jamesmddd

guys, this is great…

how could i change this code

<?php
// If there's a query for cat 3 (so $wp_query->query, will contain cat=3, or equivalent already if this is true)
if( is_category('3') ) {
	// Check if $wp_query is available, only globalise if required
	if(!$wp_query) {
		global $wp_query;
	}
	// What args you "need to set" (everything else is just read as normal from $wp_query->query)
	$args = array(
		'meta_key' => 'sort_num',
		'orderby' => 'meta_value'
	);
	// The final query, your "required args" , plus any that already existed in the query
	query_posts( array_merge( $args , $wp_query->query ) );
}
if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

to be so by default posts are sorted by custom field, and then I can put in the seperate categories ID’s to display by date?

much appreciated!