Sorting Page Order in Menus

If you want to control exactly how the pages in the structure are sorted, select the According to sort index option for the parent page. Each child page must then be given a unique sort index number, and they will be sorted in ascending order according to their number, with the lowest number on top.

Change the sort order of pages as follows:

1. Drag the page and drop it where you want it in the page tree. Sorting pages with drag and drop will only be of interest for branches that are sorted with sort index.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   • If you move a page into a branch that is not sorted according to sort index, you will get prompted to move the page and at the same time apply sort index as sort order for that branch. Confirm with OK. When you drag a page into a new position in a page tree branch, the sort index will automatically be recalculated to fit the sort order of that branch.
   • If you drop a page under a different parent page (with sort index set as sort order), the page will first be moved or copied, and then sorted. The page will thus remain in the tree in the position where it was first dropped.

The pages that you move will be re-saved, meaning that you must have publishing rights to be able to use drag and drop for sorting. You must also have publishing rights for the page branch with sort index to which you move a page.

The setting of sort index can also be done manually for each child page. Open the page for editing, select the Settings tab and change the number in the Sort index box. The sort index number must be an integer, but there are no other restrictions. The recommendation is to work with whole tens or hundreds, to be able to insert additional pages in between existing ones in the structure. Remember to publish the page to apply all changes to the structure.