GeoDirectory SupportWhy does the Sort Function not appear on my search results page? – GeoDirectory Support https://wpgeodirectory.com/support/topic/why-does-the-sort-function-not-appear-on-my-search-results-page/feed Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:10:57 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=2.5.14-6684 en-US https://wpgeodirectory.com/support/topic/why-does-the-sort-function-not-appear-on-my-search-results-page/#post-49646 <![CDATA[Why does the Sort Function not appear on my search results page?]]> https://wpgeodirectory.com/support/topic/why-does-the-sort-function-not-appear-on-my-search-results-page/#post-49646 Sun, 16 Aug 2015 15:43:54 +0000 jonahtjw Hi,

I want to enable the sort function on my search results page. Right now, only when I click on the category will the sort function be available. If I search, I cannot sort the search results. Please help, thanks!

Jonah

]]> https://wpgeodirectory.com/support/topic/why-does-the-sort-function-not-appear-on-my-search-results-page/#post-49668 <![CDATA[Reply To: Why does the Sort Function not appear on my search results page?]]> https://wpgeodirectory.com/support/topic/why-does-the-sort-function-not-appear-on-my-search-results-page/#post-49668 Sun, 16 Aug 2015 22:44:36 +0000 Guust I think sorting is not available on the search page, they are automatically sorted by distance from the NEAR field.
I know it says “You may drag and drop to arrange fields order in sorting option dropdown box on Listing listing and search results page.” in the sorting options, so something seems incorrect.
I’ll escalate this question for you.

]]> https://wpgeodirectory.com/support/topic/why-does-the-sort-function-not-appear-on-my-search-results-page/#post-49708 <![CDATA[Reply To: Why does the Sort Function not appear on my search results page?]]> https://wpgeodirectory.com/support/topic/why-does-the-sort-function-not-appear-on-my-search-results-page/#post-49708 Mon, 17 Aug 2015 13:30:48 +0000 Stiofan O'Connor Hello,

When “Near” is used it will return everything by distance, without “near” it will sort things by order of reliance to your search, it orders by many things and ordering by the standard ways could return unwanted and unrelevant results which could make search more confusing rather than better.

Stiofan

]]> https://wpgeodirectory.com/support/topic/why-does-the-sort-function-not-appear-on-my-search-results-page/#post-49796 <![CDATA[Reply To: Why does the Sort Function not appear on my search results page?]]> https://wpgeodirectory.com/support/topic/why-does-the-sort-function-not-appear-on-my-search-results-page/#post-49796 Mon, 17 Aug 2015 21:29:51 +0000 Guust OK, so this is how it works (Stiofan, can you confirm?):

When setting the sorting options:
1. On the listings pages they will be sorted by the order you set, and a drop down menu will appear allowing your visitors to sort by any other sorting options you set up.
2. On the search page, if you searched for something but left the NEAR field blank, your listings will be sorted by the order you set in the back-end, but there will be no drop down menu to re-sort differently.
3. On the search page, if you searched NEAR a location, listings will be returned in order of distance from the center of that location you entered in the NEAR field, and listings cannot be sorted any other way.

]]> https://wpgeodirectory.com/support/topic/why-does-the-sort-function-not-appear-on-my-search-results-page/#post-63157 <![CDATA[Reply To: Why does the Sort Function not appear on my search results page?]]> https://wpgeodirectory.com/support/topic/why-does-the-sort-function-not-appear-on-my-search-results-page/#post-63157 Thu, 10 Dec 2015 02:35:13 +0000 jvanhill Guust, thank you for the explanation.

It would be very valuable for my site to be able to sort after a search has been done.
For example, a search may be run on every location in New York City, but the user would like to sort the search results by descending rating. (Similar to how yelp works, etc.)

Is this possible?

Thank you,
-Jeremy

]]> https://wpgeodirectory.com/support/topic/why-does-the-sort-function-not-appear-on-my-search-results-page/#post-63188 <![CDATA[Reply To: Why does the Sort Function not appear on my search results page?]]> https://wpgeodirectory.com/support/topic/why-does-the-sort-function-not-appear-on-my-search-results-page/#post-63188 Thu, 10 Dec 2015 11:58:02 +0000 Guust Listings can only be sorted on the listings or category pages, not on location or search result pages.

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