DRUPAL: ordering the content in the back-end without using Views

Question

Hi,

I would like to order alphabetically the content in my Drupal back-end

Is there any simpler method than using Views module or hacking the code for doing it ?

I don't need an ordering selector, just to statically order the nodes differently.

thanks

Answer 1

1. View is the simplest/easiest solution.
2. An alternative solution would be to use a jQuery plugin and do sorting via js, but that would only work for the items on the page and not globally.
3. You could also create your own display using hook_menu in a custom module.
4. Yet another solution would be to rewrite the SQL of node_admin_nodes function to implement a sorting that way, or use hook_form_alter and create your own implementation of node_admin_nodes. But that would be the most time consuming and complex route to take that I don't want to describe how you would do it in details and I would definitely adwise strongly against it. But it's a possibility if you really don't want to use views…

Answer 2

Doing this is very simple with Views.

1. Install Views module.
2. Go to /admin/build/views/list.
3. Click "enable" next to whatever default node list you want to override (probably "admin_content").
4. Find the "Sort criteria" section of the edit page:
   • Remove "Node: updated date".
   • Click the add button, choose "Node: title", "ascending".
5. Save, and you're done!

Answer 3

The core content view 'Edit' is annoyingly unconfigurable. You will need Views.

Answer 4

Could you please tell specifically about rewriting SQL of node_admin_nodes function i.e overriding the core function? I referred the listed url for the same http://drupal.org/node/29428 but there is a "patch" attachment n unable to know about its implementation i.e how to apply patch? Plz help as soon as possible!