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# Sorting Menu Items and Categories
> Reorder menu items and categories with drag-and-drop or exact sort numbers in the web admin, and control how dishes appear in the ePOS waiter app.
The order your menu items and categories appear in shapes how quickly your staff and customers find what they need. The **Sort Menu Items** tool lets you arrange dishes within a category, either by dragging them into place or by typing exact position numbers. This page covers the tool in the web admin (browser).
## Where to find it
Open **Menu** in the sidebar, then choose **Sort Menu Items** from the top of the Menus view. The tool opens with a menu and category picker so you can focus on one group of items at a time.
Sorting only changes the *display order* of items. It does not change prices, availability, or which menu an item belongs to.
## Permissions
Staff need the **Show Menu Item** permission to open and use the Sort Menu Items tool. If a team member cannot see the tool, check that their role includes this permission.
## Sorting your items
Choose the menu you want to organize from the **Menu** dropdown. Each menu is sorted independently.
Choose a category from the **Category** dropdown. The list is filtered to the categories that belong to the menu you selected, so you only reorder items within one category at a time.
Toggle between **grid** and **list** view. Grid view shows items as tiles, which is handy for a visual layout; list view shows them in a single column, which can be easier for fine-grained reordering.
Drag an item into its new position, or type an exact sort number into its **Sort order** field to place it precisely. Lower numbers appear first.
Apply the new arrangement so it takes effect across the menu. You can also bulk-select items and apply a sort across them together.
Use drag-and-drop for quick visual tidying, and switch to typing exact sort numbers when you want a precise, predictable position for a few key items.
## Options at a glance
| Option | What it does |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Menu | Selects which menu's items you are arranging. |
| Category | Filters items to one category within the chosen menu. |
| Sort order | The position number for an item. Lower numbers come first; it is auto-calculated as you drag, and you can override it manually. |
| View mode | Switches between grid (tiles) and list (single column) layouts. |
## How the ePOS waiter app uses your sort order
The ePOS waiter app respects the category sort order you set here. When the app is showing items by category, it follows the arrangement you apply in this tool, so your most-ordered or seasonal items can sit right where staff expect them.
The app can also display items in its own order, such as alphabetical or by popularity. When one of those modes is active, it applies that ordering instead of your manual category sort. Your manual order is honored when the app is in category mode.
## Related
Create and configure the dishes you are sorting.
Set up the menus and categories that group your items.
Add many items at once from a spreadsheet.
See how sorted items appear to waiters on the device.