Seed Stat - Most Popular (Last 30 Days)

front-page.php

<div class="most-popular">
    <?php
        $args = array(
            'posts_per_page' => 5,
            'orderby'   => 'meta_value_num',
            'order'     => 'DESC',
            'meta_key'  => 's_stat',
            'date_query' => array(
                'after' => '30 days ago'
            )
        );
        $the_query = new WP_Query($args);
    ?>

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

    <?php get_template_part('template-parts/content', 'card'); ?>

    <?php endwhile; wp_reset_postdata(); ?>
</div>