Hi,
I need to have view output ordered in alphabetical order, how can I do this?
Thanks
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Whatever field you want to order by (probably node title), add it to the Sort section of the view and choose Asc order. That'll display the view in alphabetical order.
Just adding a screenshot to support the advice from @BWPanda.
Thank you very much .. indeed on the title it does the job but I should have specified (my fault) that I wanted to sort by grouped fields and by alpahbetic sort on this grouped field
Whatever the grouped field is, add it to the sort section then.
If you still have trouble, maybe post an export of the view we can look at.
Select any filter and click on Apply to see results
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"external": 0, "replace_spaces": 0, "path_case": "none", "trim_whitespace": 0, "alt": "", "rel": "", "link_class": "", "prefix": "", "suffix": "", "target": "", "nl2br": 0, "max_length": "40", "word_boundary": 1, "ellipsis": 0, "more_link": 0, "more_link_text": "", "more_link_path": "", "strip_tags": 0, "trim": 1, "preserve_tags": "", "html": 0 }, "element_type": "h2", "element_class": "", "element_label_type": "", "element_label_class": "", "element_label_colon": false, "element_wrapper_type": "", "element_wrapper_class": "", "element_default_classes": 1, "empty": "", "hide_empty": 0, "empty_zero": 0, "hide_alter_empty": 1, "link_to_node": 1 }, "field_video2": { "id": "field_video2", "table": "field_data_field_video2", "field": "field_video2", "relationship": "none", "group_type": "group", "ui_name": "", "label": "", "exclude": 0, "alter": { "alter_text": 0, "text": "", "make_link": 0, "path": "", "absolute": 0, "external": 0, "replace_spaces": 0, "path_case": "none", "trim_whitespace": 1, "alt": "", "rel": "", "link_class": "", "prefix": "", "suffix": "", "target": "", "nl2br": 0, "max_length": "", "word_boundary": 1, "ellipsis": 1, "more_link": 0, "more_link_text": "", "more_link_path": "", "strip_tags": 0, "trim": 0, "preserve_tags": "", "html": 0 }, "element_type": "div", "element_class": "bordure03", "element_label_type": "", "element_label_class": "", "element_label_colon": false, "element_wrapper_type": "", "element_wrapper_class": "", "element_default_classes": 1, "empty": "Pas de vidéo de cet auteur", "hide_empty": 0, "empty_zero": 1, "hide_alter_empty": 0, "click_sort_column": "input", "type": "youtube_thumbnail", "settings": { "image_style": "", "image_link": "content", "colorbox": { "parameters": { "width": "1040", "height": "680", "autoplay": 1, "loop": 0, "showinfo": 0, "controls": 0, "autohide": 0, "iv_load_policy": 0 }, "gallery": 0 } }, "group_column": "", "group_columns": [], "group_rows": true, "delta_limit": "all", "delta_offset": 0, "delta_reversed": false, "delta_first_last": false, "multi_type": "separator", "separator": ", ", "field_api_classes": 0 }, "field_image": { "id": "field_image", "table": "field_data_field_image", "field": "field_image", "relationship": "none", "group_type": "group", "ui_name": "", "label": "", "exclude": 0, "alter": { "alter_text": 1, "text": "", "make_link": 0, "path": "", "absolute": 0, "external": 0, "replace_spaces": 0, "path_case": "none", "trim_whitespace": 0, "alt": "", "rel": "", "link_class": "", "prefix": "", "suffix": "", "target": "", "nl2br": 0, "max_length": "", "word_boundary": 1, "ellipsis": 1, "more_link": 0, "more_link_text": "", "more_link_path": "", "strip_tags": 0, "trim": 0, "preserve_tags": "", "html": 0 }, "element_type": "span", "element_class": "", "element_label_type": "", "element_label_class": "", "element_label_colon": false, "element_wrapper_type": "", "element_wrapper_class": "", "element_default_classes": 1, "empty": "", "hide_empty": 0, "empty_zero": 