Sort custom post type by custom tax in admin

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Problem:
How to sort custom post type by custom taxonomy in admin screen?

Solution:
There is no builtin option to sort custom post type by custom tax in admin.

You need to make it happen using custom coding, I have found a related tutorial to filter post or custom post type by a specific taxonomy term in the WordPress admin:
http://thestizmedia.com/custom-post-type-filter-admin-custom-taxonomy/

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Tagged: Setting up custom taxonomy, Setting up custom types, Types plugin

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Last updated by daveM 7 years, 3 months ago.

Assisted by: Noman.

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July 27, 2017 at 11:07 pm #553688

daveM

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I'd like to sort my custom post type by a custom taxonomy in the admin UI. Is this possible?

With the default 'posts' & 'categories' I can sort by category in the "Posts" admin, but there is no option to do this with Types' custom taxonomies & custom post types. Is there a way to enable this?

Thanks

July 28, 2017 at 9:48 am #553836

Noman

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Hi Dave,

Thank you for contacting Toolset Support. You can use this plugin to filter categories in wp-admin:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter/

Then you need to follow the first two steps mentioned here:
hidden link

Thank you

August 8, 2017 at 5:40 pm #557835

daveM

Hi Noman,

I installed that plugin and checked off the post type I'd like to sort, but nothing changed in the wp-admin. There are no new options to sort by the custom tax assigned to this custom post type. Is there something else I need to do?

Is there a built-in option to do this with Toolset Types?

I just realized I posted this question with the wrong title. I can't seem to edit it for future users who may come across it. Could you change it to "Sort custom post type by custom tax in admin"?

Thank you!

August 8, 2017 at 5:46 pm #557840

daveM

Reopening this ticket.

Also, needs a title edit. See my previous post for new title.

August 9, 2017 at 7:50 am #558052

Noman

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Hello Dave,

I have edited the post title. Sorry there is no builtin option to sort custom post type by custom tax in admin.

From the plugin I mentioned in last response, you can add Taxonomy column but not Taxonomy dropdown filter.

You need to make it happen using custom coding, I have found a related post to filter post or custom post type by a specific taxonomy term in the WordPress admin:
hidden link

I didn’t try this code and we cannot consult on the custom code as per the support policy. https://toolset.com/toolset-support-policy/

We have some recommended list of service providers here who can implement such things for you: https://toolset.com/consultant/

Thank you

August 17, 2017 at 1:45 pm #560837

daveM

Hi Noman,

I ended up creating a custom plugin based off the code here: hidden link

And also using this plugin for other drag-and-drop sorting: https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-types-order/

Thanks for your help!

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