# Sort models in the left navigation of the Content area by display name, not by model id

**URL:** <https://forum.builder.io/t/sort-models-in-the-left-navigation-of-the-content-area-by-display-name-not-by-model-id/7095>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [January 6, 2025, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/sort-models-in-the-left-navigation-of-the-content-area-by-display-name-not-by-model-id/7095 "2025-01-06T13:41:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![von.schau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e56c9b/32.png) [@von.schau](https://forum.builder.io/u/von.schau)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2025, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/sort-models-in-the-left-navigation-of-the-content-area-by-display-name-not-by-model-id/7095/1 "2025-01-06T13:41:39Z")

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The items under the Page/Section/Structured data models in the [Content](https://builder.io/content) should by (in my opinion) sorted by display name, not the id. If we rename some model, it remains in the original position, so the list is not alphabetically sorted and you can’t change the id of the model.

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**Author:** ![manish-sharma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@manish-sharma](https://forum.builder.io/u/manish-sharma)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/sort-models-in-the-left-navigation-of-the-content-area-by-display-name-not-by-model-id/7095/2 "2025-01-06T15:18:51Z")

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Hello @von.schau,

Welcome to the [Builder.io](http://Builder.io) forum!

Just to clarify, are you referring to the actual model names in the left-hand side panel, or are you asking about the contents of the Page/Section/Structured Data models in the content list?

 ![Screenshot 2025-01-06 at 8.46.32 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/builder/original/2X/4/4cefa328df1ccf9b50ef769dc5ca838449dc9ecd.png)

Looking forward to your response!

Thanks,

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**Author:** ![von.schau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e56c9b/32.png) [@von.schau](https://forum.builder.io/u/von.schau)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 7:46am UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/sort-models-in-the-left-navigation-of-the-content-area-by-display-name-not-by-model-id/7095/3 "2025-01-07T07:46:10Z")

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Hey @manish-sharma,

yeah, I was writing about the left-hand side panel.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![manish-sharma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@manish-sharma](https://forum.builder.io/u/manish-sharma)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/sort-models-in-the-left-navigation-of-the-content-area-by-display-name-not-by-model-id/7095/4 "2025-01-07T10:04:36Z")

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Hi @von.schau,

Thanks for reaching out! Currently, the models are sorted by name by default, and sorting by ID isn’t supported just yet. However, our product team regularly reviews submissions on our Ideas Portal, so feel free to submit a feature request there for consideration: [Builder.io Ideas](https://ideas.builder.io/ideas/).

We really appreciate you bringing this up!

Thanks,

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**Author:** ![spaterson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@spaterson](https://forum.builder.io/u/spaterson)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/sort-models-in-the-left-navigation-of-the-content-area-by-display-name-not-by-model-id/7095/5 "2025-01-08T16:13:37Z")

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They appear to be currently sorted by `unique-identifier` not `Display Name`. Not a problem for us currently but I would agree with their point.

Thanks