Query by custom taxonomy and sorting by post meta

Hi there,

GB does not have an order by post meta option; you will need to use custom PHP code for the query.

What field type is the post meta? Date or number?

Let me know 🙂

Hi there,

First, select the Query block and add the class order-by-post-meta under Advanced > Additional CSS Classes.

Then add this snippet to your site:

add_filter('generateblocks_query_wp_query_args', function ($args, $attributes, $block, $current) {
    if (empty($attributes['className']) || strpos($attributes['className'], 'order-by-post-meta') === false) {
        return $args;
    }

    // Order by the meta value (descending = latest/highest first)
    $args['meta_key'] = 'your_meta_key_name'; // Replace with your meta key
    $args['orderby']  = 'meta_value_num';     // Use meta_value_num for integers
    $args['order']    = 'DESC';               // DESC for highest first, ASC for lowest first

    return $args;
}, 10, 4);

Adding PHP: https://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-php/

Make sure to replace your_meta_key_name with the actual meta key you want to order by.

This will order the Query block items based on the meta value you specify.

You’re welcome!