Answers.Body: <p>There is nothing that will automatically sort blocks for you in the Control Panel. Without writing a plugin with some very fancy JavaScript, the only way to arrange blocks is <strong>manually</strong>.</p>
  
  <p>You can manually arrange your blocks by clicking &amp; dragging the crosshairs in the upper-right corner of each block:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/IF7Nq.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
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Body: <p>I have a Single that includes a matrix as a field. The matrix has an internal date field. Is there a way to sort the matrix blocks by the date field on the admin side to help manage the blocks?</p>
  
Tags: <matrix><sorting><admin>
Title: Sort matrix blocks in admin by a field within the matrix?
ThreadText: # Sort matrix blocks in admin by a field within the matrix?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-09-25)
  
  I have a Single that includes a matrix as a field. The matrix has an internal date field. Is there a way to sort the matrix blocks by the date field on the admin side to help manage the blocks?
  
  **Tags:** matrix, sorting, admin
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2014-09-25. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
  
  There is nothing that will automatically sort blocks for you in the Control Panel. Without writing a plugin with some very fancy JavaScript, the only way to arrange blocks is **manually**.
  
  You can manually arrange your blocks by clicking & dragging the crosshairs in the upper-right corner of each block:
  
  ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/IF7Nq.png)
  
  
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