How to Force Property Order in Explorer

By default, the HomeRunner plugin sorts properties using menu_order DESC. If you want to control the order manually, here’s how you can override this behavior.

Step 1: Disable HomeRunner Menu Order Sync #

Add the following filter to stop HomeRunner from updating the menu_order field automatically:

add_filter('homelocal_property_update_postdata', function($postdata, $central_id, $post_id){
	unset($postdata['menu_order']);
	return $postdata;
}, 10, 3);

Step 2: Use a Sorting Plugin #

Install a WordPress plugin that allows you to customize sorting for posts/properties (for example, one that lets you drag and drop post order).

Step 3: Override Default Menu Order #

Finally, add this snippet to force ascending order instead of the default descending:

add_filter( 'posts_clauses', function( $clauses, $wp_query ) {
    global $wpdb;
    if ( isset( $clauses['orderby'] ) && strpos( $clauses['orderby'], "{$wpdb->posts}.menu_order DESC" ) !== false ) {
        $clauses['orderby'] = str_replace(
            "{$wpdb->posts}.menu_order DESC",
            "{$wpdb->posts}.menu_order ASC",
            $clauses['orderby']
        );
    }
    return $clauses;
}, 20, 2 );