[Resolved] View output is not sorted as specified

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[ericE-4]

For my custom post type "Lodges" I have a repeating field group containing the field "Species". I have a view that loops through each RFG and displays content from it including the field "Species". I have specified that the output should be sorted by field Species, ascending as a string.

This is not how the output is sorted.

The problem can be seen on this page: hidden link

The order should be:

Halibut
Rockfish
Salmon - Chinook
Salmo - Chum
Salmon - Coho
Salmon - Pink
Salmon - Sockeye
Trout - Cutthroat
Trout - Rainbow

Instead, this is the order:

Salmon - Chinook
Salmo - Chum
Salmon - Coho
Trout - Cutthroat
Halibut
Salmon - Pink
Trout - Rainbow
Rockfish
Salmon - Sockeye

[Minesh]

Hello. Thank you for contacting the Toolset support.

I checked the problem URL post in the backend:
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I can see that within the "Fish Species" Repeating Field group, the Halibut is not the first entry. Halibut is set up as the 6th entry.

And with your view - to display the same order as per the Repeating field group, you should sort your view with the field "Field - toolset-post-sortorder" which I have set at Ordering section of your view.
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I can see on the frontend the repeating field group items are displayed as per the sort order set in the backend.
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More info:
=> https://toolset.com/documentation/getting-started-with-toolset/creating-and-displaying-repeatable-field-groups/#displaying-repeatable-field-groups-in-custom-order

[ericE-4]

Thanks. That's completely non-intuitive, so I couldn't have done it without your help.