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Category Archives won't reorder.

astuteo 5 Aug 2010 13:18 question, complete

Any chance of making this baby work with Category Archives (exp:channel:category_archive)? At the moment it does not seem to. Seems all the capability exists for it to function in the CP, but it just doesn't seem to work with that expression.

I'm using EE 2.1 and Reorder 1.0.3. Thanks, Low.

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1. Low 5 Aug 2010 13:36

   Hey Matt,
   
   I'm afraid that isn't possible at the moment. The native {exp:channel:category_archive} function excludes any custom field data for -- as EllisLab puts it -- performance reasons, and the order is stored in a custom field.
   
   The only way around now, is by using PHP on output and a regular {exp:channel:entries} tag. Something like this (untested): http://pastie.org/1077354
   
   Otherwise, I'll need to add another template tag to the Reorder module, like I did with the prev_entry/next_entry ones. I'll put that on the Feature Request list.

2. astuteo 5 Aug 2010 14:27

   Thanks for the quick reply, man. I'll give the PHP a shot.

3. Michael 17 Jul 2012 09:46

   Low.
   
   How about now? Can Reorder 2.02 and EE 2.5.2 work with the {exp:channel:category_archive} tags out of the box?

4. Low 17 Jul 2012 09:57

   I'm afraid not, Michael. The native channel:category_archive tag doesn't support the fixed_order="" param either, which is needed. You'd still have to resort to some PHP.

5. Michael 17 Jul 2012 12:45

   Thanks for the quick reply Low...... even if it's not what I want to hear :)

6. Mark 17 Dec 2014 02:29

   It looks like now Category Archive tag has a "fixed order" parameter. How would one go about it now?

7. Low 17 Dec 2014 08:33

   I don't think it does, Mark. At least, it's not in the docs.

8. Mark 17 Dec 2014 15:43

   Meh, gotta love EL :) Ended up just using the standard category archive tag with a channel entries loop by date :/ Thanks for the reply though!