Title: [Plugin: CataBlog] Ordering Multiple Categories
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: CataBlog] Ordering Multiple Categories

 *  Plugin Author [macguru2000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macguru2000/)
 * (@macguru2000)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-catablog-ordering-multiple-categories/)
 * So a lot of people have been requesting the ability to change the order of catalog
   items while viewing a single category. My first thoughts were right along with
   most everyone else, this would be a great feature. Now I have had some time to
   think over the problem and I realized implementing that feature would not work
   as expected. It is impossible with just one order value per catalog item to order
   multiple categories independently of each other. Once a catalog item is put into
   two categories, it will not let you set a position for both categories.
 * **Problem:** Give a catalog item with two separate categories a different position
   in the catalog order for both categories. Currently this is impossible because
   each catalog item gets only one order value.
 * **Solution:** I propose that much like posts, catalog items should not rely on
   an order value but use different fields such as date and title for the master
   catalog’s ordering. Then, when someone needs to create a specific collection 
   of catalog items for a page, they would create a new sub-catalog (a gallery),
   that would let one drag and drop the order of any number of items they choose
   from their master catalog. This would be similar to Albums in NextGen Gallery,
   but you would not be required to create a gallery of catalog items. This also
   lets one use categories for a more appropriate purpose, categorizing your catalog,
   not separating out pages.
 * Reposted from the Official CataBlog Blog at [http://catablog.illproductions.com/2011/04/ordering-multiple-categories/](http://catablog.illproductions.com/2011/04/ordering-multiple-categories/)

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 * [categories](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/categories/)
 * [category](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/category/)
 * [order](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/order/)

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 * Last reply from: [macguru2000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macguru2000/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-catablog-ordering-multiple-categories/)
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