I'm currently making up my portfolio in WP; it's the first time I've ever used it, and on the whole I'm impressed by its flexibility.
But I've got a problem.
The way I've set it up is that each item in my portfolio is a post. I want to have two fields - "Client" and "Year of creation" - display with every post.
Ah, custom fields look like just the thing, I thought. But they're incredibly frustrating to implement - not only am I finding the code behind them obtuse, but they're also sometimes not displaying in the same order each time.
For example, most posts will display like so:
Client: In-house
Year: 2009
But every so often, for reasons I haven't fathomed yet, it'll display:
Year: 2009
Client: Hyperglobalmegacorp
So my questions are: are custom fields the best way to do this in the first place? And if so, how can I force the order?
Also, I want to sort the display of all posts in index.php by "Year of creation" by default. I'm stumped on this one, too. Any pointers?
Ta for any advice
But I've got a problem.
The way I've set it up is that each item in my portfolio is a post. I want to have two fields - "Client" and "Year of creation" - display with every post.
Ah, custom fields look like just the thing, I thought. But they're incredibly frustrating to implement - not only am I finding the code behind them obtuse, but they're also sometimes not displaying in the same order each time.
For example, most posts will display like so:
Client: In-house
Year: 2009
But every so often, for reasons I haven't fathomed yet, it'll display:
Year: 2009
Client: Hyperglobalmegacorp
So my questions are: are custom fields the best way to do this in the first place? And if so, how can I force the order?
Also, I want to sort the display of all posts in index.php by "Year of creation" by default. I'm stumped on this one, too. Any pointers?
Ta for any advice

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