Portfolio order by custom field (ACF)

Hello Guenni007, thanks for answering. But my question is another.one: I don’t know how to cistomize this code for my ACF field?

I use a ACF Field for the Date of a Event and want to sort my Events by this date. Should I customize the code or should I think in another direction?

Good Morning Ismael,
yes it´s possible – I just don´t know how to put my ACF field[acf field="kursbeginn"] into your “avia_custom_query_extension”?

Good Morning early working Ismael – thanks for your work!
Only problem is a syntax error on the line
$query['meta_key'] => $value;
I´ve tried to figure it out for myself, without success. Can somebody please remove the syntax error?

… thanks, but it is still nort working. I´ve eliminated one more syntax error -see code above. Use “modified” in the Custom Query Orderby element.
But the order is still wrong!

if(!function_exists('avia_custom_query_extension'))
{
    function avia_custom_query_extension($query, $params)
    {
        global $avia_config;
        if(!empty($avia_config['avia_custom_query_options']['order']))
        {
            $query['order'] = $avia_config['avia_custom_query_options']['order'];
        }

        if(!empty($avia_config['avia_custom_query_options']['orderby']))
        {
            $query['orderby'] = $avia_config['avia_custom_query_options']['orderby'];
            if($avia_config['avia_custom_query_options']['orderby'] == 'meta_value')
            {
              $value = get_field( "kursbeginn" );
              $query['meta_key']  = $value;
            }

        }

        unset($avia_config['avia_custom_query_options']);

        return $query;
    }

    add_filter('avia_masonry_entries_query', 'avia_custom_query_extension', 10, 2);
    add_filter('avia_post_grid_query', 'avia_custom_query_extension', 10, 2);
    add_filter('avia_post_slide_query', 'avia_custom_query_extension', 10, 2);
    add_filter('avia_blog_post_query', 'avia_custom_query_extension', 10, 2);
    add_filter('avf_magazine_entries_query', 'avia_custom_query_extension', 10, 2);

    add_filter('avf_template_builder_shortcode_elements','avia_custom_query_options', 10, 1);
    function avia_custom_query_options($elements)
    {
        $allowed_elements = array('av_blog','av_masonry_entries','av_postslider','av_portfolio','av_magazine');

        if(isset($_POST['params']['allowed']) && in_array($_POST['params']['allowed'], $allowed_elements))
        {
            $elements[] = array(
                "name" => __("Custom Query Orderby",'avia_framework' ),
                "desc" => __("Set a custom query orderby value",'avia_framework' ),
                "id"   => "orderby",
                "type" 	=> "select",
                "std" 	=> "",
                "subtype" => array(
                    __('Default Order',  'avia_framework' ) =>'',
                    __('Title',  'avia_framework' ) =>'title',
                    __('Random',  'avia_framework' ) =>'rand',
                    __('Date',  'avia_framework' ) =>'date',
                    __('Author',  'avia_framework' ) =>'author',
                    __('Name (Post Slug)',  'avia_framework' ) =>'name',
                    __('Modified',  'avia_framework' ) =>'modified',
                    __('Comment Count',  'avia_framework' ) =>'comment_count',
                    __('Page Order',  'avia_framework' ) =>'menu_order'),
                    __('Meta Value',  'avia_framework' ) =>'meta_value')
           ; 

            $elements[] = array(
                "name" => __("Custom Query Order",'avia_framework' ),
                "desc" => __("Set a custom query order",'avia_framework' ),
                "id"   => "order",
                "type" 	=> "select",
                "std" 	=> "",
                "subtype" => array(
                    __('Default Order',  'avia_framework' ) =>'',
                    __('Ascending Order',  'avia_framework' ) =>'ASC',
                    __('Descending Order',  'avia_framework' ) =>'DESC'));
        }

        return $elements;
    }

    add_filter('avf_template_builder_shortcode_meta', 'avia_custom_query_add_query_params_to_config', 10, 4);
    function avia_custom_query_add_query_params_to_config($meta, $atts, $content, $shortcodename)
    {
        global $avia_config;
        if(empty($avia_config['avia_custom_query_options'])) $avia_config['avia_custom_query_options'] = array();

        if(!empty($atts['order']))
        {
            $avia_config['avia_custom_query_options']['order'] = $atts['order'];
        }

        if(!empty($atts['orderby']))
        {
            $avia_config['avia_custom_query_options']['orderby'] = $atts['orderby'];
        }

        return $meta;
    }
}

Hi Ismael, don´t know what you exactly asking for? My events should ordered by the date of the custom field “kursbeginn”. This should look like this:
[kursbeginn= 02.01.18 ] event#7
[kursbeginn= 05.02.18 ] event#4
[kursbeginn= 22.03.18 ] event#5

… the field type of “kursbeginn” is a date picker, therefore the value is a date. Does this help? Or do you need something else? If you want to have a closer look I give you admin access (see private content)

… no, the function.php isn´t blank (see Child-Theme)! ANYWAY thanks for your code – but it´s not working.

I put your Code into my function.php but nothing change at all – the order of my events is exactly the same. What can I do?

OK, I see. Useaally I don´t use the WordPress editor. I edit the function.php via FTP. Do you know why function.php code not show up in the wordpress editor?

Anyway I´ve put your code into the functions.php via wordpress editor. The result is:
1) Events order is still the same – it´s not working
2) The event date is disappearing. Killed by the function?

Sorry, but your support doesn´t really help. I have to wait more than a day for an answer and instead of solving problems, more problems coming up (editor function.php not showing). If you not really want help me, please feel free to say no. This is better than waste my (and also yours) time!

Hi Ismael, you are right. Give us a last try (please see FTP details in private content).

… updated to enfod 4.2. – nothing changed – layout builder still not working!

On another installation layout builder work fine with:
– WordPress 4.9
– Enfold 4.1.1