Title: Indefinite articles
Last modified: August 29, 2026

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# Indefinite articles

 *  [Scott](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scottwblack/)
 * (@scottwblack)
 * [6 days, 23 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indefinite-articles/)
 * Does the plugin ignore indefinite articles like “a”, “an”, and “the”?

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 *  Plugin Author [Ethan Lin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eslin87/)
 * (@eslin87)
 * [6 days, 14 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indefinite-articles/#post-19006348)
 * No, AlphaListing does not ignore English articles like “A,” “An,” or “The” when
   alphabetizing titles. That’s deliberate. AlphaListing is designed to work with
   languages that use the Latin alphabet, so it doesn’t apply English-specific sorting
   rules by default.
 * For developers who need custom sorting behavior, AlphaListing provides the `alphalisting_pre_index_item_title`
   filter, which can be used to customize how titles are handled for indexing and
   sorting.
 * That said, I can definitely see ignoring English articles as a useful option 
   to have built in. I’m considering adding it as an optional feature in a future
   release.
 *  Thread Starter [Scott](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scottwblack/)
 * (@scottwblack)
 * [6 days, 14 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indefinite-articles/#post-19006350)
 * It would be incredibly helpful for non-coding people who have English language
   review sites and want to list their reviews alphabetically. I hope you add it
   eventually!

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