0, "hide_alter_empty": 1, "click_sort_column": "fid", "type": "image", "settings": { "image_style": "livre_intro", "image_link": "content", "image_float": "left", "image_load": "auto" }, "group_column": "", "group_columns": [], "group_rows": true, "delta_limit": "all", "delta_offset": 0, "delta_reversed": false, "delta_first_last": false, "multi_type": "separator", "separator": ", ", "field_api_classes": 0 }, "field_node_vers_domaine": { "id": "field_node_vers_domaine", "table": "field_data_field_node_vers_domaine", "field": "field_node_vers_domaine", "relationship": "none", "group_type": "group", "ui_name": "", "label": "", "exclude": 1, "alter": { "alter_text": 1, "text": "", "make_link": 0, "path": "", "absolute": 0, "external": 0, "replace_spaces": 0, "path_case": "none", "trim_whitespace": 0, "alt": "", "rel": "", "link_class": "", "prefix": "", "suffix": "", "target": "", "nl2br": 0, "max_length": "", "word_boundary": 1, "ellipsis": 1, "more_link": 0, "more_link_text": "", "more_link_path": "", "strip_tags": 0, "trim": 0, "preserve_tags": "", "html": 0 }, "element_type": "", "element_class": "", "element_label_type": "", "element_label_class": "", "element_label_colon": false, "element_wrapper_type": "", "element_wrapper_class": "", "element_default_classes": 1, "empty": "", "hide_empty": 0, "empty_zero": 0, "hide_alter_empty": 1, "click_sort_column": "nid", "type": "node_reference_default", "settings": [], "group_column": "nid", "group_columns": [], "group_rows": 1, "delta_limit": "all", "delta_offset": "0", "delta_reversed": 0, "delta_first_last": 0, "multi_type": "separator", "separator": ", ", "field_api_classes": 0 }, "field_node_vers_auteur": { "id": "field_node_vers_auteur", "table": "field_data_field_node_vers_auteur", "field": "field_node_vers_auteur", "relationship": "none", "group_type": "group", "ui_name": "", "label": "Auteur", "exclude": 1, "alter": { "alter_text": 0, "text": "", "make_link": 0, "path": "", "absolute": 0, "external": 0, "replace_spaces": 0, "path_case": "none", "trim_whitespace": 0, "alt": "", "rel": "", "link_class": "", "prefix": "", "suffix": "", "target": "", "nl2br": 0, "max_length": "", "word_boundary": 1, "ellipsis": 1, "more_link": 0, "more_link_text": "", "more_link_path": "", "strip_tags": 0, "trim": 0, "preserve_tags": "", "html": 0 }, "element_type": "", "element_class": "", "element_label_type": "", "element_label_class": "", "element_label_colon": 1, "element_wrapper_type": "", "element_wrapper_class": "", "element_default_classes": 1, "empty": "", "hide_empty": 0, "empty_zero": 0, "hide_alter_empty": 1, "click_sort_column": "nid", "type": "node_reference_default", "settings": [], "group_column": "nid", "group_columns": [], "group_rows": 1, "delta_limit": "all", "delta_offset": "0", "delta_reversed": 0, "delta_first_last": 0, "multi_type": "separator", "separator": ", ", "field_api_classes": 0 } }, "filters": { "status": { "value": 1, "table": "node", "field": "status", "id": "status", "expose": { "operator": false }, "group": 1 }, "type": { "id": "type", "table": "node", "field": "type", "relationship": "none", "group_type": "group", "ui_name": "", "operator": "in", "value": { "videoscience": "videoscience" }, "group": 1, "exposed": false, "expose": { "operator_id": "type_op", "label": "Type de publication", "description": "", "use_operator": 0, "operator": "type_op", "identifier": "type", "required": 0, "remember": 0, "multiple": 0, "remember_roles": { "authenticated": "authenticated", "anonymous": 0, "editor": 0, "administrator": 0 }, "reduce": 1 }, "is_grouped": false, "group_info": { "label": "Type", "description": "", "identifier": "type", "optional": 1, "widget": "radios", "multiple": 0, "remember": 0, "default_group": "1", "default_group_multiple": [], "group_items": { "1": { "title": "filtre 