{"id":4763,"date":"2026-06-17T08:13:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T12:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/?p=4763"},"modified":"2024-10-04T10:38:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T14:38:51","slug":"pro-tip-sorting-your-recipes-within-a-category","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/2026\/06\/pro-tip-sorting-your-recipes-within-a-category.html","title":{"rendered":"Pro Tip: Sorting Your Recipes Within A Category"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recipes by default are put in shortest to longest for best fit.\u00a0 You can sort alphabetically, too.\u00a0 Go to Editor Activities&gt;Layout &amp; Design\u00a0and scroll to Recipe Layout for the option.<\/p>\n<p>In the\u00a0quick start homepage,\u00a0Go to the Layout and Design Center &gt; Additional Design Options . Recipe sorting options and choose one of the three options.<\/p>\n<p>There is also an option for sorting recipes manually. \u00a0Select it in the Recipe Layout also. \u00a0Once selected, you can then click the link next to the option to use the Recipe Sorting Tool and adjust your recipes as you like.<\/p>\n<p>Also, you can create your own categories and sub-categories for even finer control over grouping of your recipes. \u00a0Go to Editor Activities&gt;Layout &amp; Design.\u00a0 Click on Category Section Editor for that.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bill Rice is Founder and Co-Publisher of the<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/create_make_cookbook_software.asp?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=Blog&amp;utm_content=Santa_July\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Family Cookbook Project<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the leading online cookbook publisher with a website that helps families and individuals collect, preserve and share food memories by creating their own printed custom cookbooks. He is the author of The<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Wellfleet-Oyster-Cookbook-William-Rice\/dp\/1937023990\/\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wellfleet Oyster Cookbook<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1954262019\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cape Cod Cocktail Cookbook<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Available on Amazon), both created using FamilyCookbookProject.com. He is also editor of the Donovan Family Cookbook, now it\u2019s third printing and is an avid genealogist tracing his family back to the 1600&#8217;s.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Family Cookbook Project on<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Familycookbook\"> <em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/familycookbookproject\/\"> <em>Instagram<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Family_Cookbook\"> <em>Twitter<\/em><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@cookbookproject\"> TikTok<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCQhNlM81feYnHTG07VN_Syw\/videos\">YouTube<\/a> and<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/cookbookproject\/\"> <em>Pinterest<\/em><\/a><em>!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/create_make_cookbook_software.asp?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=BlogAd&amp;utm_content=BlogAd4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-BlogAd-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-wp-pid=\"4376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-BlogAd-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-BlogAd-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-BlogAd-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-BlogAd-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-BlogAd-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-BlogAd-418x418.jpg 418w, https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-BlogAd-512x512.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-BlogAd.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recipes by default are put in shortest to longest for best fit.\u00a0 You can sort alphabetically, too.\u00a0 Go to Editor Activities&gt;Layout &amp; Design\u00a0and scroll to Recipe Layout for the option. 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