http://wpgarage.com/code-snippets/how-to-create-an-archive-based-on-custom-fields-not-publish-date-in-wordpress/ wordpress tricks, hacks, and tips Wed, 09 May 2012 06:53:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://wpgarage.com/code-snippets/how-to-create-an-archive-based-on-custom-fields-not-publish-date-in-wordpress/#comment-62087 Devin Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:31:54 +0000 ?p=699#comment-62087 The one problem with this method is that it needs to query all the posts in that category order to sort them correctly.  This is fine if you only have a small number of letters (say less than a 100) and should work a lot of situations, but if you start to go above that you're looking at a lot of queries which can weigh down your server.  I also forget if paging worked with this method. I had a similar issue when I was building an events post (http://wptheming.com/2010/08/how-to-make-an-events-custom-post-type/).  I originally used the sort you describe, but then decided to hijack the post date instead because of the better query capabilities.  Still haven't found the perfect solution. The one problem with this method is that it needs to query all the posts in that category order to sort them correctly.  This is fine if you only have a small number of letters (say less than a 100) and should work a lot of situations, but if you start to go above that you’re looking at a lot of queries which can weigh down your server.  I also forget if paging worked with this method.
I had a similar issue when I was building an events post (http://wptheming.com/2010/08/how-to-make-an-events-custom-post-type/).  I originally used the sort you describe, but then decided to hijack the post date instead because of the better query capabilities.  Still haven’t found the perfect solution.

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