Playlist Editor – Make list into order

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  bigbandandchoir · Member · Aug 9, 2013 at 4:39 am

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  In the media library, I found the Playlist Editor. I was looking for a way to make the list in order, like for instance in alphabetic order, but there is no button to make such order. I´ve noticed I can click drag and move into order, but this order do not stay in order. Next time I open the Playlist Editor, the mess is back. My afford to click, drag and move the playlist in to order was not saved. What can I do about that?
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  Mr Alf Hagen

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  rachelmcr · Member · Aug 11, 2013 at 3:59 pm

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  Hi Alf,

  Right now, the drag and drop method for reordering audio tracks in the playlist editor only works when you are creating a new playlist.

  To reorder songs in an existing playlist, you will need to edit the playlist shortcode in your post editor. Each number in the shortcode refers to a track in the playlist, so you can change the order by reordering that list. For example, your playlist shortcode might look something like this:

  [playlist tracks="3,2,1"]

  You could reorder the tracks in that shortcode to change the order of the existing playlist:

  [playlist tracks="1,2,3"]

  Another option is to delete your existing playlist and insert a new playlist. Before inserting the playlist, drag and drop the tracks into the order you want them to be in. Please let me know if you have any questions about this!

  We are working on a more advanced interface for editing existing playlists, but I don’t have a timeline for when that will be released.