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LAUNCHED: Ability to reorder Variable Modes

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
July 11, 2023
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As design systems grow organically, it might be necessary to reorder Variable Modes in the Local variables panel, similarly to how it is possible to reorder variables.

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New Member

this is the most stupid thing i faced in figma been using it for years
guys you serious? you sell this pricy enterprise plans with 40 modes option but if you gotta change the order of your modes one day it turns absolutely inconvenient in use or even dead and useless
and it’s been unsolved for so long... christ

New Member

My hopes were high to receive this feature during config 2024. So young, so naiv 😦

still waiting mate, still waiting for it...

Active Member

Need this, like a year ago

Active Member

C’mon Figma, you build FigPal but not basic essential features that should’ve been part of MVP that people need? 🙄

Active Member

LOL, atm there is a plugin profiting off Figma’s incomplete feature: https://figma-tokens.com/products/figma-tokens-manager-reorder-modes/

Active Member

What the?! I was just able to drag and drop my modes?! Is this a new feature? I didn’t notice! Amazing!

Community Support

Hey @Joe_Garlick,

Yes - we just launched this on April 1st: https://x.com/figma/status/1907098144149844226

New Member

Working with a group of 30+ designers we really need a way to set the default mode so that the columns can follow a natural order. Bump