Adding a custom field and creating filter sorting options

You can easily add a new custom field to your listings and implement the ability to sort by your fields. This example is configured for numbers however text will also work.

Full code example is here in the library: sorters-from-custom-field.php

<?php
/*
 * Create a custom field sleeps and add an additional sorting option

/**
 * Add custom sleeps number field in house_features section
 * @uses EPL Filter epl_meta_groups_{group_id}
 */
function my_epl_add_sleeps_to_house_features_fields($group) {
	$group['fields'][] = array(
		'name'		=>	'property_sleeps',
		'label'		=>	__('Sleeps', 'easy-property-listings' ),
		'type'		=>	'number',
		'maxlength'	=>	'4'
	);
	return $group;
}
add_filter('epl_meta_groups_house_features', 'my_epl_add_sleeps_to_house_features_fields');



/**
 * Output Sleeps on Template
 * @uses EPL Filter epl_meta_groups_{group_id}
 */
function my_epl_output_sleeps_value() {

	global $property;

	$sleeps = get_property_meta( 'property_sleeps' );

	// Do not display if sleeps is empty
	if ( $sleeps != '' ) { ?>
		<div class="my-custom-sleeps-class">
			<span>This property sleeps: <?php echo $sleeps; ?></span>
		</div>
	<?php
	}

}
// Output Sleeps to the property icons template hook
add_action('epl_property_icons', 'my_epl_output_sleeps_value');


// Add custom sleeps field to sorter options
function my_epl_sleeps_custom_sorters($sorters) {

	$sorters[] = array(
			'id'	=>	'sleeps_high',
			'label'	=>	__('Sleeps: High to Low','easy-property-listings' ),
			'type'	=>	'meta',
			'key'	=>	'property_sleeps',
			'order'	=>	'DESC',
			'orderby'	=>	'meta_value_num',

	);

	$sorters[] = array(
			'id'	=>	'sleeps_low',
			'label'	=>	__('Sleeps: Low to High','easy-property-listings' ),
			'type'	=>	'meta',
			'key'	=>	'property_sleeps',
			'order'	=>	'ASC',
			'orderby'	=>	'meta_value_num',

		);

	return $sorters;
}
add_filter('epl_sorting_options','my_epl_sleeps_custom_sorters');