# Reorder Gallery by moving photos in the Preview Window

**URL:** <https://community.elfsight.com/t/reorder-gallery-by-moving-photos-in-the-preview-window/169328>\
**Category:** Photo Gallery\
**Tags:** Gathering-Feedback\
**Created:** [July 25, 2026, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/reorder-gallery-by-moving-photos-in-the-preview-window/169328 "2026-07-25T21:50:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![swm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.elfsight.com/swm/32/106098_2.png) [@swm](https://community.elfsight.com/u/swm)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2026, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/reorder-gallery-by-moving-photos-in-the-preview-window/169328/1 "2026-07-25T21:50:54Z")

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### Allow **drag-and-drop reordering directly in the preview** , supporting **multi-image selection for reordering** , and possibly offering **larger sidebar thumbnail** options.

### **My slow downs with reordering photos in the list:**

1. **Sidebar Thumbnails Are Small:** In galleries with similar images (e.g., photo shoots of real estate or remodeling projects), tiny sidebar thumbnails make it difficult to distinguish subtle details between shots without constantly cross-referencing the main preview.

2. **Unsynchronized**  **Scroll Tracking when Reordering:** Dragging an image on the sidebar from the very bottom to the very top of the list is functionally smooth and fast. However, major position shifts aren’t visually followed with the preview. Let’s say that the preview window is scrolled to the top of the gallery, and you are reordering photos at the bottom of the list, the preview does not auto-scroll to follow the changes below. There is a disconnection between the sidebar / preview.

3. **Reordering Efficiency:** Reordering photos one by one takes a significant amount of time when organizing large shoots or regrouping projects.

### **Proposed Solutions / Suggestions**

- **Direct Canvas Drag-and-Drop (Primary Request):**

- **Multi-Select Capability for Reordering:**

- **Synchronized Sidebar-to-Canvas Scroll Tracking (Alternative / Secondary Request):**

- **Expanded Sidebar View / Adjustable Thumbnails (Optional):**

I suppose distinctive file naming would help with issue #1 on my end, but I think any of these suggestions could be a **user friendly update** for everyone! 😁

 ![elfsight-gallery-reorder](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/elfsight/original/3X/3/c/3c6ca36ab9ef947c90728dea1930509c089fa1d1.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Max](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.elfsight.com/max/32/710_2.png) [@Max](https://community.elfsight.com/u/Max)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 11:34am UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/reorder-gallery-by-moving-photos-in-the-preview-window/169328/2 "2026-07-27T11:34:57Z")

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Hi there, @swm 👋

A huge thank you for such a detailed explanation!

This is a great idea and we’ll try to think it over in the future, especially if more users upvote it 🙂