Categories and Sub Categories not sorted correctly

Categories can be ordered in the backend by dragging / dropping: https://cld.wthms.co/OB8f8x. Are they not displaying in the order defined here?

I’d recommend ruling out plugin / theme conflicts as well: https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/woocommerce-self-service-guide/#section-4

Hi there.
Thanks for the reply.

It is impossible to use the drag and drop because there are so many categories :(.

I’ve switched to a default theme and the same issue occurs ??

Ah, well if you haven’t dragged/dropped them – then they have never been told what order to be in. In screen options, you can increase the number of categories per page. That could help.

Perhaps utilizing parent categories a bit more could also help, rather than having mass amounts all under the same parent.

Hi again,

I am using Parent categories.
All of my products have been imported using WP All Import Pro.

Some of the categories are 4 level deep in the hierarchy.

What is the default sort can I ask? Is it not by Category Name?

I found this bit of code to add to functions.php which sorts it on the shop pages. Not the menu though.

add_filter( 'woocommerce_product_subcategories_args', 'custom_woocommerce_get_subcategories_ordering_args' );

function custom_woocommerce_get_subcategories_ordering_args( $args ) {
    $args['orderby'] = 'title';
    return $args;
}

Default orderby is menu_order I believe. Meaning the order of drag n drop in the backend.

> I found this bit of code to add to functions.php which sorts it on the shop pages. Not the menu though.

Which menu are you referring too? Like a navigational menu you’ve put together, or maybe a widget?