Is it possible to rearrange the order of nodes in the node tree?

[The Grand Potentate]

I can't seem to figure out how to do this, nor find it in the manual. Really simple - all i want to do is move a node up or down in the forum display. I.e. I have 5 forums and want to swap 2 with 4 in the display order. Is it possible? Or do I have to delete the forums and redo them?

 

[Brogan]

It's done via the display order value.

Lower values appear further up the page.

http://xenforo.com/help/nodes/

Here's a useful tip: http://xenforo.com/community/threads/display-order-numbering-for-categories-and-forums.8251/

 

[The Grand Potentate]

I currently have 5 separate forums. Do I need to make them all under a single category? Because, in the options, it lists each display value as 1.

 

[Brogan]

It's up to you how you arrange the nodes in your own forum.

Just create additional categories and change the values to suit.

 

[The Grand Potentate]

so then its not possible if I have them all setup as different forums? I have to have one overriding category and then everything else as a separate forum?

 

[Brogan]

If you post a visual mock-up of what it is you're trying to do, I can either explain it, or if you give me access to your ACP, I can set it up for you.

 

[rdn]

I really like how IPB implement this, rearranging node is very easy.

 

[oman]

Once all your nodes are set up, this helpful add on will tell display the order for you while viewing the node tree in the ACP. http://xenforo.com/community/resources/node-numbers-by-waindigo.1405/

 

[The Grand Potentate]

If you post a visual mock-up of what it is you're trying to do, I can either explain it, or if you give me access to your ACP, I can set it up for you.

So I had:

Forum
Forum
Forum
Forum
Forum

With no Category structure. And I wanted to rearrange the 2nd place with the 4th place. But, since it seems that they're all considered 'self-nodes', you can't actually do that.

So i had to switch it to
Category
Forum
Forum
Forum
Forum
Forum

Where in I could rearrange the order under the category.

 

[The Grand Potentate]

Once all your nodes are set up, this helpful add on will tell display the order for you while viewing the node tree in the ACP. http://xenforo.com/community/resources/node-numbers-by-waindigo.1405/

That certainly looks useful

 

[Brogan]

With no Category structure. And I wanted to rearrange the 2nd place with the 4th place. But, since it seems that they're all considered 'self-nodes', you can't actually do that.

You can.

Just change the display order value as I have already explained.

 

[The Grand Potentate]

You can.

Just change the display order value as I have already explained.

It works now. Odd, I tried it before and all the default values were staying as 1, so nothing was moving.

Thanks for the help.