# Will\_paginate and :order

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/will-paginate-and-order/124506>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 29, 2007, 10:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/will-paginate-and-order/124506 "2007-12-29T10:05:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![jawosis](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@jawosis](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jawosis)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2007, 10:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/will-paginate-and-order/124506/1 "2007-12-29T10:05:56Z")

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Does someone uses the :order paramter?

My queries will always ordered by created\_at.

Thanx

–  
Jochen K.

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**Author:** ![jawosis](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@jawosis](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jawosis)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2007, 11:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/will-paginate-and-order/124506/2 "2007-12-29T11:23:10Z")

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Jochen K. wrote:

> Does someone uses the :order paramter?
> 
> My queries will always ordered by created\_at.
> 
> Thanx
> 
> –  
> Jochen K.

yes, I always use the :order parameter, what’s the problem with that?I  
usually do will\_paginate …, :order =\> ‘created\_at DESC’