Ticket #18832: 18832.2.diff

Index: wp-includes/general-template.php
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--- wp-includes/general-template.php    (revision 18873)
+++ wp-includes/general-template.php    (working copy)
@@ -863,12 +863,12 @@
                'type' => 'monthly', 'limit' => '',
                'format' => 'html', 'before' => '',
                'after' => '', 'show_post_count' => false,
-               'echo' => 1
+               'echo' => 1, 'order' => 'DESC'
        );
 
        $r = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );
        extract( $r, EXTR_SKIP );
-
+                               
        if ( '' == $type )
                $type = 'monthly';
 
@@ -877,6 +877,10 @@
                $limit = ' LIMIT '.$limit;
        }
 
+       if ( 'ASC' != strtoupper( $order ) ) {
+               $order = 'DESC';
+       }
+
        // this is what will separate dates on weekly archive links
        $archive_week_separator = '–';
 
@@ -903,7 +907,7 @@
        $output = '';
 
        if ( 'monthly' == $type ) {
-               $query = "SELECT YEAR(post_date) AS `year`, MONTH(post_date) AS `month`, count(ID) as posts FROM $wpdb->posts $join $where GROUP BY YEAR(post_date), MONTH(post_date) ORDER BY post_date DESC $limit";
+               $query = "SELECT YEAR(post_date) AS `year`, MONTH(post_date) AS `month`, count(ID) as posts FROM $wpdb->posts $join $where GROUP BY YEAR(post_date), MONTH(post_date) ORDER BY post_date $order $limit";
                $key = md5($query);
                $cache = wp_cache_get( 'wp_get_archives' , 'general');
                if ( !isset( $cache[ $key ] ) ) {
@@ -925,7 +929,7 @@
                        }
                }
        } elseif ('yearly' == $type) {
-               $query = "SELECT YEAR(post_date) AS `year`, count(ID) as posts FROM $wpdb->posts $join $where GROUP BY YEAR(post_date) ORDER BY post_date DESC $limit";
+               $query = "SELECT YEAR(post_date) AS `year`, count(ID) as posts FROM $wpdb->posts $join $where GROUP BY YEAR(post_date) ORDER BY post_date $order $limit";
                $key = md5($query);
                $cache = wp_cache_get( 'wp_get_archives' , 'general');
                if ( !isset( $cache[ $key ] ) ) {
@@ -946,7 +950,7 @@
                        }
                }
        } elseif ( 'daily' == $type ) {
-               $query = "SELECT YEAR(post_date) AS `year`, MONTH(post_date) AS `month`, DAYOFMONTH(post_date) AS `dayofmonth`, count(ID) as posts FROM $wpdb->posts $join $where GROUP BY YEAR(post_date), MONTH(post_date), DAYOFMONTH(post_date) ORDER BY post_date DESC $limit";
+               $query = "SELECT YEAR(post_date) AS `year`, MONTH(post_date) AS `month`, DAYOFMONTH(post_date) AS `dayofmonth`, count(ID) as posts FROM $wpdb->posts $join $where GROUP BY YEAR(post_date), MONTH(post_date), DAYOFMONTH(post_date) ORDER BY post_date $order $limit";
                $key = md5($query);
                $cache = wp_cache_get( 'wp_get_archives' , 'general');
                if ( !isset( $cache[ $key ] ) ) {
@@ -969,7 +973,7 @@
                }
        } elseif ( 'weekly' == $type ) {
                $week = _wp_mysql_week( '`post_date`' );
-               $query = "SELECT DISTINCT $week AS `week`, YEAR( `post_date` ) AS `yr`, DATE_FORMAT( `post_date`, '%Y-%m-%d' ) AS `yyyymmdd`, count( `ID` ) AS `posts` FROM `$wpdb->posts` $join $where GROUP BY $week, YEAR( `post_date` ) ORDER BY `post_date` DESC $limit";
+               $query = "SELECT DISTINCT $week AS `week`, YEAR( `post_date` ) AS `yr`, DATE_FORMAT( `post_date`, '%Y-%m-%d' ) AS `yyyymmdd`, count( `ID` ) AS `posts` FROM `$wpdb->posts` $join $where GROUP BY $week, YEAR( `post_date` ) ORDER BY `post_date` $order $limit";
                $key = md5($query);
                $cache = wp_cache_get( 'wp_get_archives' , 'general');
                if ( !isset( $cache[ $key ] ) ) {