<p>This should work </p>

<pre><code>{% set entries = craft.entries({
    section: 'news',
    sortOrder: 'postDate desc, lft asc',
}) %}
</code></pre>

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2016-11-24T00:00:17.430Z
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<p>Is it possible to have a Structure section ordered by date (desc) as a default and then take the custom ordering in the CP into account?</p>

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Order/sort a structure section by date too?
# Order/sort a structure section by date too?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-11-23)

Is it possible to have a Structure section ordered by date (desc) as a default and then take the custom ordering in the CP into account?

**Tags:** structure, sections, ordering


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-11-24. Score: 5

This should work 
{% set entries = craft.entries({
    section: 'news',
    sortOrder: 'postDate desc, lft asc',
}) %}


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