Sort Posts by Latest Update

by Saroj Meher

Description

Sort Posts by Latest Update is a simple WordPress plugin that modifies the main query on your homepage to sort posts by their latest update date. This ensures that the most recently updated posts appear first.

Support

For support, please contact us at http://www.sarojmeher.com/contact/.

Author

Saroj Meher
Website: www.sarojmeher.com

Installation

Upload the sort-posts-by-update folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
The plugin will now sort posts by their latest update date on the homepage.

Screenshots

Homepage displaying posts sorted by latest update date.

Faq

How does this plugin work?

The plugin hooks into the pre_get_posts action to modify the main query on the homepage, setting it to order posts by their latest update date in descending order.

Is there any configuration required?

No, the plugin works out of the box with no additional configuration needed.

What if I want to sort posts by a different criteria?

If you need to sort posts by a different criteria, you would need to modify the plugin code accordingly.

Reviews

Awesome plugin!

By inspiritlive on June 6, 2025

Great plugin! Very well designed!

If you're looking for a lightweight and effective solution to reorder your WordPress homepage posts based on their latest update date, look no further than the Sort Posts by Latest Update plugin by Saroj Meher.

Highly recommend!

Changelog

1.0

Initial release of the plugin.