Ticket #7539: 7539.diff

wp-includes/taxonomy.php

@@ -522 +522 @@
  *
  * The list of arguments that $args can contain, which will overwrite the defaults:
  *
- * orderby - Default is 'name'. Can be name, count, or nothing (will use
- * term_id).
+ * orderby - Default is 'name'. Can be name, count, term_group, slug or nothing 
+ * (will use term_id), Passing a custom value other than these will cause it to
+ * order based on the custom value.
  *
  * order - Default is ASC. Can use DESC.
  *
@@ -661 +662 @@
                 $orderby = 't.slug';
         else if ( 'term_group' == $orderby )
                 $orderby = 't.term_group';
-        else
+        else if ( empty($orderby) || 'id' == $orderby )
                 $orderby = 't.term_id';
 
         $where = '';