Wow, I don’t remember the query_posts having had so much power last time i was in there! The issue was having that MYSql query on a template page – – where it would be possible that someone could see it, possibly.
ANyway this is what works now, thank you for your help!
<ul id="top-sites">
<?php query_posts('meta_key=score&orderby=meta_value'); ?>
<?php
while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<?php static $count1 = 0; if ($count1 == "10") { break; } else { ?>
<li><a href="<?php the_permalink();?>"><?php
echo get_post_meta($post->ID, 'sitename', true); ?></a> <span class="small">(<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, 'score', true); ?>)</span></li>
<?php $count1++; } ?>
<?php endwhile; ?>
</ul>
Works like a charm, and is so much easier… ??
