By default, the ordering of files is by ordering number descending and file name ascending. New files will always get an ordering number of 0. By assigning a number greater than 0 you can move individual images up. Usually you would name the image files in the order you want them to appear in the front end, and then move special images to the top of the list.

In the component’s options and for an individual local event you can define which column is used to sort the files in addition. This sort attribute is applied before the other sort attributes mentioned above. You can find the configuration in the Events - List tab in the component’s options.

	Note
	The fields for entering ordering numbers for files will disappear if the event is sorted by anything other than the ordering column. Files appear in the same ordering as they would appear in the front end.

Shuffle Images

This option lets you display the images of an event in random order. You can switch it on in the component’s options (tab Events - List) or directly for an event using the sorting tab. Keep in mind that this option only becomes active if the layout you use does not have a paging bar. Random order and paging do not make much sense together. Also, it only affects the main component. Modules and plugins do not react to this setting.