How do I re-order labels?
Asked by Max Bberg:

Hi there

I'd like my labels to be alphabetical but there doesn't seem to be any way to drag or sort.

Is it possible to reorder labels please?

Thanks

Max


Answers:
author: Theodoro Reato
body: Hi Max,

Unfortunately, right now, you aren't able to reorder your labels.

I can't guarantee it'll be implemented, but I'll be happy to pass your thoughts on to the product team to take into consideration!

comments: author: Max Bberg
body: Many thanks


author: Mark Cronin
body: Just wondering if there was any progress on this item


author: Harvey Powers
body: Same question


author: Jimmy Whittemore
body: Same, I have to redo all of my labels because I can't simply re-order them.


author: roymarriott
body: me too - I just changed the colours on my labels and it changed the number keys assigned to them. It seems like the numbers are assigned to colours, in a funny random kind of way! Gah!


author: Luc Sengers
body: Hey Atlassian peeps, might be worth voting on this to give it more visibility


author: Natalie Bennett
body: I am having the same problem! It seems like this would be a great feature to flag to the product team.


author: RC
body: Yes please.  
Labels are very useful, but even more if there was an option to re-order them manually. Or at the very least, alphabetically.

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Trello team, make us happy ?


author: Andy Sanders
body: Ditto. This feature is needed to make evolution of labels possible as a project progresses. By the time a year is through, the labels are in weird orders that are hard to navigate. Please make this list organizable.


author: Lind Babcock
body: yes--need to be able to re-order labels, please!


author: Lorraine Tegeris
body: Adding my vote for being able to drag and drop the order of labels. Thank you!


author: Patrick Heng
body: +1 to re-order labels. This can help card presentation and add clarity


author: Jody Tate
body: +1


author: Jim Gallombardo
body: +1 - need to be able to reorder or at least sort the labels.


author: Nicholas Denes
body: See my answer for a **temporary solution.** It'll give you a workaround method for sorting... Just figured it out!


author: Joshua Lindsay
body: [@Theodoro Reato](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4570057) Any update on the ability to re-order labels?

Thank you


author: Samantha
body: Bump.

I am also very frustrated by not being able to order my labels! It makes it much more cumbersome than it needs to be.


author: aidanroberts629
body: Bump!!!

It appears that labels are currently sorted via the available color palette (courtesy of [@Nicholas Denes](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5485908)' comment). This is a very basic and extremely important feature for teams, please implement this!!


author: Jonathan Smith
body: Reordering the labels and also saving as label templates would be helpful for structure, organization, and most of all---less resistance! Trello, please implement.


author: Alanna Siu
body: Bump!  

Definitely would help a lot if the reordering can be random, or we can manage the order manually on a page. If we can drag trello cards so flexibly, I believe the team can do the same for the colour labels!  

Thank you team! I love the labels very much. :)


author: Chris Carpenter
body: Yes, definitely a feature that is needed. It's been two years since this post began. Surely you can implement such an easy request. Thank you!


author: Keystar Shipping
body: +1


author: Silver
body: +1


author: Julissa Gomez
body: +1


author: Richard Padden
body: +1


author: yudayuda
body: +1


author: Nicholas Denes
body: I have a **temporary workaround** for those who need some order to their labels in the meantime. While it does negate being able to choose your *specific* color, it is still useful if you MUST have them sorted...

The labels might *seem* completely random, but there is actually an order to them. Each color has a subtle, a regular, and a bold value. The order of the labels cycles through each color, and their subtle, regular, and bold values. So if you use the chart below you should be able to organize your labels alphabetically or really whatever way you want, though at the cost of choosing the color. Temporary work around but works nonetheless.

![TrelloLabelOrder.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/320975iD9B9790267A38E83/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "TrelloLabelOrder.png")

comments: author: Emily Bakkum
body: This is super helpful in the interim. Thank you!


author: Emily Bakkum
body: It seems like a very basic command that we could really use. I also vote for sorting labels by drag and drop!


author: Janean Schmidt
body: Thank you for figuring this out and sharing it! Very helpful!! (And yes, Trello, we shouldn't have to do this. ;p)