[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #1442: Sort event videos by event date instead of upload date

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#1442: Sort event videos by event date instead of upload date
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Reporter:  BrashRebel   |      Owner:
    Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
Priority:  normal       |  Component:  WordPress.tv
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 A small but significant problem with lists of video posts sitewide on
 WordPress.tv is the default usage of the publish date. This does an ''ok''
 job of ordering content chronologically but the truly accurate and helpful
 sorting factor would be the date the actual event took place.

 When events conclude and video has been captured, the amount of time it
 takes for the content to be submitted to WordPress.tv varies greatly. It
 could be as little as a few days to sometimes more than a year. It depends
 entirely on the volunteers getting around to producing and submitting the
 content and then moderators approving them. This means that on the site
 there are many videos showing up higher in results that appear to users to
 be chronological, though they are actually much older.

 The solution requires two things:
 1. Getting the event date. Currently we don't ask video submitters for the
 event date and don't natively have the data. The only options I can think
 of are begin asking for it and add a new field for the date OR connect to
 WordCamp.org and retrieve the event date remotely.
 2. Identify which archives require modification to the query and then
 implement. There are categories of videos that are not from events and
 therefore don't need to be changed.

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Ticket URL: <https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1442>
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