Idaho Commission for Libraries

Weights allow you to position system-generated content into a different order. If a weight can be applied to an element, you will see a drop down box that list allows you to set a numerical weight.

In the drop-down box you will see a scale of negative and positive numbers. Negative numbers weigh less than positive numbers; therefore they rise to the top. Positive numbers weigh more than negative numbers; therefore they sink to the bottom. So if you want your new category to “float” to the top, give it a negative number. Or if you want it to “sink” to the bottom give it a heavier positive number.

If more than one item has the same weight, then the system will order them in alphabetical order. If multiple weights are applied to multiple items, then the system will order them by weight first, and then alphabetize them after that. For example, if you have apples set as -10, bananas set at 0, oranges set at 0, and pears set at -10 the items would be ordered as follows: apples, pears, bananas, oranges.