Title: Sort Gallery button missing
Last modified: September 21, 2020

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# Sort Gallery button missing

 *  Resolved [pouicpouic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pouicpouic/)
 * (@pouicpouic)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sort-gallery-button-missing-2/)
 * The Sort Gallery button is missing.
    [Screenshot – Sort Gallery button missing](https://www.digitpaul.se/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sort-gallery-button-missing-scaled.jpg)
   How can I get it back?

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 *  [Mihai Ceban](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mihaiimagely/)
 * (@mihaiimagely)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sort-gallery-button-missing-2/#post-13433262)
 * Hi [@pouicpouic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pouicpouic/),
 * This is intended. The button will be hidden in case that you have set a specific
   sort setting from “NextGen Gallery -> Other Options -> Image Options -> What’s
   the default sorting method?”
 * To bring the button back, you will have to select “Custom” for the specified 
   global setting.
 *  Thread Starter [pouicpouic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pouicpouic/)
 * (@pouicpouic)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sort-gallery-button-missing-2/#post-13435432)
 * Thank you for your quick answer.
    I selected Custom sorting method, and now the
   Sort Gallery button is available. Unfortunately the direction Ascending/Descending
   is not working properly. “Update sort Order” works fine but after “Back To Gallery”
   the sorting is lost.
 *  [Mihai Ceban](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mihaiimagely/)
 * (@mihaiimagely)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sort-gallery-button-missing-2/#post-13436889)
 * Hi [@pouicpouic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pouicpouic/),
 * Just to confirm it, can you please let us know if you are pressing “Insert Gallery”
   then “Publishing” the page after changing the sort order?
 * Also, can you please let us know what gallery display type are you using?
 *  Thread Starter [pouicpouic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pouicpouic/)
 * (@pouicpouic)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sort-gallery-button-missing-2/#post-13437654)
 * Hello [@mihaiimagely](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mihaiimagely/),
    The
   problem is not really in inserting galleries. It occurs when viewing images in
   the Manage Gallery page: nggallery-manage-gallery&mode=edit. I have a very large
   gallery that has not yet been published its entirety, I have only published the
   images one by one. Update Sort Order works fine, but when I click in Back to 
   Gallery the sorting is lost.
 *  [Mihai Ceban](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mihaiimagely/)
 * (@mihaiimagely)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sort-gallery-button-missing-2/#post-13439049)
 * [@pouicpouic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pouicpouic/)
 * Can you let us know what gallery display type are you using?
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 7 months ago by [Mihai Ceban](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mihaiimagely/).
 *  Thread Starter [pouicpouic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pouicpouic/)
 * (@pouicpouic)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sort-gallery-button-missing-2/#post-13439378)
 * Some examples here:
    [singlepic id= w= h= float=] [nggallery id=”” template=”…/
   nggallery/gallery-titles.php”] [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”” display=”basic_slideshow”][
   ngg_images source=”galleries” image_ids=”” display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_thumbnails”…]
 *  [gabyimagely](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gabyimagely/)
 * (@gabyimagely)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sort-gallery-button-missing-2/#post-13439845)
 * Hello [@pouicpouic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pouicpouic/),
 * When you click on “Update Sort Order”.
    Are you able to see the message “Sort
   order changed”?
 * Here is a screenshot of that message.
    [⌊09.22.2020-10.26.12⌉](https://www.screencast.com/t/IB8TxpZ1KCAr)
 * We just made a quick test and we haven’t been able to replicate the problem.
   
   Also, checking those shortcodes. Some of them are a bit older. It will be great
   if you can re-insert them and check again.
 * If the problem persists, you probably need to check for conflicts.
    – Temporarily
   deactivate all your plugins except NextGen Gallery. – Is the problem solved? 
   Then, it was caused by one of your plugins. Please check one by one and find 
   the one causing the problem. – If the problem is not solved with the deactivation
   of the plugins, try changing to a standard WordPress theme, it could be a conflict
   with your current theme.
 * A full website backup is recommended.
 * Please keep us posted, we are happy to help!
 *  Thread Starter [pouicpouic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pouicpouic/)
 * (@pouicpouic)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sort-gallery-button-missing-2/#post-13440038)
 * Yes, Sort Order Changed is visible:
    [Screenshots](https://www.screencast.com/t/2zekxLJ8co)
   but Unsorted and Ascending are now in Bold style, although I have sorted by ID,
   DESC.
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 7 months ago by [pouicpouic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pouicpouic/).
 *  [Mihai Ceban](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mihaiimagely/)
 * (@mihaiimagely)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sort-gallery-button-missing-2/#post-13442820)
 * Hi [@pouicpouic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pouicpouic/),
 * I am wondering if you have already tried to re-insert the gallery shortcodes/
   modules within the pages to update their structure as Gaby mentioned.
 *  Thread Starter [pouicpouic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pouicpouic/)
 * (@pouicpouic)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sort-gallery-button-missing-2/#post-13443367)
 * Yes [@mihaiimagely](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mihaiimagely/), I have
   i tried that.
 *  [gabyimagely](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gabyimagely/)
 * (@gabyimagely)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sort-gallery-button-missing-2/#post-13450104)
 * Hello [@pouicpouic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pouicpouic/),
 * Have you tried to check for conflicts?
 * – Temporarily deactivate all your plugins except NextGen Gallery.
    – Is the problem
   solved? Then, it was caused by one of your plugins. Please check one by one and
   find the one causing the problem. – If the problem is not solved with the deactivation
   of the plugins, try changing to a standard WordPress theme, it could be a conflict
   with your current theme.

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 * Last activity: [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sort-gallery-button-missing-2/#post-13450104)
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