[Resolved] Slider order using list of post IDs

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[nickH-5]

I have a slider which takes a shortcode attribute (ids) as the post IDs of slider items. I really want them to appear in the order they are given in the comma delimited string of Post IDs but I can't use random as the sort order for the view because that gives odd results and any other order overrides the order of the post IDs in the string. The string is produced by a custom function which takes certain posts from different post types, randomises them and outputs them to the string.

Is there any way to achieve this and override the view ordering? I don't mind writing code but need some help understanding how to override the view order

[Minesh]

Hello. Thank you for contacting the Toolset support.

To order the view result based on the shortcode attribute "ids" values, you will have to add the view's filter hook "wpv_filter_query":

You should try to add the following code to "Custom Code" section offered by Toolset:
=> https://toolset.com/documentation/programmer-reference/adding-custom-code/using-toolset-to-add-custom-code/#adding-custom-php-code-using-toolset

add_filter( 'wpv_filter_query', 'func_orderby_shortcode_attribute_ids', 101, 3 );
function func_orderby_shortcode_attribute_ids($query, $setting, $views_ID) {
    if($views_ID == 99999) {
         
            $query['orderby'] = 'post__in';
                      
    }
    return $query;
}

Where:
- Replace 99999 with your original view ID.

More Info:
- https://toolset.com/documentation/programmer-reference/views-filters/#wpv_filter_query

[nickH-5]

Thanks so much Minesh. As always from Toolset Support a great response and done in super fast time! This works perfectly.

I really appreciate it.