Sorting results by Field value

1. Edit the View you want to sort

On the All Views page, click on the View you wish to sort.

Cursor hovering over "Edit" next to a "Business Listings" title

2. Find the Filter & Sort tab of the Settings box

The Settings box is under the View layouts tabs. If you can't see it, please follow this how-to first.

Screenshot of the Settings metabox with the Filter & Sort tab active.

3. Choose what field to sort by

This field will be used to sort the results alphabetically. If the field is numeric, it will be sorted by value.

Screenshot of 'Sort by field' setting dropdown open

4. Choose the sort direction

"ASC" means ascending; A first and Z last.

"DESC" means descending: Z first and A last.

"Random" means items will be randomly sorted.

Note: Random sorting may not work on some managed WordPress hosts like WP Engine, which disable the ORDER BY RAND() MySQL function by default. Learn how to enable random sorting on WP Engine.

5. Save the View

Once you have updated your sorting settings, save your changes.