Sort a Category Archive Alphabetically
Orders posts in chosen categories by title from A to Z, which suits glossaries, directories and recipe indexes.
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Code
add_action( 'pre_get_posts', function ( $query ) {
if ( is_admin() || ! $query->is_main_query() ) {
return;
}
// Category slugs to sort alphabetically.
$categories = array( 'glossary' );
if ( $query->is_category( $categories ) ) {
$query->set( 'orderby', 'title' );
$query->set( 'order', 'ASC' );
}
} );Notes
Replace glossary with your category slugs.
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