posts.* FROM $wpdb->posts, $wpdb->postmeta WHERE $wpdb->posts.ID = $wpdb->postmeta.post_id AND $wpdb->postmeta.meta_key = '_likes' AND $wpdb->posts.post_status = 'publish' AND $wpdb->posts.post_type = 'post' ORDER BY $wpdb->postmeta.meta_value DESC LIMIT " . $numberOfPostsToShow; $pageposts = $wpdb->get_results($querystr, OBJECT); if ($pageposts): global $post; print "

"; foreach ($pageposts as $post): setup_postdata($post); ?>
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"; ?>