# Options Sets - Can't use for dynamic sorting?

**URL:** <https://forum.bubble.io/t/options-sets-cant-use-for-dynamic-sorting/77784>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [January 31, 2020, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/options-sets-cant-use-for-dynamic-sorting/77784 "2020-01-31T00:50:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 13\
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**Author:** ![davis.systems](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/davis.systems/32/37665_2.png) [@davis.systems](https://forum.bubble.io/u/davis.systems)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/options-sets-cant-use-for-dynamic-sorting/77784/1 "2020-01-31T00:50:00Z")

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Overall I am loving the new Option Set feature.

However, I haven’t had any luck referencing them as a dynamic sort field on Repeating Groups. Has anyone been able to do this?

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**Author:** ![mediamasons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9dc877/32.png) [@mediamasons](https://forum.bubble.io/u/mediamasons)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/options-sets-cant-use-for-dynamic-sorting/77784/2 "2020-02-10T15:38:16Z")

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i have tried every way i can think of and i still get nothing. Really takes a lot of the appeal out of the options if we can’t sort them. Anyone have a solution?

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**Author:** ![CoachLani](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/coachlani/32/54229_2.png) [@CoachLani](https://forum.bubble.io/u/CoachLani)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2020, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/options-sets-cant-use-for-dynamic-sorting/77784/3 "2020-02-11T09:56:56Z")

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Can you use the :filter feature? I have Option Sets for numbers and sorted the results in my Repeating Group using :filters.

See my screenshots:

 ![Screen Shot 2020-02-11 at 5.10.54 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/5/4/5449eda5234f7588ad5d8674b2e99221ae286e40.png) ![Screen Shot 2020-02-11 at 5.09.47 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/b/b/bbb12b89a2ba964ea379544b747b01d20f3b6049.png)

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**Author:** ![davis.systems](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/davis.systems/32/37665_2.png) [@davis.systems](https://forum.bubble.io/u/davis.systems)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2020, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/options-sets-cant-use-for-dynamic-sorting/77784/4 "2020-02-11T11:49:07Z")

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Hi @CoachLani - am I missing something? I feel like this is a solution for filtering and doesn’t actually change the sorting?

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**Author:** ![luke2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/luke2/32/256674_2.png) [@luke2](https://forum.bubble.io/u/luke2)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2020, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/options-sets-cant-use-for-dynamic-sorting/77784/5 "2020-02-11T12:06:46Z")

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Currently sorting via the Option Sets are no supported as a native feature. I believe its been requested, so fingers crossed for the implementation of this. Otherwise it means static reordering in the Data \> Options Sets tab.

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**Author:** ![davis.systems](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/davis.systems/32/37665_2.png) [@davis.systems](https://forum.bubble.io/u/davis.systems)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2020, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/options-sets-cant-use-for-dynamic-sorting/77784/6 "2020-02-11T12:08:52Z")

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Cheers @luke2. Are you a Bubble rep? I feel like I should have been aware of this but am not looking in the right places!

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**Author:** ![luke2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/luke2/32/256674_2.png) [@luke2](https://forum.bubble.io/u/luke2)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2020, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/options-sets-cant-use-for-dynamic-sorting/77784/7 "2020-02-11T12:55:16Z")

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No not a Bubble rep I’m afraid. Here is the main thread and something that’s been raised, might be worth contacting Bubble to see if this is on the cards:

> [@\[New Feature\] Option sets](http://forum.bubble.io/t/new-feature-option-sets/74481/89):
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> @miguel We certainly are keeping an eye on this, but if there’s a specific feature that you’d like to request (such as :sorted for option sets), it’s definitely best if you email us at [support@bubble.io](mailto:support@bubble.io) so that we can better track the ticket.

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**Author:** ![davis.systems](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/davis.systems/32/37665_2.png) [@davis.systems](https://forum.bubble.io/u/davis.systems)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/options-sets-cant-use-for-dynamic-sorting/77784/8 "2020-02-11T13:15:29Z")

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Oh wow, I didn’t even realise this thread was still live… This definitely should have been posted there!

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**Author:** ![rmorgan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/rmorgan/32/51922_2.png) [@rmorgan](https://forum.bubble.io/u/rmorgan)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/options-sets-cant-use-for-dynamic-sorting/77784/9 "2020-02-11T16:31:06Z")

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This is correct, as far as I know.

Be aware: there is a bug in the Option Sets tab that keeps you from manually reordering items which occupy certain list positions. I’ve submitted a bug report but I don’t think this has been resolved yet. I’ve only noticed this with very long lists of options (\>20 items).

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**Author:** ![eddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/eddy/32/89468_2.png) [@eddy](https://forum.bubble.io/u/eddy)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/options-sets-cant-use-for-dynamic-sorting/77784/10 "2020-02-27T15:09:44Z")

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You could add another repeating group:  
 ![Screenshot 2020-02-27 at 16.25.31](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/5/f/5ff651902960853ebd5d09faebc2722ea29a75a5.png)

And then filter that repeating group data: ![Screenshot 2020-02-27 at 16.24.44](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/9/0/90fcf8750d5f76b278495e6641a50e76f3b16b9b.png)

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**Author:** ![mangooly](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/mangooly/32/40770_2.png) [@mangooly](https://forum.bubble.io/u/mangooly)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/options-sets-cant-use-for-dynamic-sorting/77784/11 "2020-03-23T12:53:49Z")

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If I’m not mistaken, without sorting we can’t actually use Option sets for multi-language websites. We have to stick to Data types.

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**Author:** ![qaz.wscuther](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/qaz.wscuther/32/259913_2.png) [@qaz.wscuther](https://forum.bubble.io/u/qaz.wscuther)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/options-sets-cant-use-for-dynamic-sorting/77784/12 "2020-04-25T22:31:54Z")

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I had the same issue. I solved it creating attributes (text) with the translation for eg. Spanish, French, etc. Then i set conditionals ruled by the user language.

By the way any news about this? I really need sorting for sets 🙏

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**Author:** ![bntech000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@bntech000](https://forum.bubble.io/u/bntech000)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/options-sets-cant-use-for-dynamic-sorting/77784/13 "2021-03-16T03:47:13Z")

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I stumbled upon a workaround.  
When I click multiple times to move an option, it moves after about 5 or so clicks. Then once you get to a certain position in the list, everything works as normal for that option.
