Index: template-functions-general.php
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--- template-functions-general.php	(revision 2981)
+++ template-functions-general.php	(working copy)
@@ -353,8 +353,9 @@
 					}
 				}
 		}
-	} elseif ( 'postbypost' == $type ) {
-		$arcresults = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT * FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE post_date < '$now' AND post_status = 'publish' ORDER BY post_date DESC" . $limit);
+	} elseif ( ( 'postbypost' == $type ) || ('alpha' == $type) ) {
+		('alpha' == $type) ? $orderby = "post_title ASC " : $orderby = "post_date DESC ";
+		$arcresults = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT ID, post_date, post_title FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE post_date < '$now' AND post_status = 'publish' ORDER BY " . $orderby . $limit);
 		if ( $arcresults ) {
 			foreach ( $arcresults as $arcresult ) {
 				if ( $arcresult->post_date != '0000-00-00 00:00:00' ) {
@@ -653,4 +654,4 @@
 	echo $the_weekday_date;
 }
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>