Title: Setting page order
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Setting page order

 *  [ncnh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ncnh/)
 * (@ncnh)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-page-order-1/)
 * I am currently trying to build my website and have all the pages I want in the
   left sidebar. However I cant get them to go in the order I want. I have numbered
   them in the page number box and they do what I want on the dashboard but once
   on the website they just stay alphabetical.
 * I have done a few searches but have no idea how to use widgets or enter code.
   I just need a really simple explanation on how to fix it. Any help would be apreciated.
   Thanks 😀

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 *  [Harry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harmck/)
 * (@harmck)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-page-order-1/#post-2274104)
 * Wow, no idea how to use widgets or code. Are you at least willing to try and 
   learn?
 * Basically an explanation will be next to impossible then without you have to 
   having to resort to at least one or both of the above options.
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Customizing_Your_Sidebar](http://codex.wordpress.org/Customizing_Your_Sidebar)
 *  Thread Starter [ncnh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ncnh/)
 * (@ncnh)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-page-order-1/#post-2274106)
 * I have downloaded a couple of widgets but none of them did what I wanted. I am
   a total newbie!
 * I dont mind using them I just want to know EXACTLY what to do, most things out
   there only tell you half of what you need to do and that is very unhelpful.
 * All I want is my pages on the left in the order I want. There are only 7 and 
   they have no pages coming off them so I would have thought it was easy. I am 
   using the Suffusion theme. Thanks 😀
 *  [Harry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harmck/)
 * (@harmck)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-page-order-1/#post-2274115)
 * ncnh,
 * it’s not that they tell you half of what you need to know. that is very unfair
   to the developers of the plugin, who often create these plugins for free for 
   the benefit of others. generally, some prior knowledge of code/widgets is assumed.
   the rest they figure you can google.
 * the link i passed you only gives and explanation of your sidebar, with background
   knowledge, taking time to read it, it then links to this page.
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/wp_list_pages](http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/wp_list_pages)
 * On this page, it contains the following code. This will sort the code based on
   the menu order you have specified.
 *     ```
       <ul>
         <?php wp_list_pages('sort_column=menu_order'); ?>
       </ul>
       ```
   
 * Please be more grateful when someone points you in the right direction, as the
   more you learn about wordpress, perhaps you can help out others eventually.

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 * Last activity: [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-page-order-1/#post-2274115)
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