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## Forum Replies Created

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 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [need plugin to take site offline for maintenance v2.9,.2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-plugin-to-take-site-offline-for-maintenance-v292/)
 *  Thread Starter [fatman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fatman/)
 * (@fatman)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-plugin-to-take-site-offline-for-maintenance-v292/#post-1491362)
 * never mind I found a great plug from CSS jockey CJ Coming Soon, just what I needed
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [one more time where does this php code go to force ascending post order](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/one-more-time-where-does-this-php-code-go-to-force-ascending-post-order/)
 *  Thread Starter [fatman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fatman/)
 * (@fatman)
 * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/one-more-time-where-does-this-php-code-go-to-force-ascending-post-order/#post-589484)
 * no that didn’t work. this is what needs to be added and where it needs to be 
   added for anyone else’s future reference. Since it was such a seemingly simple
   mod I assumed it would be easy to get to, but no.
 * wordpress version 2.2.1 using blue basic theme included
    modification: to have
   posts appear in ascending order (from first blog entry)
 * 1) go to [http://www.yourdomain.com/blog/wp-content/themes/default/index.php](http://www.yourdomain.com/blog/wp-content/themes/default/index.php)
 * 2) insert this line
 * <?php query_posts($query_string.”&order=ASC”); ?>
 * 3) right after the first php command
 * <?php get_header(); ?>
 * and
 * 4) before the “loop” statement
 * <?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
 *  <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
 * hope this helps save someone else at least a few hours searching this support
   forum.
 * It sets the posts to the initial one but doesn’t doesn’t set the sidebar calendar
   there as well. If anyone knows how to do this please advise.
    FatMan
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [one more time where does this php code go to force ascending post order](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/one-more-time-where-does-this-php-code-go-to-force-ascending-post-order/)
 *  Thread Starter [fatman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fatman/)
 * (@fatman)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/one-more-time-where-does-this-php-code-go-to-force-ascending-post-order/#post-589462)
 * here is my index.php file in my blog directory
 * <?php
    /* Short and sweet */ define(‘WP_USE_THEMES’, true); require(‘./wp-blog-
   header.php’); ?>
 * do i just insert it somewhere here? i am confused by the Loop references. I am
   using the basic classic blue template and just want users to see my blog from
   the first day when they go to [http://www.mydomain/blog](http://www.mydomain/blog)
 * can you tell me if I must insert the php statement somewhere else in a template?
   or different index.php file?
 * also, is that a correct php command/query?
 * BTW thanx for the response
 * FatMan

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