[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #28064: Can't sort list of Users by Name

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#28064: Can't sort list of Users by Name
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 Reporter:  bobonwhidbey  |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Users         |     Version:  3.1
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Changes (by jesin):

 * version:  3.9 => 3.1


Comment:

 I was able to reproduce this issue.

 [[Image(http://i.imgur.com/UanznGO.png)]]

 When users are sorted by the Name column the following arguments are
 passed to `WP_User_Query`.

 {{{
 $args = array(
         'number' => 20,
         'offset' => 0,
         'role' => '',
         'search' => '',
         'fields' => 'all_with_meta',
         'orderby' => 'name',
         'order' => desc
 );
 }}}

 Here `'orderby' => 'name'` is the same as `username`.

 I have [[http://pastebin.com/unj2Ww5G | a patch]] that sets the `orderby`
 to `meta_value` and `meta_key` to `first_name` but if the **First Name**
 field is empty and the Last Name filled this bug appears again.

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