JqueryUI Sortable Examples Javascript by Rajesh Kumar Sahanee - May 20, 2019March 20, 20200 Post Views: 4,740 Hello Friends, Today i am going to share jqueryui sortable examples. JqueryUI sortable method enables a group of DOM elements to become sortable, so that we can drag an element to a new spot within the list. Actually, recently I have used this method in a project in which I was developing a menu builder just like WordPress and a product image upload section to sort uploaded image. So I am sharing both examples with some modifications. Example 1: sortable-example-1.html XHTML <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Sortable Example 1</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.4.0/css/bootstrap.min.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/themes/base/jquery-ui.css"> <style> .menu-item { margin-bottom: 5px; cursor: grab; } </style> </head> <body> <div class="container" style="padding: 25px;"> <ul class="nav menu sortable" id="menu-to-edit"> <li id="menu-item-1"> <div class="panel panel-default menu-item"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h3 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" href="#collapse1">Java</a> </h3> </div> <div id="collapse1" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> <div class="form-group"> <i>Navigation Label</i> <input type="text" value="Java" class="form-control"> </div> <div class="form-group"> <i>Title Attribute</i> <input type="text" value="" class="form-control"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li id="menu-item-2"> <div class="panel panel-default menu-item"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h3 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" href="#collapse2">PHP</a> </h3> </div> <div id="collapse2" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> <div class="form-group"> <i>Navigation Label</i> <input type="text" value="PHP" class="form-control"> </div> <div class="form-group"> <i>Title Attribute</i> <input type="text" value="" class="form-control"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li id="menu-item-3"> <div class="panel panel-default menu-item"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h3 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" href="#collapse3">JavaScript</a> </h3> </div> <div id="collapse3" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> <div class="form-group"> <i>Navigation Label</i> <input type="text" value="JavaScript" class="form-control"> </div> <div class="form-group"> <i>Title Attribute</i> <input type="text" value="" class="form-control"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div id="status"> </div> </div><!-- ./wrapper --> <!-- REQUIRED JS SCRIPTS --> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.0/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.4.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(".sortable").sortable({ update: function (event, ui) { $("#status").html("status: menu reordered"); } }); </script> </body> </html> 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899 <!DOCTYPE html><html> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Sortable Example 1</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.4.0/css/bootstrap.min.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/themes/base/jquery-ui.css"> <style> .menu-item { margin-bottom: 5px; cursor: grab; } </style> </head> <body> <div class="container" style="padding: 25px;"> <ul class="nav menu sortable" id="menu-to-edit"> <li id="menu-item-1"> <div class="panel panel-default menu-item"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h3 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" href="#collapse1">Java</a> </h3> </div> <div id="collapse1" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> <div class="form-group"> <i>Navigation Label</i> <input type="text" value="Java" class="form-control"> </div> <div class="form-group"> <i>Title Attribute</i> <input type="text" value="" class="form-control"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li id="menu-item-2"> <div class="panel panel-default menu-item"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h3 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" href="#collapse2">PHP</a> </h3> </div> <div id="collapse2" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> <div class="form-group"> <i>Navigation Label</i> <input type="text" value="PHP" class="form-control"> </div> <div class="form-group"> <i>Title Attribute</i> <input type="text" value="" class="form-control"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li id="menu-item-3"> <div class="panel panel-default menu-item"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h3 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" href="#collapse3">JavaScript</a> </h3> </div> <div id="collapse3" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> <div class="form-group"> <i>Navigation Label</i> <input type="text" value="JavaScript" class="form-control"> </div> <div class="form-group"> <i>Title Attribute</i> <input type="text" value="" class="form-control"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div id="status"> </div> </div><!-- ./wrapper --> <!-- REQUIRED JS SCRIPTS --> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.0/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.4.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(".sortable").sortable({ update: function (event, ui) { $("#status").html("status: menu reordered"); } }); </script> </body></html> Output: Example 2: sortable-example-2.html XHTML <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Sortable Example 2</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.4.0/css/bootstrap.min.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/themes/base/jquery-ui.css"> <style> #thumbnails { float: none; margin-top: 10px; min-height: 250px; border: solid thick aliceblue; } #thumbnails .product-img-thumb { max-height: 250px; margin: 10px; border: dashed thin #ccd0d4; cursor: grab; } </style> </head> <body> <div class="container" style="padding: 25px;"> <ul class="nav navbar-nav sortable" id="thumbnails"> <li> <img src="https://via.placeholder.com/200x400?text=Product-1" class="img-responsive product-img-thumb"/> </li> <li> <img src="https://via.placeholder.com/200x400?text=Product-2" class="img-responsive product-img-thumb"/> </li> <li> <img src="https://via.placeholder.com/200x400?text=Product-3" class="img-responsive product-img-thumb"/> </li> </ul> <div id="status"> </div> </div><!-- ./wrapper --> <!-- REQUIRED JS SCRIPTS --> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.0/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.4.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(".sortable").sortable({ update: function (event, ui) { $("#status").html("status: product reordered"); } }); </script> </body> </html> 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253 <!DOCTYPE html><html> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Sortable Example 2</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.4.0/css/bootstrap.min.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/themes/base/jquery-ui.css"> <style> #thumbnails { float: none; margin-top: 10px; min-height: 250px; border: solid thick aliceblue; } #thumbnails .product-img-thumb { max-height: 250px; margin: 10px; border: dashed thin #ccd0d4; cursor: grab; } </style> </head> <body> <div class="container" style="padding: 25px;"> <ul class="nav navbar-nav sortable" id="thumbnails"> <li> <img src="http://via.placeholder.com/200x400?text=Product-1" class="img-responsive product-img-thumb"/> </li> <li> <img src="http://via.placeholder.com/200x400?text=Product-2" class="img-responsive product-img-thumb"/> </li> <li> <img src="http://via.placeholder.com/200x400?text=Product-3" class="img-responsive product-img-thumb"/> </li> </ul> <div id="status"> </div> </div><!-- ./wrapper --> <!-- REQUIRED JS SCRIPTS --> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.0/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.4.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(".sortable").sortable({ update: function (event, ui) { $("#status").html("status: product reordered"); } }); </script> </body></html> Output: Example 1 Demo: https://zatackcoder.com/demo/sortable-example-1.html Example 2 Demo: https://zatackcoder.com/demo/sortable-example-2.html Thank for visiting Please don’t forget to share if you like it