<p>Have you switched sorting to "Structure"?</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/WVxjC.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/WVxjC.png" alt="sort menu"></a></p>

<p>When you're not sorting by Structure, you won't be able to rearrange the entries.</p>

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2016-05-25T19:05:20.850Z
Oh man I feel so dumb. Thank you so much for this answer. It looks like as of Craft 2.5 you can arrange by Title, URI, author, as well as structure order.
Rob Erskine
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2019-10-11T13:23:44.290Z
I just encountered the same thing but when I change back to Structure all the nesting is lost?
Martin
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2021-06-11T12:09:29.213Z
lol, 7 years later, same problem, same solution.
Stefan Friedrich
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2023-01-23T10:42:00.907Z
I can't believe I still get caught out by this one
Laura Montgomery
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2014-08-26T08:07:08.067Z
2016-10-07T17:46:19.590Z
2016-10-07T17:46:19.590Z
Johannes Lamers
<p>As the title says, I changed a section from Channel to Structure, but when clicking on that section in the dashboard, the layout still looks like a Channel, and I'm not able to reorder/drag the entries.</p>

<p>I've tried switching the section back to a Channel, and then again back to a Structure, with no change. Most of the entries were added since switching over to Structure, but they all still behave like Channel entries.</p>

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2014-08-26T08:29:04.717Z
Good to know you can do that. No problems at all after changing the section type?
carlcs
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2014-08-27T10:48:09.823Z
Nope, no problems so far. I'd guess that you might lose the hierarchy/order data if you switched from Structure to Channel, but I'm not sure.
shanecavaliere
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2014-08-27T10:50:30.763Z
Might be the case. And you better don't change it to Single :D
carlcs
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Changed section from Channel to Structure, but can't re-order entries
# Changed section from Channel to Structure, but can't re-order entries

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-08-26)

As the title says, I changed a section from Channel to Structure, but when clicking on that section in the dashboard, the layout still looks like a Channel, and I'm not able to reorder/drag the entries.

I've tried switching the section back to a Channel, and then again back to a Structure, with no change. Most of the entries were added since switching over to Structure, but they all still behave like Channel entries.

**Tags:** structure, sections, channels

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Good to know you can do that. No problems at all after changing the section type?  
> **username_0**: Nope, no problems so far. I'd guess that you might lose the hierarchy/order data if you switched from Structure to Channel, but I'm not sure.  
> **username_1**: Might be the case. And you better don't change it to Single :D  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2014-08-26. Score: 27 | Accepted answer

Have you switched sorting to "Structure"?

[![sort menu](https://i.sstatic.net/WVxjC.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/WVxjC.png)

When you're not sorting by Structure, you won't be able to rearrange the entries.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: Oh man I feel so dumb. Thank you so much for this answer. It looks like as of Craft 2.5 you can arrange by Title, URI, author, as well as structure order.  
> **username_4**: I just encountered the same thing but when I change back to Structure all the nesting is lost?  
> **username_5**: lol, 7 years later, same problem, same solution.  
> **username_6**: I can't believe I still get caught out by this one  

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