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Ari_Kogan1
New Participant
September 10, 2026
Question

Is anyone able to successfully reorder variables via drag and drop?

  • September 10, 2026
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I like to keep variable groups in alphabetical order. When I drag and drop a group to reorder, it works about 20% of the time. The other 80% of the time it either drops the group into another group, or just ungroups the group entirely.

Am I missing something or is this interface just broken?

1 reply

djv
Figmate
Community Support
September 10, 2026

Hi ​@Ari_Kogan1, thanks for reaching out! 

I understand your frustration. There's a known behavior where dragging a group onto a group that already has children nests it instead of placing it above or below. The drop indicator is the tell: a black line means it'll land between two items, a blue highlight means it'll go inside as a child. If you're seeing the blue highlight, nudging the cursor slightly toward the left edge of the row usually flips it back to the line. A couple of quick questions, so we can investigate your specific case:

  • Is this happening in the desktop app or browser, and which OS?
  • Are the groups you're dragging onto ones that already contain nested groups, or does it happen with non-nested groups too?
  • Is this a local collection or one from a subscribed library?

With this info, I can help connect you with our support team to take a closer look.