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Plugin Description
Plugin for easy sorting of posts by user-selected integer numeric factor. Works natively with all custom post types. The plugin allows easily to switch direction or to
enable/disable it. After activation you will be able to manage post position in a loop directly by the new column – Sort or when adding/editing post to fulfill the
desired number in the new metabox, that will appear for you – Post Sorter.
There are two arrows in the admin post list, which could be used for fast switching of posts positions, i.e. if you click up it will set post order numeric factor
with 1 more or less (depending on sorting direction) than the one above.
In the options page of the plugin you will see several basic settings, whether to enable it and the sorting direction – ascending or descending.
If the plugin is enabled it will sort the posts on the front end for you by the numeric values you have previously entered, in the direction selected on the plugin options.
Keep in mind that you could pick any number you like, so if you left some free range between posts you could manage to achieve an order that would satisfy your needs even
in more than one view of post lists (loops) – for example: Post1 => 10, Post2 => 20, Post3 => 30, etc. This way also, when you need to insert post between Post1 and
Post2 you could set the new one with any numeric factor value between 11 and 19.
There is also another option to separate a group of posts, but to maintain their default sorting within the group – simply give the group same numeric factor for sorting,
example:
Post 1 => 10
Post 2 => 20
Post 3 => 20
Post 4 => 30
Depending on the sorting direction the first and the last post will be Post 1 or Post 4 and in the middle we will have both, Post 2 and Post 3 sorted by date
of creation (by default). Then if Post 3 is newer than Post 2 it will be up in both cases of sorting direction.
With the use of the expert settings and knowledge in SQL you could implement custom sorting. With such sorting the arrows will disappear, since they are no longer applicable.
Access management is now available. You can authorize specific roles to use the plugin from its section – submenu Permissions. By default, only administrator would be allowed to operate with the plugin.
You can now easily turn off sorting only for administration by selecting Disable Admin Sorting option in general settings.
Screenshots
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View of the plugin options page in the admin. See the newly added menu on the bottom left, in the navigator.
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View of post list in the administration. We have a new column for easy sorting.
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The screen of post edition – you could see the metabox added with caption Post Sorter.
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A screenshot of updated Post Sorter settings.
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Permissions screen where you can authorize roles to operate with Post Sorter.
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Screenshot of v1.4.1 settings – option to disable sorting inside the administrative lists added
