New items are always at the top of the list

The code from the FAQ

which one?

I would like to see new items always at the top, unless a manual sort was applied to them.

unless you select a term for manual sorting, then the plugin has no impact on that term’s post order/new posts positions.

add_filter('reorder_post_within_categories_new_post_first', 'rank_new_posts', 10, 3);
function rank_new_posts($is_first, $post, $term_id){
    $is_first = true;
    //you can filter by taxonomy term, or other post parameters.
    //WP_Post $post object being ranked;
    //$term_id for which the post is rank is being inserted.
    return $is_first;
}

That’s what I’m talking about.

The main point is that after manual sorting when new items appear – they will be at the top of the list, not at the bottom. That is, no sorting has been applied to them yet.

as you can see from my screenshot, it works just fine.

1. Select a term,
2. set it to manual order ‘Yes’
3. setup the filter code in your functions.php file

all new posts will appear on the top.