php - Add incremental parameter value to each post in wordpress query loop -

i'm trying combine several loops 1 , sort final results relevance.

for former part, did this:

// set variables $author_id     = get_the_author_meta('id'); $tags_id       = wp_get_post_tags($post->id); $first_tag     = $tags_id[0]->term_id; $categories_id = wp_get_post_categories($post->id);  // loop same author $by_author = new wp_query (array(     'author'         => $author_id,     'posts_per_page' => '5' ));  // add ids array if ($by_author->have_posts()) {     while ($by_author->have_posts()) {         $by_author->the_post();         $add[] = get_the_id();     } }  // loop same tag $by_tag = new wp_query(array(     'tag__in'        => $first_tag,     'posts_per_page' => '5' ));  // add ids array if ($by_tag->have_posts()) {     while ($by_tag->have_posts()) {         $by_tag->the_post();         $add[] = get_the_id();     } }  // loop same category $by_category = new wp_query(array(     'category__in'   => $categories_id,     'posts_per_page' => '5' ));  // add ids array if ($by_category->have_posts()) {     while ($by_category->have_posts()) {         $by_category->the_post();         $add[] = get_the_id();     } }  // loop array of combined results  $related = new wp_query(array(     'post__in'       => $add,     'post__not_in'   => array($post->id),     'posts_per_page' => '10',     'orderby' => $weight[$post->id],     'order'   => 'desc' ));  // show them if ($related->have_posts()) {     while ($related->have_posts()) {         $related->the_post();         // [template]     } } 

this working nicely combining loops one. latter part, i'm trying next add incremental "weight" value each post come later sort them 'orderby' => $weight,.

for example, if post comes in "same author" gets 3 points, if 1 comes in same tag gets 2 points , on. if comes in more 1 loop, should combined points i.e. 3+2+1=6 hence boosted top of final query.

i have tried add counter each preliminary loop, $weight = +3 etc, adds every post, not individually.

i tried inserting @ end of each preliminary loop...

$weight = 0; if ($by_author){     foreach ($by_author $post){         setup_postdata($post);         $weight = +10;         add_post_meta($post->id, 'incr_number', $weight, true);         update_post_meta($post->id, 'incr_number', $weight);     } } 

... , final one

echo get_post_meta($post->id,'incr_number',true);

but still doesnt right. assigns global value, while want them different depending on actual main posts 1 reading.

so there way this?

if understand question right, think last solution close. instead of global $weight parameter, however, think need build array of $weights that's unique each post:

$weights[$post.id] += 10;

then, sort array , heavily weighted post ids there.