# Having issues Sorting a List **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Created:** [May 25, 2022, 7:58am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/having-issues-sorting-a-list/27596 "2022-05-25T07:58:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![\_jterrell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/_jterrell/32/20096_2.png) [@\_jterrell](https://forum.adalo.com/u/_jterrell)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 7:58am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/having-issues-sorting-a-list/27596/1 "2022-05-25T07:58:48Z")
Howdy. I’m trying to sort a list of Books that belong to a Logged in User and their Bookshelf. When I try to apply for a custom filter, I don’t get any results. I thought I would be able to select the Current logged in user’s bookshelf but it doesn’t give me that option, so I typed in the name hoping it would work. It doesn’t. How can I specify which bookshelf to pull from? I have a Collection called Bookshelf that has 4 options to select from. Read, Reading, DNF, Want to Read. I want to display each list with the corresponding book for the logged in User. Here’s a video… [Video](https://drive.google.com/file/d/15fGp5ClBIEarXXq83NT4P6OgKBR3jCH0/view?usp=sharing) ---
**Author:** ![Flawless](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/flawless/32/20131_2.png) [@Flawless](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Flawless)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/having-issues-sorting-a-list/27596/2 "2022-05-25T09:04:18Z")
Hey there @_jterrell Have 1 simple list on your screen instead of 2. Then, click the list, click the settings icon, and make a list from this list so you have a list within a custom list. Like this: ![Screen Shot 2022-05-25 at 3.03.02 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/adalo/original/3X/d/e/de099d6661f4bba1bae7dd1836492f48bf1a44e6.png) The top list should be a list of Bookshelves and you can filter the type of bookshelf by name here. Then, your simple list that’s nested should be a list of logged-in user books where bookshelves contain the current bookshelf. ---
**Author:** ![axme](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/axme/32/21594_2.png) [@axme](https://forum.adalo.com/u/axme)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/having-issues-sorting-a-list/27596/3 "2022-05-25T11:39:02Z")
(not relevant) hi @_jterrell I believe Adalo has a bug on filtering lists in the way you want. I have contacted support about this some weeks ago and followed up a few weeks back and they told me it was not fixed yet. ---
**Author:** ![Flawless](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/flawless/32/20131_2.png) [@Flawless](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Flawless)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 11:59am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/having-issues-sorting-a-list/27596/4 "2022-05-25T11:59:13Z")
Hey @axme Was how I explained it unclear? It’s not a bug. It’s logic. ---
**Author:** ![axme](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/axme/32/21594_2.png) [@axme](https://forum.adalo.com/u/axme)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/having-issues-sorting-a-list/27596/5 "2022-05-25T12:27:50Z")
You’re right Mario! i thought he was referring to filtering inside a dropdown list. that’s currently not working as far as I know. ![Screenshot 2022-05-25 at 14.22.51](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/adalo/original/3X/9/6/969eb03635af2d4489eaf994405cca8702abf7dc.png) ---
**Author:** ![Flawless](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/flawless/32/20131_2.png) [@Flawless](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Flawless)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/having-issues-sorting-a-list/27596/6 "2022-05-25T12:30:39Z")
Interesting. I was unaware of that bug. Good thing I don’t use dropdowns often enough to worry 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![\_jterrell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/_jterrell/32/20096_2.png) [@\_jterrell](https://forum.adalo.com/u/_jterrell)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/having-issues-sorting-a-list/27596/7 "2022-05-25T14:01:19Z")
Thanks, Flawless! Sorry, just seeing your response. I got it working with the help of Big D. Your solution makes sense. I think I remember watching a video on youtube about the lists within a custom list. I’m guessing this helps with load times by reducing the number of lists to render. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/system/32/40401_2.png) [@system](https://forum.adalo.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/having-issues-sorting-a-list/27596/8 "2022-06-04T14:01:51Z")
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