When to use orderby in meta query in WordPress?

When to use orderby in meta query in WordPress?

If we want to search for a value that is within our budget, we can try the BETWEEN comparison. Often when we perform a WordPress user meta query we need the results in a certain order. The WP_User_Query has an orderby parameter that we can use it for custom fields as well.

Which is the meta query class in WP?

The WP_Meta_Query class is used to parse this part of the query since 3.2.0, so check the docs for that class for the full, up to date list of arguments. meta_key ( string) – Custom field key. meta_value ( string) – Custom field value. meta_compare ( string) – Operator to test the ‘ meta_value ‘. See ‘compare’ below.

Can a query be ordered by multiple meta keys?

But you could still only have one based on metadata since it requires the ‘meta_key’ parameter. For example: Luckily WordPress 4.2 takes this even further, so now we can easily order by multiple meta keys. Here’s the details ( thanks Brian Krogsgard for reminding me of this ).

Is the orderby parameter in WP _ user _ query?

The WP_User_Query has an orderby parameter that we can use it for custom fields as well. This code is going to work fine, and it loads our users ordered by their age. Except when it doesn’t. The problem here is that our orderby will only work when the meta value is present in our query.

Are there custom fields for the new meta _ query parameter?

As of this, some query parameters of custom fields like meta_key, meta_value were deprecated for the new meta_query parameter ( see here) I try to have a pretty simple query with the new syntax, query posts by a certain post_type (services) that contains a specified meta_key (order_in_archive)- this is going well as expected.

How to define orderby meta _ value of custom field?

I tried orderby also by meta_value_numeric and meta_value, but in any case the results are being ordered by the publication date (as regular posts do). Anyone know how can this be done? You can define the meta key for orderby parameter using the old method (I tested on WP 3.1.1)…