<p>There is nothing that will automatically sort blocks for you in the Control Panel. Without writing a plugin with some very fancy JavaScript, the only way to arrange blocks is <strong>manually</strong>.</p>

<p>You can manually arrange your blocks by clicking &amp; dragging the crosshairs in the upper-right corner of each block:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/IF7Nq.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

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2014-09-25T17:12:41.210Z
2014-09-25T17:12:41.210Z
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<p>I have a Single that includes a matrix as a field. The matrix has an internal date field. Is there a way to sort the matrix blocks by the date field on the admin side to help manage the blocks?</p>

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Sort matrix blocks in admin by a field within the matrix?
# Sort matrix blocks in admin by a field within the matrix?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-09-25)

I have a Single that includes a matrix as a field. The matrix has an internal date field. Is there a way to sort the matrix blocks by the date field on the admin side to help manage the blocks?

**Tags:** matrix, sorting, admin


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-09-25. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

There is nothing that will automatically sort blocks for you in the Control Panel. Without writing a plugin with some very fancy JavaScript, the only way to arrange blocks is **manually**.

You can manually arrange your blocks by clicking & dragging the crosshairs in the upper-right corner of each block:

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/IF7Nq.png)


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