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[Resolved] Sorting by letters and numbers – put together in groups

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Problem:

A user asked how to show the list of posts from a post view, grouped by the starting letter or number.

Solution:

Shared the steps to create a post view that also uses custom CSS and JS code for this grouping.

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Last updated by kristenM 2 years, 7 months ago.

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#2329541

I've performed some research and this ordering of Danish characters is related to WordPress and database collation type.

You'll need to change the database collation type to "utf8_danish_ci", as it worked for another client, having the same challenge:
https://toolset.com/forums/topic/filter-order-by-name/

Note: Please make a complete backup copy of the website, before making any changes to the database.

Here are some useful guides on the topic:
https://codex.wordpress.org/Converting_Database_Character_Sets
https://wordpress.org/support/article/editing-wp-config-php/#database-character-set

#2329701

My issue is resolved now. Thank you!