Sorting custom columns in the WordPress Admin

• michael.levy

• December 3, 2013 at 7:22 am

I have successfully added a custom column to the WordPress back-end, but can’t get sorting to register. The page below was helpful.

http://www.elliotcondon.com/advanced-custom-fields-admin-custom-columns/

The ‘type’ field shows on the ‘press’ post-type but without sorting. No error is returned.

Here is my code below:

// ADD NEW COLUMN
function ST4_columns_head($defaults) {
	$defaults['type'] = 'Type';
	$defaults['featured_image'] = 'Featured Image';

	return $defaults;
}

// SHOW THE FEATURED IMAGE
function ST4_columns_content($column_name, $post_ID) {
	if ($column_name == 'featured_image') {
		echo get_the_post_thumbnail( $post_ID, 'tiny', $attr );
	}
	
	if ($column_name == 'type') {
		echo get_field( "type", $post_ID );
	}
}

add_filter('manage_press_posts_columns', 'ST4_columns_head');
add_action('manage_press_posts_custom_column', 'ST4_columns_content', 10, 2);

//make the new column sortable
function my_press_sortable_columns( $columns ) {
	$columns['type'] = 'type';
	return $columns;
}
add_filter( 'manage_press_sortable_columns', 'my_press_sortable_columns' );

• Elliot

• December 3, 2013 at 2:04 pm

Hi @michael.levy

Although ACF does allow you to save and store data, this ‘sorting’ of the wp-admin columns is not really something I can help you with, as it is more a common WP question, than one which is related to an ACF issue.

There are many tutes on google for this kind of thing, and there is even a plugins called “CodePress Admin Columns” which automates the whole thing for you!

Thanks
E

• michael.levy

• December 4, 2013 at 1:31 am

Yes CodePress Admin Columns is pretty cool. Though I avoid plugins that should be easily addressed with a few lines of code in theme function file. One less thing to break.