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Any way to make getResources sort by parent resource then menu index?

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    meltingdog Reply #1, 10 years, 9 months ago
    I am using getResources with the following:

     &parents=`91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,103,104,105,75`
 &sortby=`menuindex ASC, id`
 &sortdir=`ASC`


    Sorting by menu index works fine for resources within their own parent resources but is there anyway to display resources belonging to a particular parent last?

    Eg: In the list generated above, I want all child resources of 75 to be displayed last.

    Thanks in advance!
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      claytonk Reply #2, 10 years, 9 months ago
      Simplest method would simply be to separate parent 75 into a separate getResources call.

      Do the parents listed above have a common identifier (tv value or ancestory) that would allow you to gather them via a getResources call? If so, you could place a new getResources call inside the template you use for the initial call and could then order the parents exactly as you wish using &sortby=`FIELD(modResource.id, 91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,103,104,105,75 )` in the initial call.
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        sparky Reply #3, 10 years, 9 months ago
        The following getResourcesTree worked well for me

        https://forums.modx.com/index.php/topic,43832.msg333619.html