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Changing the order of items in app?

GSTroop — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 20:57:02 GMT

I just created an account and ordered my reader. In the meantime, I've added my items, however, it automatically put them in alphabetical order. I don't want them in alphabetical order. I'd like to put the most popular items at the top. Is there a way to do this in the app or on the computer through the Square Dashboard?

Re: Changing the order of items in app?

VanKalkerFarms — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 14:44:59 GMT

There isn't a way to sort it other than alphabetical. What we did to trick it was put a space at the front of the 6 items we use 80% of the time when using an iPhone mobile. The space puts it at the top of the list. 90% of our sales are on an iPad with the grid.

Re: Changing the order of items in app?

GSTroop — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 21:37:25 GMT

Well, that's inconvenient. Thank you for your help though !

Re: Changing the order of items in app?

Gabiherter — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 22:41:58 GMT

Mine didn't come out alphabetically but the order I typed them in. I hate it. I wanna organize them how I want it lol they should definitely fix this

Re: Changing the order of items in app?

Sean — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 15:56:25 GMT

@Gabiherter - The Item library should definitely be sorted alphabetically. Have you tried signing in and out? Can you share a screenshot?

Re: Changing the order of items in app?

barryaz1 — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 20:03:20 GMT

Thanks for the tip. It's dumb and amateurish not to be able to simply re-order

Re: Changing the order of items in app?

jzion12345 — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 20:32:34 GMT

I just put numbers in front of my items to order them. It's kinda ghetto, but it works.

Re: Changing the order of items in app?

EJ_ — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 16:11:26 GMT

@jzion12345 Thanks for sharing! That's a good workaround that I've seen other sellers use as well 👍🏼

Re: Changing the order of items in app?

UGMTC — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 12:10:45 GMT

Just tried this, and it won't take a space, or two spaces. It acts like there is no space after it's saved. I did try an underscore, but that puts it at the bottom of the list. I also considered numbering the items, but it seems Square should have an ability to order the items. As another poster said, many will want to order them in a particular way, such as most often ordered, etc.

Re: Changing the order of items in app?

Tom — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 00:51:11 GMT

Thanks for checking in here, @UGMTC, and welcome to the seller community. Sorry to hear about the trouble with the workaround. If you're using a tablet, I would suggest setting up a grid page with your most popular items. For more details on getting this set up, have a look at our Support Center: Set Up Your Item Grid on a Tablet.

Hope this helps streamline your checkout process!

Re: Changing the order of items in app?

Kfit — Mon, 28 May 2018 18:59:24 GMT

Mine is also not is alpha numerical order-it is in the order i placed them in . . . rather annoying.

Re: Changing the order of items in app?

Helen — Mon, 28 May 2018 19:40:14 GMT

Hmm, that's strange @Kfit. Just to clarify the list of items isn't appearing in alphabetical order or your item grid isn't? Can you also let me know what kind of phone or tablet you're you using?

How do I put items in order

Kosij — Sun, 14 Oct 2018 14:39:17 GMT

This reply created from merging an existing thread: "How do I put items in order" The author has been notified via email.

New here, created my menu items there’s 8 all up on the app so I can add items to the invoice but there not in order

$25

$45

$65

$85

$150

$175

$199

only issue is now there jumbled up and my OCD wants them in order from lowest to highest can’t this be done?

Re: Changing the order of items in app?

VSN-Spokane — Fri, 17 May 2019 20:52:58 GMT

I had to number my products . 01-09, 10- 100 etc.

Re: Changing the order of items in app?

LandelsPTA — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 16:46:41 GMT

Sorry, but this is not helpful. We use the iPhone app and the list is a jumbled mess. I don't want to hack around it by putting numbers in front of everything because that screws up our online website store item names. This is really basic functionality.

Is there a way to customize the order of my items?

martinezarts — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 21:13:59 GMT

I want to turn off the default alphabetizing. I can't seem to drag and move items.

Re: Is there a way to customize the order of my items?

nika — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 14:39:46 GMT

Hi @martinezarts! I moved your question over to this thread so you can take a look at a few workarounds that other sellers have had some luck with. Feel free to reach back out if you have other questions!

List items by SKU in app?

DogmawGlass — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 17:27:22 GMT

I spin my own yarn, so every item I sell is unique. I want to sell my yarn on weebly in addition to at shows, and have added an inventory code to the yarn label by hand. Is it possible to list yarn by this inventory code in the app to make selling in person more efficient than having to scroll through all the pictures?

Re: List items by SKU in app?

JustinC — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 15:25:22 GMT

What's up @DogmawGlass 👋 Thanks for stopping by!

By default, Square organizes your item list in numerical order first, then alphabetical order thereafter. In your case, it may be beneficial to include a few numbers from the SKU before the item name so your item list will generate in ascending order by SKU.

I've merged your question to this thread so you can take a look at a few workarounds other sellers use to make sorting their item library easier and more convenient.

I hope this help!

Is there a function to list order of items based on Sku numbers in the dashboard

G_Restorations — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 21:01:11 GMT

I am attempting to set up our dashboard and in creating items there are many which are the exact same description but the item with 10/12 appears before an item which is 3/12. The same words are in both but I set Sku numbers to each in order of 1-infinity but it doesn't change my dashboard order. Thank you in advance!