I am trying to re-order a document type that contains quite a few compositions and there seems to be no rhyme nor reason to the process. No matter what I have tried whether it be reordering the compositions, or reordering the compositions and properties inside the compositions, it seems impossible to reorder them the way I want. This really seems like a bug and it appears it has been around since, at least, Version 7. Is there going to be any resolution to this or am I missing something?
How are you reordering the properties in the compositions? Using the drag-n-drop? or manually entering the sort order numbers?
When I'm using compositions, I manually enter the sort order numbers and go with increments of 10 to group certain fields. That way I can manually tweak the ordering of any non-composition'd properties.
Thanks for the reply. Maybe I just don't understand the reorder process. How do the numbers on the compositions relate to the numbers of the properties in the compositions?
I thought if I number the compositions in order and then number the properties inside the compositions the way I want them, that everything would line up.
I played around with what you said, and it worked. I spread out the compositions themselves (10, 20, 30) and numbered the individual properties in each composition in order (11, 12, 13; 21,22,23; etc.).
Lesson learned. A virtual high five to you. You rock!!
Happy to hear that you've got it working! There's definitely an "ah-ha!" moment with how it works.
If you're interested in some of our insights about DocTypes, Compositions and properties... Marc Goodson and I did a talk at CG18 about "Applying Atomic Design to Umbraco" ... warning, it's a little quirky and contains sock puppets ... but at some point we make reference to the Property sort order number being like the atomic numbers of the Periodic Table.
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I am trying to re-order a document type that contains quite a few compositions and there seems to be no rhyme nor reason to the process. No matter what I have tried whether it be reordering the compositions, or reordering the compositions and properties inside the compositions, it seems impossible to reorder them the way I want. This really seems like a bug and it appears it has been around since, at least, Version 7. Is there going to be any resolution to this or am I missing something?
Thanks, Bill Even CTG
Hi Bill,
How are you reordering the properties in the compositions? Using the drag-n-drop? or manually entering the sort order numbers?
When I'm using compositions, I manually enter the sort order numbers and go with increments of 10 to group certain fields. That way I can manually tweak the ordering of any non-composition'd properties.
Cheers,
- Lee
Hi Lee,
Thanks for the reply. Maybe I just don't understand the reorder process. How do the numbers on the compositions relate to the numbers of the properties in the compositions?
I thought if I number the compositions in order and then number the properties inside the compositions the way I want them, that everything would line up.
Bill
Hi Lee,
I played around with what you said, and it worked. I spread out the compositions themselves (10, 20, 30) and numbered the individual properties in each composition in order (11, 12, 13; 21,22,23; etc.).
Lesson learned. A virtual high five to you. You rock!!
Bill
Hi Bill,
Happy to hear that you've got it working! There's definitely an "ah-ha!" moment with how it works.
If you're interested in some of our insights about DocTypes, Compositions and properties... Marc Goodson and I did a talk at CG18 about "Applying Atomic Design to Umbraco" ... warning, it's a little quirky and contains sock puppets ... but at some point we make reference to the Property sort order number being like the atomic numbers of the Periodic Table.
Cheers,
- Lee
Lee's answer is still valid for v10.4.2 projects.
Hi Lee,
I have already bookmarked your talk and will definitely watch. You had me at sock puppets...
Peace, Bill
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