# How to: 2nd order sorting **URL:** \ **Category:** Need help\ **Created:** [October 9, 2022, 11:59am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/how-to-2nd-order-sorting/227585 "2022-10-09T11:59:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![adamhholmes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/adamhholmes/32/100510_2.png) [@adamhholmes](https://forum.bubble.io/u/adamhholmes)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/how-to-2nd-order-sorting/227585/2 "2022-10-09T12:23:23Z")
1 way is just to add a Sort field to the response datatype (integer), and use that for your sorting… Another way, is to use the ListShifter plugin, which will allow you to sort a datatype by a value on a connected datatype, as explained here: [Sorting according to a Thing’s Thing field - Idea - Bubble Forum](http://forum.bubble.io/t/sorting-according-to-a-things-thing-field/7208/18) --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.bubble.io/t/how-to-2nd-order-sorting/227585)._