Related Items Extended - sort by date created/published
- Posted by Basil Clarke (7) Offline
The old version of Related Items Extended that is on my website has two options for ordering articles that aren't in the latest version: Recently created first; and Article ordering. I've purchased the latest version because I want to start using PHP8, but I would very much like to be able to order by Recently Created First. Is there any way of achieving this?
2 years 2 weeks ago #1
by Basil Clarke
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- Posted by TemplatePlazza (5193) Offline
Hi Sorry for delay in responding. The new version is developed based on the built in joomla related item /similar tag module and it will find the most related item to be displayed first. To change the order will need change to the module core/helper file
2 years 1 week ago #2
by TemplatePlazza
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- Posted by Basil Clarke (7) Offline
Thanks.
I've edited helper/RelatedItemsXtdHelperTag.php. I changed line 183 from
$query->order($db->quoteName('c.hits') . 'DESC');
to
$query->order($db->quoteName('created') . 'DESC');
then selected Hits in the back end.
A rather crude way of doing it, but it works.
It would be good though if there was an option to sort by date built in.
2 years 1 week ago #3
by Basil Clarke
I've edited helper/RelatedItemsXtdHelperTag.php. I changed line 183 from
$query->order($db->quoteName('c.hits') . 'DESC');
to
$query->order($db->quoteName('created') . 'DESC');
then selected Hits in the back end.
A rather crude way of doing it, but it works.
It would be good though if there was an option to sort by date built in.
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- Posted by TemplatePlazza (5193) Offline
Hmm but changing it that way probably will not return the most 'related' item in correct order.
2 years 1 week ago #4
by TemplatePlazza
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