Title: Sort fix? Last modified: August 30, 2016 --- # Sort fix? * Resolved [gcraigeagle1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gcraigeagle1/) * (@gcraigeagle1) * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sort-fix/) * Hi, * I’m using the PDF Creator Lite plugin to produce an on-the-fly PDF which is a“ booklet” where the “chapters” are a set of posts under a single post category. * The output looks great, and the selection of posts is driven fine by the “cat” parameter. * But the problem is that I want the posts to appear in the PDF in order by title, not the date order default. * I thought I could solve this by using the following plugin: * ReOrder Post Within Categories * But, though this plugin works fine in forcing the the posts to display in a forced order within the Category online, when I exercise the pdf-lite shortcode they fall back to the default date order. I suppose there is some kind of conflict between the forced-sort plugin and the pdf-lite way of moving the posts to the on-the-fly pdf. * I’m trying to avoid hand-carving individual single-page pdf-lite links, and I really don’t want to put in fake dates just to drive the sort order. * I wish the plugin could offer an “orderby” parameter. Of if not, any suggestions? * Thanks much, * PS – I’m not a programmer, so I have to reply on plugins and shortcodes to do anything tricky! * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/pdf-creator-lite/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pdf-creator-lite/) Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) * Plugin Author [Alex Furr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexfurr/) * (@alexfurr) * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sort-fix/#post-6284769) * Hi, * Are you generating the PDF from shortcode or the admin menu? Please send the shortcode if using that. Should be possible to add ordering options easily enough but may take a few days to code and upload. * Alex * Thread Starter [gcraigeagle1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gcraigeagle1/) * (@gcraigeagle1) * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sort-fix/#post-6284991) * I accidentally replied via mail instead of posting. Sorry. Here’s my original reply: * Wow, thtnks for the quick response! * Here’s the shortcode I am using: * [pdf-lite cat=”Owners Guide Chapters” toc=”true”] * I’m embedding the shortcode in a page and inviting the user to utilize it to generate a one-off print-on-demand paginated pdf of the set of posts in the “ Owners Guide Chapters” post category. * Again, all I am trying to do is have the pdf present the appended posts sorted on title rather than date. * Thanks again for your responsiveness. Gary * Thread Starter [gcraigeagle1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gcraigeagle1/) * (@gcraigeagle1) * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sort-fix/#post-6284996) * Forgot to mention . . . * I have an approaching deadline, and if you happen to add this new parameter soon it will help me solve a problem. * By any chance, do you plan to work on it immediately, or is it more of an item on your to do list? * I’d appreciate knowing so I can plan accordingly. * Again, thanks for your excellent work. I look forward to using the new parameter, no matter when it happens! * Cheers, Gary * Plugin Author [Alex Furr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexfurr/) * (@alexfurr) * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sort-fix/#post-6284999) * I’m going to look at this tonight – no promises! but if its easy I can upload the fix this evening. Alex * Thread Starter [gcraigeagle1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gcraigeagle1/) * (@gcraigeagle1) * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sort-fix/#post-6285000) * Alex, That’s great! Thanks so much. Gary * Plugin Author [Alex Furr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexfurr/) * (@alexfurr) * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sort-fix/#post-6285006) * OK try this beta: [https://www.efolio.soton.ac.uk/pdf-creator-lite.zip](https://www.efolio.soton.ac.uk/pdf-creator-lite.zip) * Download and replace the existing PDF creator lite folder. The new shortcode you want is: * [pdf-lite cat=”Owners Guide Chapters” toc=”true” order=”AZ”] * Let me know if it works and I’ll release it. * Alex * Thread Starter [gcraigeagle1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gcraigeagle1/) * (@gcraigeagle1) * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sort-fix/#post-6285008) * It works! * Hooray (picture Snoopy leaping about dancing)! * Can’t tell you how grateful I am – it has saved me a world of time and worry. * Thanks again, Gary * Plugin Author [Alex Furr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexfurr/) * (@alexfurr) * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sort-fix/#post-6285011) * Happy to help, will make the changes to live this week. * Alex Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) The topic ‘Sort fix?’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/pdf-creator-lite/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=978787) * [PDF Creator Lite](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pdf-creator-lite/) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pdf-creator-lite/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pdf-creator-lite/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pdf-creator-lite/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pdf-creator-lite/reviews/) * 8 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Alex Furr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexfurr/) * Last activity: [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sort-fix/#post-6285011) * Status: resolved