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[Resolved] What if the sort column ISNT a custom field

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Problem:

Sort view's result by taxonomy or fields of parent post type.

Solution:

Toolset Views is using WordPress Class WP_Query to query posts in database.

You can only order the results by some post fields, you can not order the result by taxonomy.

You can only order the results by post fields of current post type you are querying, it is not possible to order the result by post fields of other post types(parent post type or grandparent post post type)

Relevant Documentation:

https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_query/#order-orderby-parameters

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Last updated by PaulS4783 4 years, 8 months ago.

Assisted by: Luo Yang.

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#1603583

OK. Brilliant.
[wpv-heading name="types-field-price"]Price[/wpv-heading]
That was the missing piece of the puzzle.

Last question. What if the sort column ISNT a custom field but instead is:
a) Taxonomy field (category)
b) A parent relationship field e.g. "model" of car
c) A grandparent relationship field e.g. "make" of car

#1603605

Hello,

Toolset Views is using WordPress Class WP_Query to query posts in database, see WP document:
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_query/#order-orderby-parameters

You can only order the results by some post fields, you can not order the result by taxonomy.

You can only order the results by post fields of current post type you are querying, it is not possible to order the result by post fields of other post types(parent post type or grandparent post post type)

#1603681

OK thanks. That's all I need to know.

You can close.