1", "operator": "in", "value": { "domaine_scientifique": "domaine_scientifique", "ecrivains_auteurs_presentateurs": "ecrivains_auteurs_presentateurs", "livre": "livre", "videoscience": "videoscience", "video_de_musique": "video_de_musique", "all": 0, "post": 0, "date": 0, "instrument": 0, "layout_node": 0, "page": 0, "book": 0, "webform": 0, "bundle_image": 0 } }, "2": { "title": "filtre 2", "operator": "in", "value": { "domaine_scientifique": "domaine_scientifique", "ecrivains_auteurs_presentateurs": "ecrivains_auteurs_presentateurs", "livre": "livre", "videoscience": "videoscience", "video_de_musique": "video_de_musique", "all": 0, "post": 0, "date": 0, "instrument": 0, "layout_node": 0, "page": 0, "book": 0, "webform": 0, "bundle_image": 0 } }, "3": { "title": "filtre 3", "operator": "in", "value": { "domaine_scientifique": "domaine_scientifique", "ecrivains_auteurs_presentateurs": "ecrivains_auteurs_presentateurs", "livre": "livre", "videoscience": "videoscience", "video_de_musique": "video_de_musique", "all": 0, "post": 0, "date": 0, "instrument": 0, "layout_node": 0, "page": 0, "book": 0, "webform": 0, "bundle_image": 0 } } } } }, "field_node_vers_domaine_nid": { "id": "field_node_vers_domaine_nid", "table": "field_data_field_node_vers_domaine", "field": "field_node_vers_domaine_nid", "relationship": "none", "group_type": "group", "ui_name": "", "operator": "in", "value": [], "group": "1", "exposed": true, "expose": { "operator_id": "field_node_vers_domaine_nid_op", "label": "Domaines ", "description": "", "use_operator": 0, "operator": "field_node_vers_domaine_nid_op", "identifier": "field_node_vers_domaine_nid", "required": 0, "remember": 0, "multiple": 0, "remember_roles": { "authenticated": "authenticated", "anonymous": 0, "editor": 0, "administrator": 0 }, "reduce": 0 }, "is_grouped": false, "group_info": { "label": "", "description": "", "identifier": "", "optional": true, "widget": "select", "multiple": false, "remember": 0, "default_group": "All", "default_group_multiple": [], "group_items": [] } }, "field_node_vers_auteur_nid": { "id": "field_node_vers_auteur_nid", "table": "field_data_field_node_vers_auteur", "field": "field_node_vers_auteur_nid", "relationship": "none", "group_type": "group", "ui_name": "", "operator": "in", "value": [], "group": "1", "exposed": true, "expose": { "operator_id": "field_node_vers_auteur_nid_op", "label": "Auteurs ", "description": "", "use_operator": 0, "operator": "field_node_vers_auteur_nid_op", "identifier": "field_node_vers_auteur_nid", "required": 0, "remember": 0, "multiple": 0, "remember_roles": { "authenticated": "authenticated", "anonymous": 0, "editor": 0, "administrator": 0 }, "reduce": 0 }, "is_grouped": false, "group_info": { "label": "", "description": "", "identifier": "", "optional": true, "widget": "select", "multiple": false, "remember": 0, "default_group": "All", "default_group_multiple": [], "group_items": [] } } }, "sorts": { "title": { "id": "title", "table": "node", "field": "title", "relationship": "none", "group_type": "group", "ui_name": "", "order": "ASC", "exposed": false, "expose": { "label": "" } } }, "title": "Vidéos de Sciences", "row_options": { "default_field_elements": 1, "inline": [], "separator": "", "hide_empty": 0 }, "use_ajax": true, "style_options": { "grouping": [], "alignment": "horizontal", "columns": "2", "class_prefix": "col-sm" }, "arguments": [], "relationships": [], "empty": [], "filter_groups": { "operator": "AND", "groups": { "1": "AND" } }, "link_display": "page", "css_class": "" } }, "page": { "display_title": "Page", "display_plugin": "page", "display_options": { "query": { "type": "views_query", "options": [] }, "path": "sciences/vue-des-videos-de-science-avec-selecteurs", "menu": { "type": "normal", "title": "Vidéos