November 20, 2015
Handy when listing date / event oriented posts on a feed. Sourced here.
<?php $myposts = get_posts('cat=3&showposts=20'); if ($myposts) { $uc=array(); foreach ($myposts as $mypost) { $uc[]=$mypost->ID; } } $args=array( 'post__in' => $uc, 'orderby' => 'post_date', 'order' => 'ASC', 'posts_per_page' => 20, 'caller_get_posts' => 1 ); $my_query = new WP_Query($args); if( $my_query->have_posts() ) { echo 'Category 3, lastest posts, sorted oldest to newest'; while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); ?> <p><small><?php the_time('m.d.y') ?> </small><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></p> <?php endwhile; } //if ($my_query) wp_reset_query(); // Restore global post data stomped by the_post(). ?>