---
title: How to Force Property Order in Explorer
description: "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…"
url: "https://homerunner.io/docs/how-to-force-property-order-in-explorer/"
updated: "2025-08-21"
category: How To
---

# 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 );
```