Plugin changes sort order of pages in Dashboard

  • Resolved hotpixelsdesign

    (@hotpixelsdesign)


    3 years, 7 months ago

    When the plugin is activated, the sort order of pages is changed. That applies to both the list-view (/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=page) and also to the the “Parent Page”-dropdown visible in the “Page Attributes”-section when editing a single page (/wp-admin/post.php?post=XX&action=edit).

    Once the plugin is deactived, the desired (default) order (menu_order) is back in place.

    Can you point me into a direction what needs to be adjusted in order to display pages hierarchical?

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  • Plugin Author Kevin Behrens

    (@kevinb)

    3 years, 7 months ago

    @hotpixelsdesign Do you have another plugin that provides sort column configuration? I can add the ability to force the sort column to a desired value. But if I know more about your current implementation, I might be able to accommodate it without additional configuration steps.

    Permissions hooks into the ‘get_pages’ filter, maintaining the sort_column value that is passed in.

    • This reply was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by Kevin Behrens.
    Thread Starter hotpixelsdesign

    (@hotpixelsdesign)

    3 years, 7 months ago

    @kevinb Thank you for your fast reply. I used an older plugin to test the sorting (https://wordpress.org/plugins/cms-page-order/) but it seems something might be wrong with this plugin and the way the sorting information is saved, since sometimes the page order is not saved correctly. I will look into this first.

    It’s just a bit strange that WordPress seems to sort the pages correctly when no sort_column value is provided (default sorting) and this sorting differs from the default behaviour of the plugin or is changed as soon as the plugin is activated.

    In Settings -> Editing the plugin provides the option to order the Page Parent dropdown by title. Could you point me into a direction how i could add more sorting options on this settings page by altering the plugin code for more tests?

    EDIT: Using the build in function to change the order (Page Attributes -> Order) the menu order is not shown correctly when using the plugin. As soon as the plugin is activated, sometimes even the set parent is not showing up correctly when editing a page. It is working if you use Quickedit (at /wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=page) but not on the side in the Page Attributes box (/wp-admin/post.php?post=XX&action=edit). The pages are not ordered in the correct way or even missing.

    Plugin Author Steve Burge

    (@stevejburge)

    3 years, 7 months ago

    Hi @hotpixelsdesign. Sorry, but I’m not sure this is a question about PublishPress Permissions? I tried the “CMS Page Order” plugin but really only saw error messages.

    Thread Starter hotpixelsdesign

    (@hotpixelsdesign)

    3 years, 7 months ago

    @stevejburge I dont see the issue as resolved. The error messages shown by CMS Page Order are warnings, since the plugin is old and not using the latest Walker_Page arguments. This can be easily fixed.

    But even when not using the plugin but changing the page order using the build in function (setting a number via Page Attributes -> Order) causes the bug. Once Permissions is activated, the sorting is not correct and sometimes a page parent is even displayed as “No Page Parent” in the dropdown field.

    Plugin Author Steve Burge

    (@stevejburge)

    3 years, 7 months ago

    Hi @hotpixelsdesign

    We’re not able to recreate that error.

    Please use the support form on our site to send more details.

    You can include screenshots and your site’s “Site Health” information.

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