# Link in/out list sorting

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/link-in-out-list-sorting/98813>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [24 August 2025 04:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/link-in-out-list-sorting/98813 "2025-08-24T04:43:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![doctorkb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/doctorkb/32/102928_2.png) [@doctorkb](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/doctorkb)\
**Post date:** [24 August 2025 04:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/link-in-out-list-sorting/98813/1 "2025-08-24T04:43:49Z")

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Hey folks…

Came here to request that the link in/out list be sorted or sortable, and found an old similar request. It appears to have been put on a Trello board that is WAY old, though… couldn’t find where it would be otherwise, so I wanted to +1 it again and see if we could get it on a more current list. The existing topic is: [Sort-button or auto-sorting for the "link-list"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sort-button-or-auto-sorting-for-the-link-list/44239)

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![doctorkb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/doctorkb/32/102928_2.png) [@doctorkb](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/doctorkb)\
**Post date:** [24 August 2025 04:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/link-in-out-list-sorting/98813/2 "2025-08-24T04:54:49Z")

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Then I noticed this more recent (but still old and closed) topic…

> [@\[LINK OUT & LINK CALL\] Usability Requests](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/link-out-link-call-usability-requests/83361/):
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> I'd like to request a change to both the LINK OUT & LINK CALL nodes: (Add the possibility to) Display the available links in alphabetical order. Currently, available LINK IN's are displayed in the order they are created. Having them available alphabetically would make searching for a specific LINK much easier. Especially if you follow some type of name convention for LINKs. Add the option to display only the currently checked conneections. Rather than having to scroll through the list o…

Is there a master list being kept of change requests?

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [24 August 2025 05:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/link-in-out-list-sorting/98813/3 "2025-08-24T05:10:19Z")

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There is an [open issue since 2022](https://github.com/node-red/node-red/issues/3427), not sure why it is a problematic request.

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**Author:** ![omrid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@omrid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/omrid)\
**Post date:** [24 August 2025 11:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/link-in-out-list-sorting/98813/4 "2025-08-24T11:21:06Z")

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I would add a request for the link-out to support a dynamic, named target, like we have in link-call. This would make the flow more robust, as the link-out will point to a meaningful alias, not a physical node (which can change in copy/paste or export/import operations).

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**Author:** ![doctorkb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/doctorkb/32/102928_2.png) [@doctorkb](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/doctorkb)\
**Post date:** [24 August 2025 20:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/link-in-out-list-sorting/98813/5 "2025-08-24T20:40:47Z")

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Thanks, I didn’t find when I was searching Github, but clearly my search techniques were sub-par.

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**Author:** ![doctorkb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/doctorkb/32/102928_2.png) [@doctorkb](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/doctorkb)\
**Post date:** [24 August 2025 20:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/link-in-out-list-sorting/98813/6 "2025-08-24T20:41:44Z")

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It sounded like @ralphwetzel had PRs halfway done back in 2023, so I’m not sure where those were at…

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [23 October 2025 20:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/link-in-out-list-sorting/98813/7 "2025-10-23T20:42:29Z")

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