Default pages sortBy args?

The CMS Questions
1

What is the default $field in the sort-by function? I could not find it. Is it sort?

2

There is no default field. If you don’t pass any arguments to sortBy() the collection is filtered in alphabetical order as in the file system.

3

So if I need to have it sort by panel sort order, I need to do this?

$pages->sortBy('sort');

or will the filesystem names always make the panel drag/drop sort order the same as alphabetical because of the number prefix on the page folders?

4

A quick test shows me that if I sort by sort I get the invisible ones first in alphabetical order (UID) and then the visible ones sorted by sort number.

5

I got 3 different results:

No sorting

Visible pages first and invisible second, sorted by drag/drop order.

print_r($page->siblings());

Sort

Invisible pages first and visible second, sorted by drag/drop order.

print_r($page->siblings()->sortBy('sort'));

Unknown

A probably unknown sort value will sort them alphabetically.

print_r($page->siblings()->sortBy('asdasd'));

Conclusion

I think it’s a bit strange that it works like this. Nothing really tells us that sort will just put invisible pages before the visible ones. Maybe it would be more natural to have a sortBy('invisible') or something.

Then about the unknown sort order. I would expect it to fallback to an empty value, like with no sorting value (visible pages first and invisible second).

Just some thoughts on it. But now I know how it works. :slight_smile: