Title: Reverse post order
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Reverse post order

 *  Resolved [rondebbs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rondebbs/)
 * (@rondebbs)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reverse-post-order-4/)
 * Hello I created a static website earlier but this is my first blog (obama-amesty.
   org). Is there a simple way to reverse the post order so the first post displays
   first?

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 *  Thread Starter [rondebbs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rondebbs/)
 * (@rondebbs)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reverse-post-order-4/#post-5508361)
 * I should have noted that I am using the 2014 theme.
 *  [lisa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/contentiskey/)
 * (@contentiskey)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reverse-post-order-4/#post-5508363)
 * if you are comfortable making theme template changes, it is possible to change
   the order of display of posts. what is your comfort level with making changes?
   do you have a child theme set up so you don’t make changes directly to the original
   2014 theme files?
 *  Thread Starter [rondebbs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rondebbs/)
 * (@rondebbs)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reverse-post-order-4/#post-5508399)
 * Yes, I will make a child theme and make any needed changes if you can point me
   to the correct .php file and what should be changed. Also, I just switched to
   the 2012 theme for now as I bought a book that covers that theme. Thanks for 
   your help.
 *  [lisa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/contentiskey/)
 * (@contentiskey)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reverse-post-order-4/#post-5508402)
 * **after creating a child theme so you won’t be changing original theme files**:
 * for twentytwelve theme look in this template to find “the loop”:
    Main Index 
   Template (index.php) it is labeled: **Start the Loop**
 * read the full details from the codex for what areas to edit to change order of
   posts:
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query#Order_.26_Orderby_Parameters](http://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query#Order_.26_Orderby_Parameters)
 * =====
    if something goes wrong with the changes you are trying to make , you 
   can always remove the problem file from child theme via FTP client and start 
   over with the change.
 *  Thread Starter [rondebbs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rondebbs/)
 * (@rondebbs)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reverse-post-order-4/#post-5508404)
 * Ok, I have created the child theme and located the Loop in the original index.
   php. I guess I just add the $query statement below some where in the loop of 
   my child theme. Can I put it as the first statement right after /* Start the 
   Loop */?>
 * `$query = new WP_Query( array ( 'order' => 'DESC' ) );`
 *     ```
       <?php /* Start the Loop */ ?>
       			<?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
       				<?php get_template_part( 'content', get_post_format() ); ?>
       			<?php endwhile; ?>
   
       			<?php twentytwelve_content_nav( 'nav-below' ); ?>
   
       		<?php else : ?>
   
       			<article id="post-0" class="post no-results not-found">
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [rondebbs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rondebbs/)
 * (@rondebbs)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reverse-post-order-4/#post-5508440)
 * I added the following line before the loop in index.php. Works good. I’m surprised
   WordPress does not have some simple way in the GUI to toggle between ASC and 
   DESC.
 * <?php get_header(); query_posts($query_string . “&order=ASC”); ?>

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