Title: Sorting Search
Last modified: December 27, 2023

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# Sorting Search

 *  Resolved [cnlselectronics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cnlselectronics/)
 * (@cnlselectronics)
 * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sorting-search/)
 * Hello, we are using a search but the order is not alphabetical. I have tried 
   to add shortcode of order_by=title and order=asc but it doesnt change. This order
   shown is also not the order on the directory categories so it appears to be random.
   The shortcode in use is:
   [webdirectory-search custom_home=1 order=asc order_by
   =”title” search_overlay=0  search_bg_opacity=”100″ search_bg_color=”#c30101″ 
   categories=1 location=0]
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 *  Plugin Author [Shamalli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mihail-chepovskiy/)
 * (@mihail-chepovskiy)
 * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sorting-search/#post-17304329)
 * Sorry, we do not provide support on the free plugin version. You can buy PRO 
   plugin by the link [https://store.payproglobal.com/checkout?products%5B1%5D%5Bid%5D=75383](https://store.payproglobal.com/checkout?products%5B1%5D%5Bid%5D=75383)
 *  Thread Starter [cnlselectronics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cnlselectronics/)
 * (@cnlselectronics)
 * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sorting-search/#post-17304343)
 * Okay…. well for anyone else having the same issue. You can edit the php file 
   in W2DC>Classes>Shortcodes>search_controller.php.
   Line 25 (exact categories).
   Change from ‘exact_categories’ =>array(), to:‘exact_categories’ => ‘1, 2, 3, 
   4, 5, 6’,Numbers being your category IDs 🙂now save it, then refresh Directory
   Categories page and drag your options around 🙂
    -  This reply was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by [cnlselectronics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cnlselectronics/).
 *  Plugin Author [Shamalli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mihail-chepovskiy/)
 * (@mihail-chepovskiy)
 * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sorting-search/#post-17304990)
 * Please be sure this will break the plugin functionality. Not recommended.

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 * Last reply from: [Shamalli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mihail-chepovskiy/)
 * Last activity: [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sorting-search/#post-17304990)
 * Status: resolved