Order events in admin-list-table by eventdate by default

[carstingaxion]

Description of the Change

This PR changes the default sorting, that is used for event post listings in the backend. Events are now sorted by event date by default, instead of their publication date.

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AFTER:

Closes # Part of #694 and directly related to #1134

How to test the Change

Visit https://example.org/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=gatherpress_event and make sure you see:

1. the events ordered by event date,
2. with the oldest first

Changelog Entry

Changed - the default ordering of events in the Admin list view to be ordered by event date, not the published date.

Credits

Props @carstingaxion

Checklist:

• I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct.
• I have updated the documentation accordingly.
• I have added tests to cover my change.
• All new and existing tests pass.

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[jmarx]

LGTM

[carstingaxion]

LGTM

Thanks @jmarx!

[mauteri]

@carstingaxion I see this is approved and looks good, is there a reason to keep this still in draft or is it ready for review and could be merged?

[carstingaxion]

Let me have an additional look, I'm not sure if this is ready.

[carstingaxion]

@carstingaxion I see this is approved and looks good, is there a reason to keep this still in draft or is it ready for review and could be merged?

This is good to be merged.

But, it would only makes sense in combination with #1134, I guess.