Collection ordering ignored in the column-based Flex Pages UI

[parcand]

It appears that the children_display_order: collection setting is being ignored in the column-based Flex Pages UI.

admin:
    children_display_order: collection
content:
    items: '@self.children'
    order:
        by: date
        dir: desc

Affected version
Grav 1.7.21
Admin 1.10.21

Related issue:
#2881

[mahagr]

I just tested this and the ordering works just fine for me. If I save an entry, it moves to the top of the list.

[parcand]

@mahagr : It appears to be working, but only on pages located at the _root level.

For example, this seems to work:

• _root (with the admin.children_display_order: collection. sorted by date, desc)
  • /bbb (2021-01-01)
  • /ccc (2020-01-01)
  • /aaa (2019-01-01)

but this does not:

• _root
  • /contact
  • /product
  • /news (with admin.children_display_order: collection. sorted by date, desc)
    • /aaa (2019-01-01)
    • /bbb (2021-01-01)
    • /ccc (2020-01-01)

[mahagr]

I tried by using /home/blog, and it was using there. The question is, though, which date it is using. Are you setting the time from the page header or by touching the file?

[parcand]

@mahagr: The date is is set in the page header like this: date: "00:00 21-09-2018"

After retesting the whole thing in a fresh new install, I realized something quite interesting: the problem only occurs on multi-language pages.

I'm attaching a zip file with the folder structure if you want to have a look at it.

pages.zip

Thanks for your help!

[mahagr]

Ok, that helps a lot! I was wondering last night if it may be related to multi-language support.

[JNestudi]

Any news?? I also have this problem with the admin flex-object ordering, and I'm using grav for several sites with multilanguage environment.

Do you have an easy fix or patch while it is fixed in the next releases?