Display custom post types by date field

2 comments

1. I solved the same problem like this
   First you store each posts in another array called $events_by_date with date as the index. If another event post falls in the same date you put that post under the same index.

   Please comment if you need further explanation.

     <?php
   //setup your wp_query parmeters to make the query
   
   $calendar_results   =   new WP_Query( $wp_query_params );
   
   $events_by_date = array();
   
   
        while ( $calendar_results->have_posts() ) : $calendar_results->the_post(); 
           //$date_group =  strtotime($calendar_results->post->post_date);
           $date_group = strtotime(date('Y-m-d',$date_group));
           $events_by_date[$date_group][] = $calendar_results->post;
       endwhile;
   
   global $post;
   
   
   foreach($events_by_date as $date_heading=>$rows) {
   
       echo '<h2 class="published-date">',
               ucfirst( strftime( '%A %d %b',$date_heading ) ) ,
       '</h2>';
   
       foreach ($rows as $post ) {
           setup_postdata($post) ;
           get_template_part( 'content', $template ); 
       }
   
   
   }   
   
   wp_reset_query();
   

2. Just use WP_Query like this:

   $posts_by_date_field = new WP_Query(array(
       'post_type'         => 'POST_TYPE_NAME',
       'posts_per_page'    => -1,
       'meta_key'          => 'FIELD_NAME',
       'orderby'           => 'meta_value',
       'order'             => 'DESC'
   ));
   
   
   if ($posts_by_date_field->have_posts()) : while ($posts_by_date_field->have_posts()) : $posts_by_date_field->the_post();
   
       // LOOP
   
   endwhile; endif;
   

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