query most shared posts

Never mind, I think I got it ??

Thanks for this incredible plugin!

Hello,

Yes you can write custom queries that use the plugin data. All data is stored as custom meta fields on each post, so you can use a WP Meta Query to query based on the data.

You can see a list of the available meta fields on the Github readme page here: https://github.com/chapmanu/wp-social-metrics-tracker

So for example, a meta query to show posts with more than 5 shares might look like this:

$args = array(
	'post_type'  => 'post',
	'meta_key'   => 'socialcount_total',
	'orderby'    => 'meta_value_num',
	'order'      => 'DESC',
	'meta_query' => array(
		array(
			'key'     => 'socialcount_total',
			'value'   => 5,
			'compare' => '>',
		),
	),
);
$query = new WP_Query( $args );

Edit: Looks like we posted at exactly the same time. Hope this info is helpful though in case anyone finds this in the future!

Cool, thanks! That helps.
Just one question – if a post is “liked” is it equal to a “share”? both raise the total count by equal value?

I do believe that on Facebook they count all of these, and they all raise the total count by one:

• Sharing a URL (by copy/pasting the URL onto a timeline or by clicking a “Share” button)
• Clicking “Like” on that URL that has been shared
• Posting a comment on the URL that has been shared