How to Reorder Joomla Articles, Modules and Menus

How to Reorder Joomla Articles, Modules and Menus

Joomla has a drag-and-drop for re-ordering articles, categories, modules, menu links and plugins.

The drag-and-drop feature works perfectly, but it can be hard to spot for new Joomla users.

There are two ways to activate drag-and-drop re-ordering:


Option #1: Click the up and down arrows

In the top-left corner of administrator screens, you'll see small up and down arrows. Click these arrows to arrange the items on the screen by their ordering.

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Option #2: Use the filters

In the top-right corner of administrator screens, you'll see a filter. Choose "Ordering" arrange the items on the screen by their ordering.

ordering filter

How to use the drag-and-drop

Now that you've organized the items by their ordering, you can re-arrange them using the drag-and-drop feature.

To start re-ordering items, select the dots in the left-hand column:

drag arrows

You'll now be able to drag-and-drop the items:

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