EPiServer 8 - setting a default sort order of child pages

Dejan Caric

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In EPiServer 6 we could change a default order sort order of child pages using PageTypeBuilder.

Is there something similar in EPiServer 8?

#151867

Edited, Aug 09, 2016 12:13

Scott Reed

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Although it's for EPiServer 7 this guide http://www.david-tec.com/2012/06/Comparing-PageTypeBuilder-and-EPiServer-7-Preview-typed-pages-part-3-of-3/ has the following.

Set on the pages/blocks overriden SetDefaultValues

this.Properties["PageChildOrderRule"].Value = EPiServer.Filters.FilterSortOrder.CreatedDescending;

I've not tried it however but the FilterSortOrder enum is still there in EPiServer 9

#151870

Aug 09, 2016 13:02

Marija Jemuovic

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Hi,

I can confirm that this works, we use it in projects:

        public override void SetDefaultValues(ContentType contentType)
        {
            this[MetaDataProperties.PageChildOrderRule] = FilterSortOrder.PublishedDescending;
        }

BR,

Marija

#151874

Aug 09, 2016 13:34

Dejan Caric

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Thanks, this does the trick. I was hoping there is an attribute which I can use to decorate my classes.

#151903

Aug 10, 2016 8:59