I've searched these forums far and wide and can't really find a solution (and most posts related to this type of request are dated 2006 or 2007). I've seen references to some sort of "Sortable Lists" plugin, but can't find the plugin anywhere. Basically, I'm looking for some way to have either dropdown fields above the users list, or clickable column headings within the users list, so that the person viewing the page can sort by a particular field or column. Dropdown is preferred as some of the columns in my lists contain multiple fields, so I'm not sure how clicking the column heading would work in that situation.

If anyone can point me in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated.

Post edited by: krileon, at: 2010/05/29 18:42

2 questions...

1. Is there a simple way to copy an existing list, short of recreating it from scratch?

2. Is there a way to move the dropdown that appears to the left side of the screen instead of the right?

I too am looking for the ability to be able to check a box that would enable single field columns to be sortable. I use this for salary ranges creating two fields, one for the low end and one for the high end of the range. The users desire to sort these fields low to high OR high to low.

I was searching for a way to do this within CB for the longest time. My breakthrough came when I thought outside it's framework for a second and thought to myself, "comprofiler is just another table", so any tool that could sort a table would work.

I ended up using toolsjx.com TableJX. It's a 20euro component, and you could probably code it yourself:

docs.joomla.org/Adding_sortable_columns_to_a_table_in_a_component

if you had the skills and time, but in my case, paying the money and doing the config on the component was easier.

You can even setup a filter in the components configuration to say display only approved / confirmed users.

It's still a bit rough around the edges but it's working for me at:

www.austineggdonors.com/index.php?option=com_grid&gid=1

HTH