Order Channel Custom Field Options

Question

I know, still asking newbie questions.

Maybe it is because I am running version 2.3.1, but it's not working for me.

I have a custom field options and I am trying to sort the checkboxes.

I have tried the following:

1) In the products template

{product_sizes markup="ul" orderby="product_sizes" sort="asc"}

2) In the Channel Fields> Edit Field> Field Options, I have literally ordered the options manually. They have to come up in order, right? Nope

Let me know what I am missing or is this a known issue?

Thanks in advance

Update with example:

<ul>
<li>32 oz, 32 servings</li>
<li>4 oz, 4 servings</li>
<li>16 oz, 16 servings</li>
</ul>

I would like it to be:

<ul>
<li>4 oz, 4 servings</li>
<li>16 oz, 16 servings</li>
<li>32 oz, 32 servings</li>
</ul>

I have also tried:

{product_sizes markup="ul" orderby="field_list_items" sort="asc"}

Should I change the database type for field_list_items from "text" to something else. I have read in other postings, that it cannot sort unless you change the type to INT, but how would I have a list of checkboxes, if it is type INT?

Answer 1

the documentation does not seem to offer sort options. you can see the docs here: https://ellislab.com/expressionengine/user-guide/add-ons/channel/custom_fields.html#checkbox-fields

I did a test output in a site that I have in v2.5.3 (that's as old as I could test) and the fields output exactly as entered. If yours are not, and you've reordered them in the field definition, perhaps you need to a) clear template caches and/or b) re-save an entry to see if that changes anything.

CONFIRMED: Re-saving the entry will display the items in the proper order.