@ks,
Yes it is. However would require some testing.
Have you checked this http://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query#Custom_Field_Parameters?
In wp_query you can sort using a custom meta key. i am afraid I would not be able to provide you with a complete code, but you can refer to http://wordpress.org/support/topic/meta-value-_recommended?replies=9 for some idea.
<?php
// Create a new filtering function that will add our where clause to the query
function filter_where( $where = '' ) {
// posts in the last 30 days
$where .= " AND post_date > '" . date('Y-m-d', strtotime('-380 days')) . "'";
return $where;
}
add_filter( 'posts_where', 'filter_where' );
$featuredPosts = new WP_Query( array(
'posts_per_page' => 33,
'meta_key'=>'_recommended',
'orderby' => 'meta_value_num',
'order' => DESC
) );
remove_filter( 'posts_where', 'filter_where' ); ?>
<?php if ( $featuredPosts->have_posts() ) : ?>
<?php while ( $featuredPosts->have_posts() ) : $featuredPosts->the_post(); ?>
<article <?php post_class('item-post block'); ?> id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
<?php the_title(); ?>
</article> <!-- end div post -->
<?php endwhile; wp_reset_query(); ?>
<?php endif; ?>
Enjoy!
Thank you for sharing the code @andy999
