Alphabetize Articles in Category

User Interface (UI) / User Experience (UX) · Articles & templates · Created by Saafris
declined

What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?

  Currently, categories are sorted entirely manually. When a new article is created, it is simply put at the bottom of a category. This is unlikely helpful for a user, and they will have to re-arrange them to match some logic.   A common use case may be arranging articles alphabetically, as well as manually.   It is very annoying to manually rearrange the articles, and you must do so manually every time a new article is added or its parent category is changed.

How does this feature request address the current situation?

  I propose a new button on the athena Articles & Categories page. Just below the category search bar and above the list of child articles, a button could be added for "Arrange Alphabetically" or "Alphabetize". When clicked, it rearranges all articles in the current category in alphabetical order.   This would improve the user experience by making it a single button click, no need for drag and drop that can be finnicky. If they want manual sorting, they can still do so.

What are other uses for this feature request?

  This could be expanded into an article weighting system like the notebook has - so that new articles are automatically alphabetized, but important articles might always display at the top.

The Team's Response

This is already available under the advanced options on Articles & Categories when you edit a category.
Current score

18/300 Votes · +3050 points

Votes Cast

  • +300

    by TheDarkMantle
    on 2021-09-01 02:01
  • +10

    by Ragnys
    on 2021-08-31 21:24
  • +300

    by TheStoryBeard
    on 2021-08-31 21:06
  • +200

    by Merecraft
    on 2021-08-31 17:56
  • +300

    by EverRaven
    on 2021-08-31 15:52
  • +300

    by NorEtoc
    on 2021-08-31 14:18
  • +100

    by flightlessfinch
    on 2021-08-31 13:27
  • +300

    by EQandCivfanatic
    on 2021-08-31 12:52
  • +50

    by psrdirector
    on 2021-08-31 12:14
  • +100

    by ChalktheDM
    on 2021-08-31 10:01
  • -300

    by CraniumBeaver
    on 2021-08-31 09:05
    This functionality is already available. Not dependent on editor (Euclid, Legacy...) because it's not done with the editor but in the Articles & Categories section.   How to do: go to Articles & Categories > click on the category you want > click on "Show additional options" in the right side menu column > click "Order articles [A-Z]"   Done.
  • +300

    by Gigaclown
    on 2021-08-31 08:18
  • +100

    by CryoNymph
    on 2021-08-31 08:14
  • +300

    by Delegaruin
    on 2021-08-31 05:38
  • +50

    by anna_b_meyer
    on 2021-08-31 02:46
  • -10

    by ss2020
    on 2021-08-31 00:20
    This is available in Euclid.
  • +50

    by GrinWithoutaCat
    on 2021-08-30 23:18
  • +300

    by AG-Gaming
    on 2021-08-30 21:48
  • +300

    by Saafris
    on 2021-08-30 21:18