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Meta key from WP-PostViews no displaying posts in WP Query?

Hi,

I'm using this plugin WP-PostViews to gather post/page views.

Then in my sidebar I've created a WP_Query to list four posts with the most views in descending order.

I looked in the WP-PostViews plugins php and i think the meta_key is veiws

So here's my WP_Query below...

	



	<?php $viewed 		= new WP_Query(array(

		

		'order' 			=> 'DESC',

		

		'orderby' 			=> 'meta_value',

		

		 'meta_key' 		=> 'views',

		

		'posts_per_page' 	=> 4

			

	)); ?>

			

	<?php if ( $viewed->have_posts()) : while ($viewed->have_posts()) : $viewed->the_post(); ?>



	<li>

	

		<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>">

		

			<?php the_post_thumbnail('thumbnail'); ?>

		

			<?php the_title(); ?>

		

		</a>

	

	</li>



	<?php endwhile; unset($viewed); endif; ?>

But I can't work out why it is not returning anything? The plugin is definitely switched on.

Can any help me figure out where I'm going wrong.

Thanks
Josh

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Josh Cranwell | 12/14/11 at 2:10pm Edit

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Last edited:
12/14/11
2:20pm
Navjot Singh says:
Why you are creating a separate query when the plugin offers an inbuilt function to do that? Use this code:
```
<?php if (function_exists('get_most_viewed')): ?>

    <ul>

        <?php get_most_viewed(4); ?>

    </ul>

<?php endif; ?>
```
Previous versions of this answer: 12/14/11 at 2:18pm | 12/14/11 at 2:18pm | 12/14/11 at 2:20pm

Last edited:
12/14/11
2:53pm

Luis Abarca says:



$viewed = new WP_Query(array(

                'post_type'              => 'any',

		'order' 			=> 'DESC',

		'orderby' 			=> 'meta_value',

                'meta_key'               => 'views',

		'posts_per_page' 	=> 4

) );

Or:



<?php query_posts('v_sortby=views&v_orderby=desc') ?>

Previous versions of this answer: 12/14/11 at 2:21pm | 12/14/11 at 2:53pm

12/15/11 5:16am

Josh Cranwell says:

I've tried both, nothing seems to be working. The plugin is definately working as I dropped this on my page template

<?php if(function_exists('the_views')) { the_views(); } ?>

This is show a post counter.

I've tried both...



<?php query_posts('v_sortby=views&v_orderby=desc') ?>

			

	<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>



		<li>

	

			<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>">

		

				<?php the_post_thumbnail('thumbnail'); ?>

		

				<?php the_title(); ?>

							

				<?php if(function_exists('the_views')) { the_views(); } ?>

		

			</a>

	

		</li>



	<?php endwhile; endif; ?>

			

<?php wp_reset_query(); ?>

and



<?php $viewed = new WP_Query(array(

				

	'order' => 'DESC',

		

	'orderby' => 'meta_value',

		

	'meta_key' => 'views',

		

	 'posts_per_page' => 4

			

)); ?>

			

<?php if ($viewed->have_posts()) : while ($viewed->have_posts()) : $viewed->the_post(); ?>



	<li>

	

		<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>">

		

			<?php the_post_thumbnail('thumbnail'); ?>

		

			<?php the_title(); ?>

							

			<?php if(function_exists('the_views')) { the_views(); } ?>

		

		</a>

	

	</li>



<?php endwhile; unset($viewed); endif; ?>

I tried 'post_type' => 'any' and that breaks the loop. But manoj says the query works.

How weird is this.

Last edited:
12/14/11
10:17pm
Manoj Raj says:
Hi,

Your query works fine for me. I found nothing wrong.

And navjot singh, It seems he want a thumbnail along with the post (Customized list) ordered by meta key "views".. So he wrote a new query.
- 12/14/11 10:45pm
  
  Manoj Raj says:
  Your Query works perfectly fine for me...
  
  Add this
```
<?php if(function_exists('the_views')) { the_views(); } ?>
```
  after
```
<?php the_title(); ?>
```
  to check the number of views a post has.
  
  In the PostViews Options,
  
  Count Views From: is set to "guests only" by default.
  
  Unless or otherwise you open the post as a guest, the counter won't be set.(As a result, the query returns nothing). So you should log off from admin and view the posts as a guest so that the counter will be set.
- 12/15/11 5:01am
  
  Josh Cranwell says:
  Hi Manoj,
  
  Thanks for taking the time to try it out your self.
  
  I still can't get my query to work, could you posibly paste the enitre loop thats working for you? There must be a mistake it mine.
  
  I put this on my pages...
```
<?php if(function_exists('the_views')) { the_views(); } ?>
```
  ...and the counter is definately working.
  
  Really scratching my head on this one.
  
  Thanks
- 12/15/11 5:16am
  
  Manoj Raj says:
  Hi Josh,
  
  I did no changes to the code you pasted here..
  
  Did you try pasting this code in a new page template to check whether it is working or not?
- 12/15/11 5:19am
  
  Josh Cranwell says:
  Hmmm, I wonder if something is conflicting then. I might try and change the meta key in the plugin.
- 12/15/11 5:26am
  
  Josh Cranwell says:
  Actually that's probably not a good idea, will probably end up breaking it. Yes i've tried putting that query in many places. Cant believe it works for you but not me :/
- 12/15/11 5:29am
  
  Manoj Raj says:
  can you provide me the url you are working right now?
- 12/15/11 5:30am
  
  Josh Cranwell says:
  I'll DM you... thanks
- 12/15/11 5:31am
  
  Manoj Raj says:
  ya..okay..have to go to my workplace. Will reply you back in a hour.
- 12/15/11 6:19am
  
  Manoj Raj says:
  have you tried inserting wp_reset_query before the whole bunch of code you pasted here?
- 12/15/11 6:20am
  
  Manoj Raj says:
  have you tried inserting wp_reset_query before the whole bunch of code you pasted here?
- 12/15/11 7:20am
  
  Josh Cranwell says:
  Yeh I did but still returning blank.
  
  The loop works as doesn't break.
  
  I forgot to send you the link.
- 12/15/11 7:48am
  
  Manoj Raj says:
  Its working now.. Can you check now?
- 12/15/11 8:02am
  
  Manoj Raj says:
  In Settings -> PostViews
  
  Count Views From: option is set to Registered Users Only
  
  I am the only registered user it seems.(You've created only one registered user).I viewed the posts and the counter is set. It is working.
  
  or Have you made any changes? I dint notice any significant changes in your template files.
- 12/15/11 8:08am
  
  Josh Cranwell says:
  Oh I see the problem now.
  
  It's only retrieving post views for posts.
  
  I have only just added some post.
  
  I need it to just return pages only, and not posts.
  
  But the plugin says its counts posts/pages
- 12/15/11 8:14am
  
  Manoj Raj says:
  Just try adding
  
  'post_type' => 'any'
  
  to check whether the views are working for pages?
- 12/15/11 8:20am
  
  Manoj Raj says:
  I tested it in my own domain..The plugin is working for pages also. Just add 'post_type' => 'any'
- 12/15/11 8:34am
  
  Josh Cranwell says:
  Its working!
  
  'post_type' => 'page' and 'post_type' => 'any' both work
  
  I do not know why that was happening.
  
  I swear that I tried all of this but I was getting no result - seems to be all good now.
  
  Thanks Manoj for your time!
  
  Josh

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