Post Ordering Dynamic Content

Darren Nicholls

• July 07, 2026 11:07

Hi, 

I have used Brizy and ACF to display events. See below:

https://www.thefarmernetwork.co.uk/news-and-events/events/

This is working other than the date order isn't showing as it should. In fact it still seems in order of when the posts were created rather than in order of the custom field date. Do you have any thoughts on what is happening please?

I am having the same issue on a second site so any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Eilidh

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  Ariel H.

  • October 01, 2026 09:45

  Hi Eilidh,

  Thanks for the additional details. I understand that restoring a backup isn’t practical given the work you’ve already done on the Archive.

  If you’ve already added the missing years to the database as part of the admin task, I’ll have another look at the current setup and see if we can update the script to address the issue.

  Best,
  Ariel H.

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  Darren Nicholls

  • October 01, 2026 09:54

  Hi Ariel,

  Thank you for this, I appreciate it.

  Best wishes,

  Eilidh

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  Darren Nicholls

  • October 05, 2026 10:10

  Hi Ariel,

  Can I please ask where you are with this? Our client is really unhappy. 

  The events are still not in the correct order on the main pages and then in the Archive - https://www.fonfestival.org/archive/event-archive/ it is now only  showing an event that is in the future, despite filtering on the category 'Archive'.

  I'm also not sure if you have been playing with code snippets? It is now putting all past events intro draft which wasn't happening last week.

  This is a major and embarrassing issue.

  Thanks,

  Eilidh

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  Ariel H.

  • October 05, 2026 14:27

  Hi Eilidh,

  Thanks for following up. I’m still working on the website, this is a more complex issue than initially expected.

  I understand the urgency and will continue working on it carefully. I’ll keep you updated on my progress.

  Best regards,
  Ariel H.

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  Ariel H.

  • October 05, 2026 17:50

  Hi Eilidh,

  I’ve updated the code snippet, and it now appears to be sorting the Event Archive correctly.

  However, there are four events where the date in the database appears to be incorrect. These will need to be manually updated:

  Breadboard Orchestra Workshop
    Current: 19 Feb 2026 -> Correct: 19 Feb 2016
    https://www.fonfestival.org/new-event/breadboard-orchestra-workshop-vespertine-york-190216/

  Cumbria Soundcamp, Eskdale
    Current: 6 May 2025 -> Correct: 6 May 2023
    https://www.fonfestival.org/new-event/cumbria-soundcamp-eskdale

  Soundcamp, Ravenglass Estuary
    Current: 30 Apr 2025 -> Correct: 30 Apr 2022
    https://www.fonfestival.org/new-event/soundcamp-ravenglass-estuary

  Helena Mackie / Drake Gritton / FON Liverpool Philharmonic Listening Club
    Current: 17 Apr 2025 -> Correct: 17 Apr 2026
    https://www.fonfestival.org/new-event/helena-mackie-drake-gritton-fon-liverpool-philharmonic-listening-club/

  Once these dates are corrected, the archive should be able to sort these events into their correct positions as well.

  Best regards,
  Ariel H.

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  Darren Nicholls

  • October 06, 2026 08:48

  Hi Ariel,

  Thanks for this, I've amended those dates and the Archive is working great, so thank you. 

  The homepage and the other pages are still in the incorrect order though?

  Thanks,

  Eilidh

   

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  Ariel H.

  • October 06, 2026 09:55

  Hi Eilidh,

  I’ve updated the code snippet to apply site-wide.

  For each Brizy Posts element, please make sure to set the Filter to Event date.

  

  

  This will display the newest events first.

  Best regards,
  Ariel H.

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  Darren Nicholls

  • October 06, 2026 10:41

  Hi Ariel,

   

  Excellent! This is all working now. Thank you very much.

   

  Thanks again,

  Eilidh

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  Darren Nicholls

  • October 06, 2026 10:59

  Hi Ariel,

  Apologies but it's all off again. As you can see it's showing old events again - https://www.fonfestival.org/

  There is code on the site to move old events into an Archive category. Whenever you reimplement your code it seems to remove them from this category so they start displaying again? So the events that we triple checked yesterday were firmly in the Archive category are now no longer in it. See screenshot -

  So effectively your fix is breaking the site we think. They are losing business because of this.

  Thanks again,

  Eilidh

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  Darren Nicholls

  • October 06, 2026 11:15

  Hi Ariel,

  I'm wondering if there has been a code conflict? We were using Snippets but you''ve been using Code Snippets.

  We've disabled the code we had in Snippets and moved to Code Snippets, disabled it there too and called it: Event archive — sort ACF event_date newest first. OLD MOVED FROM SNIPPETS PLUGIN.

   

   

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  Darren Nicholls

  • October 06, 2026 11:20

  Ok, since turning off our version of the code. Clearing cache the events look to be back in the correct order.

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  Ariel H.

  • October 06, 2026 11:29

  Hi Eilidh,

  Thanks for the update. I’m glad to hear that the events are now displaying in the correct order after disabling the previous code and clearing the cache.

  Best regards,
  Ariel H.

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