Re ordeing sections in the contect tree

[graphicz]

It is sometimes necessary to reorder the sections oin the content tree to alter how they display in section pages and in the mega menu. I look after a large site and needed to move a dozen sections to be able to move the newly created section down. You have to create a new section at the top of the content tree (catalogue). If you try and create a section where you want it you get a subsection!

So selecting my dozen sections I moved them to the online catalogue top and the moving sections disappeared with the message: 'Invalid argument encountered'.

I don't suppose anyone knows how to get them back?

Why do we have to have such a clumsy system for rearranging sections, what cannot we add a section where we want in the content tree?

[Mike Hughes]

How are you creating your section?

If I Right Click on a section and select 'New Section' I get a new section at that point.

Also Holding down 'Shift' while moving a section means it will stay at the level you put it rather than becoming a sub-section. You shouldn't have to move multiple sections to do this.

Mike

[graphicz]

Thanks Mike, we seem to have lost the 'Thanks' in this new shiny forum by the way. I didn't know the shift trick, client says thank you too! I have a feeling it was many versions ago that I had trouble with new sections and the moving thing has stuck.
By the way, client has a rolling backup of her server so we recovered this morning's Site1 folder and with SD closed pasted it into the Sites folder and all is well in the world again!

[jtaylor]

Thanks Mike, we seem to have lost the 'Thanks' in this new shiny forum by the way.

There's a "Like" button now at the bottom right of each post. More on the Thanks in the post linked from the notice at the top of the forum