Title: Attribute terms sorting problems
Last modified: July 11, 2017

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# Attribute terms sorting problems

 *  Resolved [maraki4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maraki4/)
 * (@maraki4)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attribute-terms-sorting-problems/)
 * Hi everyone,
 * I have posted the same frustrating problem again and i thought i fixed it but
   unfortunately with every woocommerce update everything gets worse
 * Ok i have an attribute for a product with 67 different terms that i want to show
   in a drop down list alphabetically.
 * Each time i add a different term i have to manually place it in the order it 
   is supposed to go (alphabetically) by drag and drop. Otherwise in my site there’s
   not a chance of showing up right. I mean it is supposed to sort them alphabetically
   and it never does until i manually place the term.
    So i had to search between
   all my pages and add the term in the right place which is a bit difficult and
   time consuming if you have many pages.
 * After the latest update i cant even do that. Every time i try to drag and drop
   it goes either on the first page or the last.
 * I have set the attribute in custom sorting, alphabetically, id and nothing of
   the above changes.
    I have sorted the terms by name and for a moment they seem
   ok but once i refresh everything changes again. Any help?

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 *  [Peter Lawrenson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorro/)
 * (@lorro)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attribute-terms-sorting-problems/#post-9307759)
 * There are two places where you can set the default sort order, are you using 
   the setting in the right place? There is a setting drop-down on the Attributes
   page, and this is the initial setting for any attributes you might create in 
   future, but not for existing ones. To set for an existing attribute, find the
   attribute in the list of attributes, hover over the name until “Edit” appears,
   click that, and on the next screen there is a second default sort order drop-
   down that affects only this existing attribute.
 *  Thread Starter [maraki4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maraki4/)
 * (@maraki4)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attribute-terms-sorting-problems/#post-9307953)
 * Ok i created a new attribute and i sorted it by name. It worked, it sorts them
   without me doing anything. I experimented a lot and i lost it somewhere i guess,
   even though it was way too simple. Such a novice. Anyway i have to create them
   again from scratch because as you said now it cannot be fixed. Thank you for 
   your help and quick response.
 *  [Peter Lawrenson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorro/)
 * (@lorro)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attribute-terms-sorting-problems/#post-9308012)
 * No, it should be possible to change the sort order for an existing attribute 
   without recreating it.
 * Find the attribute in the list of attributes, hover over the name until “Edit”
   appears, click that, and on the next screen there is a second default sort order
   drop-down that affects only this existing attribute.

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 * Last reply from: [Peter Lawrenson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorro/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attribute-terms-sorting-problems/#post-9308012)
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