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Hi!

Is there a way to set an order for the front page rotators? We would like the graphics to rotate in a certain order - is that possible? And if so, how?

Thanks!

Becky Hadley
Public Relations Manager
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
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Hi Becky,

You could do this with the fixed_order=”“ weblog parameter in the first instance which is a built in method.

If that’s not useful then you could either use something like Selected Items or one of the best ways nowadays to do this sort of thing is to use something like FieldFrame and Matrix to order multiple items.

Hope that helps a bit.

Best wishes,

Mark

Thanks, Mark!  Quick question - if I use the fixed_order weblog, where do I write that in? You said the first sentence - but where exactly? Thanks again!

Becky

Thanks, Mark!  Quick question - if I use the fixed_order weblog, where do I write that in? You said the first sentence - but where exactly? Thanks again!

Becky

Hiya if you take a look at the documentation link for the fixed_order=”“ parameter then this should give a good idea of the sort of thing you can do with it.

You would end up with code a bit like this :

{exp:weblog:entries weblog="default_site" fixed_order="24|6|87"}
<h2>{title}</h2>
<p>{/exp:weblog:entries}

This would mean that the entries would come out in the following order :

Entry ID 24
then
Entry ID 6
then
Entry ID 87

Hope that helps a bit. I really would advise with going the Matrix route on this one though as the power it will give you over these sorts of things would far outweigh any initial costs.

Best wishes,

Mark