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Articles Automatically Saving in Alphabetical or Numerical Order

User Interface (UI) / User Experience (UX) · Articles & templates · Created by Colonel 101
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I feel the articles should automatically be listed automatically when saved or put into the relevant Article folder.   After looking at thiss and trying to arrange the contents of a few, some works & saves and others don't. It would be handier if this is done automatically. Arrangement button could still be used to allow the creator to modify it from there afterwards if needed.

The Team's Response

Thanks for this suggestion. We have implemented a change (that will be deployed soon if it isn't already) that will partially address this: when articles have the same ordering value, alphabetical order will now be used as a tie-breaker. User-created ordering will always override autoamtic alphabetical order.
Current score

49/300 Votes · +11602 points

Votes Cast

  • +300

    by A Roaring Dryad
    on 2023-12-10 04:22
    Strongly suggest making the feature optional so it does not interfere with custom orders.
  • +1

    by Ser_Richard
    on 2023-12-07 23:38
  • +300

    by Tilo_Jay
    on 2023-12-07 02:10
  • +300

    by yaky22
    on 2023-12-06 10:38
  • +300

    by hypnotoadie
    on 2023-12-06 06:50
  • +300

    by phre3d
    on 2023-12-05 20:12
  • +300

    by Exarx
    on 2023-12-05 10:10
  • +300

    by Kazdy
    on 2023-12-05 06:56
  • +100

    by Demon Face
    on 2023-12-05 06:53
  • +300

    by TheDreamingGoat
    on 2023-12-04 21:12
  • +100

    by TheBearProphet
    on 2023-12-04 01:52
  • +100

    by Renviere
    on 2023-12-04 00:13
  • +300

    by SeeleyOne
    on 2023-12-03 21:23
    I waste a lot of time putting things in the right order. Sometimes it will even mess up the order that I had already arranged. So I have to rearrange it again. Its order is random. You would think that it would either: A) do it alphabetical by default or B) put it at the bottom of the list. It does neither by default. It is random.
  • +300

    by MrJollyham
    on 2023-12-03 19:05
  • +300

    by Bomulos
    on 2023-12-03 11:44
  • +100

    by Chrysochus
    on 2023-12-03 07:27
    I think some people missed the part where it sounds like OP says this would only be the initial default and that the custom weight should still be able to override it. And I agree, it would be a good default. I also saw someone mention it as a toggle, that'd be nice too
  • +300

    by GM Ryu
    on 2023-12-03 01:03
  • +300

    by Arcavato
    on 2023-12-02 22:25
  • +1

    by orphidor
    on 2023-12-02 21:49
  • +300

    by eyeflash
    on 2023-12-01 17:49
  • +300

    by Cadmas
    on 2023-12-01 12:40
  • +300

    by Chrispy_0
    on 2023-12-01 00:52
    There are some reasons why I wouldn't like this (in which case I would use the position/weight function in the navigation section when editing an article).   Otherwise being in alphabetical order by default would generally be pretty useful.
  • +300

    by Alyvins
    on 2023-11-30 21:35
  • +100

    by Esau Dm
    on 2023-11-30 20:51
    It is quicker to find things pre-sorted - would be so useful
  • +300

    by doomsbae
    on 2023-11-30 18:09
  • +100

    by MKHETH II
    on 2023-11-30 04:40
  • +300

    by Foxyowlet
    on 2023-11-29 12:06
  • +300

    by Deadpoet
    on 2023-11-29 00:23
  • +1

    by Vakero
    on 2023-11-28 11:46
  • +300

    by NorseKnight
    on 2023-11-28 11:16
  • +300

    by A Frightened Unicorn
    on 2023-11-28 06:01
  • +300

    by Sodose
    on 2023-11-27 21:38
  • +300

    by connor.phoenix
    on 2023-11-27 08:35
  • +100

    by A Revolutionary Ooze
    on 2023-11-27 04:15
  • +300

    by FakeShut
    on 2023-11-26 17:00
  • +300

    by Amancham
    on 2023-11-26 11:08
  • -1

    by Willow H.R. Harper
    on 2023-11-26 09:55
    If it's a toggle, I'm fine with it, but the only possipility, I am strongly against. I'd rather prefer ordering the articles myself based on what each folder needs.
  • +300

    by darthkenobi2010
    on 2023-11-26 08:02
  • +300

    by incedio7
    on 2023-11-26 04:41
  • +300

    by Dalf32
    on 2023-11-25 22:01
  • +100

    by HandOfZion
    on 2023-11-25 14:26
  • +300

    by halduron
    on 2023-11-24 22:33
  • +300

    by ss2020
    on 2023-11-23 15:57
    I think what you may have meant is "automatically be listed alphabetically". If so, yes, I whole heartedly agree.
  • +300

    by Chamoky101
    on 2023-11-23 09:06
  • +300

    by EleKTriiK
    on 2023-11-22 12:37
  • +300

    by SirBoBeth
    on 2023-11-22 11:58
  • +1

    by DesNordlund
    on 2023-11-22 10:42
    I'm not exactly sure about what function you are looking for, but personally I think it is hard to find and hard to get a grasp of the article lists. Maybe too many functions is pressed into one view? Both arranging in a TOC and finding the articles you want to edit.
  • -1

    by JoellaKay
    on 2023-11-21 18:47
    If you use the Position, it works just fine. I would not want it to be automatic unless it was a feature that you had to turn on OR if it only did the automatic rearrangement if the position was not set. Otherwise, I'd have to fix my order every time I saved a new article.
  • +300

    by HunterChristmas1247
    on 2023-11-21 00:05
  • +300

    by Colonel 101
    on 2023-11-20 21:21