How to orderby multiple meta_key

• mdfarver

• August 1, 2015 at 12:59 am

I would like to sort my custom events by event date and then start time. Below is my current code:

$startDate = $_POST['startDate'];
 $endDate = $_POST['endDate'];
 $eventType = $_POST['eventType'];

	$args = array(
		'post_type'  => 'event',
		'meta_key'   => 'event_date',
		'orderby'    => 'meta_value_num',
		'order'      => 'ASC',
		'meta_query' => array(
			array(
			        'key'     => 'event_date',
			        'value'   => array( $startDate , $endDate ),
				'compare' => 'BETWEEN'
			),
			array(
				'key' => 'event_type',
				'value' => $eventType,
			        'compare' => 'LIKE',
			)

		)
		);
		$the_query = new WP_Query( $args );

How do I also order by start time?

Thanks!

Matt

• John Huebner

• August 1, 2015 at 1:30 am

WP 4.0 introduced a better order by https://make.wordpress.org/core/2014/08/29/a-more-powerful-order-by-in-wordpress-4-0/ and this is detailed in the codex http://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query

WP 4.2 added the clause for meta_query https://make.wordpress.org/core/2015/03/30/query-improvements-in-wp-4-2-orderby-and-meta_query/ This link covers just about everything you need.

• mdfarver

• August 2, 2015 at 10:37 am

That worked thanks! Just added

'orderby'    => array(
			'event_date' => 'ASC',
			'time_start' => 'ASC'
		),

Matt

• nandelbosc

• December 30, 2015 at 5:35 am

hi mdfarver, I trying to do something similar but it’s not working for me.

Can you paste the entire args array code?

What WP version are you using? This only works on 4.2? I’m on 4.1.8…

Thank’s in advance!

• mdfarver

• December 30, 2015 at 6:52 am

I’m also having an issue with this using 4.4. It definitely worked with 4.2, not sure if something change in 4.4 or maybe 4.3

• nandelbosc

• December 30, 2015 at 8:55 pm

Thank’s for your reply.

After update to 4.2 seems it’s working.