wordpress meta_query datetime acf ordering code example

Example 1: wp query sort by meta date

$args = array(
    'numberposts' => 2,
    'meta_query' => array(
        array(
            'key' => 'event_date', // I've set this variable according to your examples
            'value' => date("Y-m-d"),
            'type' => 'DATE',
            'compare' => '>=' // Or > if strictly bigger dates are required
        )
    )
);

// get results
$the_query = new WP_Query( $args );

Example 2: acf wordpress loop through and display blog posts order by date and type

<?php 

$posts = get_posts(array(
	'posts_per_page'	=> -1,
	'post_type'			=> 'post'
));

if( $posts ): ?>
	
	<ul>
		
	<?php foreach( $posts as $post ): 
		
		setup_postdata( $post );
		
		?>
		<li>
			<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
		</li>
	
	<?php endforeach; ?>
	
	</ul>
	
	<?php wp_reset_postdata(); ?>

<?php endif; ?>