Random order of Category List in Add/Edit Link

[DrWingnut]

The add/edit administration link (.../wp-admin/link.php?action=edit&link_id=###) dialog shows the category list in random order. Could this list please be sorted alphabetically by category name for more rapid visual parsing.

[jamierumbelow]

Shows how the category listing is ordered by count

[jamierumbelow]

"Fix" for the ticket

[jamierumbelow]

If you take a look at wp-admin/includes/template.php on Line 610, you can see that it is actually being sorted by the number of links in that category. However, I believe that sorting the categories alphabetically would actually be a better idea, so attached is the diff for that change.

It's up to whoever makes the decisions to decide whether this should be included or not!

[johnbillion]

Hey jamierumbelow, thanks for helping improve WordPress! Just for your future reference, a ticket in Trac isn't marked as fixed until the issue is fixed and committed into the WP core.

[jamierumbelow]

Sorry - I think I've done something like that before... I'll remember next time!

[Denis-de-Bernardy]

it needs to be ordered by name imo

[pnettle]

Sort by name

[chrisscott]

Refreshed patch attached in attachment:ticket:10399:10399-refreshed.diff​ since this didn't apply cleanly against r13308.

[nacin]

(In [13313]) Order link categories by name, not count, on Add/Edit Link page. Fixes #10399 props pnettle, chrisscott.