Sorting is not working correctly in CONTENTdm

Symptom

• You set a sort order in a collection and it is not working.

Applies to

• CONTENTdm

Resolution

In order for the CONTENTdm website to sort a collection by a specific field, there are a few settings that must be in place

• That field must be set to Yes under the Search column in CONTENTdm Admin Tool > Collections > Fields
• That field must be selected in the proper sort setting in the  Website Configuration tool > Collection-level settings > Search and Browse > Results > Default Sort (Search Results) or Default Sort (Browse All).

Note: You must reindex the collection after changing these settings for the change to take place.

Additional information

There is more on the Default sort order fields and Field settings.

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