raveler1

Argh! So close – it’s working now, sometimes – so we’ve made improvements. But it’s still not working perfectly.

Some of the categories sort alpha/numerically, but in some cases, it throws one or two of the entries to the wrong place – or won’t save the custom order.

But – it works for about 50% of the places, so… improvement!

That appears to have fixed it! Whoo-hoo! Way to go!

Will do, Marcel – thank you for diving into the 9-year-old code! If it works, it’ll make a huge difference for my spouse. ??

Ok! Sorry for the delay – here’s the data you requested.

1 – New version installed
2 – Returns

array(5) { ["custom-taxonomy-order-ne-nonce"]=> string(10) "aeeb70510f" ["order-submit"]=> string(12) "Update Order" ["hidden-custom-order"]=> string(67) "id_994,id_1178,id_1041,id_804,id_1150,id_1182,id_1185,id_401,id_735" ["hidden-parent-id"]=> string(2) "27" ["hidden-parent-id-order"]=> string(1) "4" }

array(9) { [0]=> int(994) [1]=> int(1178) [2]=> int(1041) [3]=> int(804) [4]=> int(1150) [5]=> int(1182) [6]=> int(1185) [7]=> int(401) [8]=> int(735) }

3 – Yes, the wp->terms database contains a term_order column, and Deut is listed as 4.
4 – Returns

int(0) int(0) int(0) int(0) int(0) int(0) int(0) int(0) int(0) int(0) int(0) int(0) int(0) int(0) int(0) int(0) int(0) int(0) array(5) { ["custom-taxonomy-order-ne-nonce"]=> string(10) "b3f72dc2b4" ["order-submit"]=> string(12) "Update Order" ["hidden-custom-order"]=> string(67) "id_994,id_1178,id_1041,id_804,id_1150,id_1182,id_1185,id_401,id_735" ["hidden-parent-id"]=> string(2) "27" ["hidden-parent-id-order"]=> string(1) "4" }

array(9) { [0]=> int(994) [1]=> int(1178) [2]=> int(1041) [3]=> int(804) [4]=> int(1150) [5]=> int(1182) [6]=> int(1185) [7]=> int(401) [8]=> int(735) }

I assume this means that the terms are not being updated for some reason.
5 – bible is the slug, yes. Entering that URL takes me to an endless login loop, so I can’t answer your question.

Got the script to work – thanks for the debug info!

Here’s what it returns:
array(5) { ["custom-taxonomy-order-ne-nonce"]=> string(10) "aeeb70510f" ["order-submit"]=> string(12) "Update Order" ["hidden-custom-order"]=> string(67) "id_994,id_1178,id_1041,id_804,id_1150,id_1182,id_1185,id_401,id_735" ["hidden-parent-id"]=> string(2) "27" ["hidden-parent-id-order"]=> string(1) "4" }

But the terms return to unordered immediately on the page, and stay unordered on the main page, too!

I should note, we’re using the “alphabetize list” button you provided to order the chapters by number. But even trying to correct by hand hasn’t been working.