Manual:Interface/Wikibase-SortedProperties

By default, sites that utilize structured data provided by Wikibase display statements in order of time of addition (the first statement added to the entity appears at the top, the last statement added appears at the bottom).

To override the default ordering of properties/statements, each Wiki needs a page with a list of sorted properties. This page needs to be in the MediaWiki namespace with the title Wikibase-SortedProperties. For best results, simply follow the conventions present in Wikidata's Wikibase-SortedProperties page.

Any properties not listed in Wikibase-SortedProperties will simply use the default behavior of appearing in the order in which they were added (from oldest to newest).

Process for community requests to change the statement order
The discussion page for Wikibase-SortedProperties should be used to make subsequent requests to add properties to the ordered list or alter the existing order. Visit the Wikibase-SortedProperties talk page on Wikidata for examples of best practice and common requests.

For sites that use Wikidata properties via Wikibase Federation
For consistency across Wikibase projects that only use properties from Wikidata via Federation, please consider the existing order of properties on Wikidata and only make minimal changes as needed.

Note: Wikibase-SortedProperties pages on individual Wikis should be protected and editable by site admins only