raddero](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raddero/).
 *  Plugin Author [Mikko Saari](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msaari/)
 * (@msaari)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/orderby-latest-posts/#post-16993842)
 * Yeah, throttling and the date order don’t combine well because throttling is 
   based on post relevance, not freshness, so it can remove the latest posts.
 * The best solution is indeed to remove the throttle.

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