So, I am building a set of simple pages for collections in an image archive. Given their requirements for discovery/browse, I have a simple page for each collection.
The install is Omeka Classic 2.7.1 on Reclaim, using the Thanks, Roy theme. I am using the Collection Tree plugin with a simple hierarchy: 2 top level collections, all others under 1 of those 2 . I am not using the Item Order plugin. I do have the Dublin Core Extended plugin.
It displays the list of items with thumbnails just fine, but sort does not work. Is there something simple that I’m missing? The one metadata element that is always present is Title.
Does sorting by title just in the regular interface seem to work correctly? (Clicking on the table headers in the admin interface)
If you have the shortcode input correctly, the sorting in the admin should be exactly the same as what the shortcode does. One thing we sometimes see people do that causes an issue is accidentally using “smart” quotes inside the shortcode, which won’t work correctly.
We weren’t able to reproduce this problem, other than confirming the issue with “smart” or typographer’s quotes. Some of the examples in the manual formerly had incorrect “smart” quotes embedded in them, so if you started by copying and pasting an example from there, that could be a possible explanation for what’s happening.