WooCommerce - Change default catalog sort order

gistfile1.txt

/**
 * This code should be added to functions.php of your theme
 **/
add_filter('woocommerce_default_catalog_orderby', 'custom_default_catalog_orderby');

function custom_default_catalog_orderby() {
     return 'date'; // Can also use title and price
}

Hi everyone, I'm deal with default sorting with meta key. Using ReHub theme + Woocomerce. I need to have sorted all product regarding their rehub_review_overall_score - it's meta key in ReHub theme.

//Adding custom sort
add_filter( 'woocommerce_get_catalog_ordering_args', 'custom_product_sorting' );
function custom_product_sorting( $args ) {
// Sort score DESC
if ( isset( $_GET['orderby'] ) && 'score-desc' === $_GET['orderby'] ) {
$args['meta_key'] = 'rehub_review_overall_score';
$args['orderby'] = 'meta_value_num';
$args['order'] = 'desc';
}
return $args;
}

//have custom sort as default
add_filter('woocommerce_default_catalog_orderby', 'default_catalog_orderby');
function default_catalog_orderby( $sort_by ) {
return 'score-desc';
}

The code is working properly only when I use it in URL, like ?orderby=score-desc but for default it's not sorting the products regarding their score.

Do you know where is the problem and how to solve it?

Thak you very much

If you want the catalog ordering to still work properly you should wrap your code in something like:

function woocommerce_catalog_orderby( $args ) {
if(!$_GET['orderby']) {
$args['orderby'] = 'menu_order';
$args['order'] = 'asc';
}
return $args;
}

I was having a problem with a client wanting a specific order while also wanting the sorting to still function. This worked.

Thank you sir! 👍

@hoaiphatcr YOU saved my day!!!! thanks!!!

This Gist has been mentioned on Stack Overflow a few times:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47627079/sort-products-by-desc-order-in-woocommerce

A few other related threads:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/70472545/query-products-and-order-by-date-and-stocks-status-in-woocommerce

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49293087/woocommerce-default-sorting-not-working-when-set-custom-ordering