de science ", "description": "", "name": "main-menu", "weight": "0", "context": 0, "context_only_inline": 0 }, "style_plugin": "views_bootstrap_grid_plugin_style", "defaults": { "style_plugin": false, "style_options": false, "row_plugin": false, "row_options": false }, "style_options": { "grouping": [ { "field": "field_node_vers_domaine", "rendered": 1, "rendered_strip": 0 } ], "alignment": "horizontal", "columns": "4", "class_prefix": "col-sm" }, "row_plugin": "fields", "row_options": { "default_field_elements": 1, "inline": [], "separator": "", "hide_empty": 0 }, "exposed_block": false } }, "entityreference_1": { "display_title": "Entity Reference", "display_plugin": "entityreference", "display_options": { "query": { "type": "views_query", "options": [] }, "style_options": { "grouping": [ { "field": "title", "rendered": 1, "rendered_strip": 0 } ], "search_fields": { "title": "title" } }, "row_options": { "default_field_elements": 1, "inline": { "title": "title" }, "separator": "-", "hide_empty": 0 } } }, "block_de_liste_standard_des_videos_de_sciences": { "display_title": "Bloc", "display_plugin": "block", "display_options": { "query": { "type": "views_query", "options": [] }, "block_description": "block de liste standard des vidéos de sciences", "inherit_path": "1", "exposed_block": false, "style_plugin": "views_bootstrap_grid_plugin_style", "defaults": { "style_plugin": false, "style_options": false, "row_plugin": false, "row_options": false, "pager": false, "pager_options": false, "title": false, "exposed_form": false, "exposed_form_options": false }, "style_options": { "grouping": [], "alignment": "horizontal", "columns": "3", "class_prefix": "col-sm" }, "row_plugin": "fields", "row_options": { "default_field_elements": 1, "inline": [], "separator": "", "hide_empty": 0 }, "pager": { "type": "none", "options": { "offset": "0" } }, "pager_options": null, "link_to_view": "1", "link_url": "", "title": "", "exposed_form": { "type": "better_exposed_filters", "options": { "submit_button": "Appliquer", "reset_button": 1, "reset_button_label": "Réinitialiser", "exposed_sorts_label": "Trier par", "expose_sort_order": 0, "sort_asc_label": "Asc", "sort_desc_label": "Desc", "autosubmit": 1, "autosubmit_hide": 1, "bef": { "general": { "input_required": 0, "text_input_required": { "text_input_required": { "value": "Select any filter and click on Apply to see results
\r\n", "format": "filtered_html" } }, "allow_secondary": 0, "secondary_label": "Options avancées" }, "field_definition_du_domaine_target_id": { "bef_format": "default", "more_options": { "bef_select_all_none": false, "bef_collapsible": 0, "is_secondary": 0, "any_label": "", "bef_filter_description": "", "rewrite": { "filter_rewrite_values": "" } } }, "field_ecrivain_auteur_presentate_target_id": { "bef_format": "default", "more_options": { "bef_select_all_none": false, "bef_collapsible": 0, "is_secondary": 0, "any_label": "", "bef_filter_description": "", "rewrite": { "filter_rewrite_values": "" } } } } } }, "exposed_form_options": null } } } }It looks like your Page view is being grouped by the 'field_node_vers_domaine' field. So this is the one you need to Sort by.
This is what I did and I have the same result and more i have many times the same node because some nodes belong to more than one categories..maybe that i want to do is not feasible and i should find a workaround ..
For the multiple nodes showing up, maybe try various combinations of aggregation and distinct settings. They are both in the right-most column, in the Other section. The distinct settings are in the Query settings area. I would start with the distinct and pure distinct settings to see if they help.
Thanks the suggestion; i have tried but don't work either ..