Title: Removing orderby
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Removing orderby

 *  Resolved [raymondtbh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raymondtbh/)
 * (@raymondtbh)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-orderby/)
 * Im currentlly using [https://wordpress.org/plugins/reorder-post-within-categories/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/reorder-post-within-categories/)
   to reorder my post.
 * However, when I tried to using FPW to display the post, we need to choose the‘
   orderby’. Is there a way to disable the orderby, so that it will display according
   to the order [https://wordpress.org/plugins/reorder-post-within-categories/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/reorder-post-within-categories/)
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/flexible-posts-widget/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/flexible-posts-widget/)

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 *  Plugin Author [DaveE](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dpe415/)
 * (@dpe415)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-orderby/#post-5917868)
 * Hi Raymond,
 * Thanks for using the plugin. All [WordPress queries](https://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query#Order_.26_Orderby_Parameters)
   require some orderby setting this is a built-in aspect of writing SQL statements
   to the database.
 * That being said, you’re looking for a way to customize the orderby parameter 
   of FPW to match the customized orderby of your other plugin. FPW [has hooks available](https://wordpress.org/plugins/flexible-posts-widget/other_notes/)
   that allow you to filter the query before it is sent to the database to get any
   posts. You’d need to figure out how your other plugin is customizing the orderby
   and apply the same customizations to a filter for FPW to get this to work correctly.
 * I hope that points you in the right direction. Thanks again!
 *  Plugin Author [DaveE](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dpe415/)
 * (@dpe415)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-orderby/#post-5918029)
 * Hi Raymond,
 * Since I haven’t heard back from you, I’m going to close this thread. Please feel
   free to re-open it if you are still having trouble.
 * Thanks!

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-orderby/#post-5918029)
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