XenForo uses something called display order to put things in the right place. Display order helps you move things around easily without much work. Every item has a number attached to it. Items with smaller numbers come first, and items with bigger numbers come last. Think about how you line up at school by height. The shorter kids stand at the front, and the taller kids stand at the back. Display order works just like that! Blue might have number 5, Purple might have number 7, Red might have number 29, and Green might have number 1578. The computer shows them exactly in that order because of these numbers.
Display order only matters between things at the same level. Parent items have their display order, and child items have a separate display order. The child items only care about their brothers and sisters, not about their parents or cousins. For example, Colors might be a parent with number 1000. Inside Colors, you find Blue (5), Purple (7), Red (29), and Green (1578). Animals might be another parent with number 2000. Inside Animals, you find Badger (100), Hedgehog (101), and Otter (102). Fast food might be another parent with number 10000. Inside Fast food, you find Hamburger (30), Hot dog (50), and Fried chicken (75). Each group stays together because they belong to the same parent, but their numbers only matter compared to their brothers and sisters.
Parents line up based on their numbers. Colors (1000) comes before Animals (2000), which comes before Fast Food (10000). The children inside each parent follow their numbers. Inside Colors, Blue (5) comes first because it has the smallest number. Inside Animals, badgers 100 come first because it has the smallest number in that group. Inside Fast food, Hamburger (30) comes first because it has the smallest number in that group. You can change these numbers anytime you want to move things around. If you want Purple to appear before Blue, just give Purple a smaller number than Blue, maybe four instead of 7. The computer puts everything in order based on these numbers automatically.
Display order only matters between things at the same level. Parent items have their display order, and child items have a separate display order. The child items only care about their brothers and sisters, not about their parents or cousins. For example, Colors might be a parent with number 1000. Inside Colors, you find Blue (5), Purple (7), Red (29), and Green (1578). Animals might be another parent with number 2000. Inside Animals, you find Badger (100), Hedgehog (101), and Otter (102). Fast food might be another parent with number 10000. Inside Fast food, you find Hamburger (30), Hot dog (50), and Fried chicken (75). Each group stays together because they belong to the same parent, but their numbers only matter compared to their brothers and sisters.
Parents line up based on their numbers. Colors (1000) comes before Animals (2000), which comes before Fast Food (10000). The children inside each parent follow their numbers. Inside Colors, Blue (5) comes first because it has the smallest number. Inside Animals, badgers 100 come first because it has the smallest number in that group. Inside Fast food, Hamburger (30) comes first because it has the smallest number in that group. You can change these numbers anytime you want to move things around. If you want Purple to appear before Blue, just give Purple a smaller number than Blue, maybe four instead of 7. The computer puts everything in order based on these numbers automatically.
