topic Re: Playlists Missing "Custom Order" Option in Desktop (Mac)

Playlists Missing "Custom Order" Option

bigunzzz — Mon, 08 May 2023 04:49:18 GMT

In the new re-design (both Mac app and Web app) it is missing the "Custom Order" option when viewing playlists and it will not allow me to rearrange playlists and playlist folders.

It shows a "Creator" option, which seems redundant, I am the creator and it is my custom order, but they are completely out of order when this option is selected.

It will allow me to rearrange playlists within a folder if I do the new "open" playlist folder thing and then from there select the "Custom Order" option. But if I just open them the old fashion way, like a drop down menu, it still won't let me rearrange playlists or folders.

Please tell me this is just a temporary bug with the new design that they are aware of and still working on, or it is something in the settings I can change that will fix this. It really makes you wanna blow your f@&*% brains out dealing with stuff like this, three years ago they completely broke the add to playlist button and refuse to fix it and don't even seem to think it is a problem, and I just have a terrible feeling they think this will be a good idea also, to say f-you to all their customers and not allow use to arrange playlists ourselves anymore.

Re: Playlists Missing "Custom Order" Option

kaworu_bloodpaw — Mon, 08 May 2023 14:07:53 GMT

Hi @bigunzzz

I'm not sure if you're seeing this problem with a playlist itself or with the new sidebar. I will provide support for the sidebar.

Please let me know if you're experiencing a problem other than the one I am highlighting here.

Set the Filter to Playlists.
Set the sort order to Custom order.

You should now be able to drag & drop playlists outside of your folders as well as change their order.

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Re: Playlists Missing "Custom Order" Option

bigunzzz — Mon, 08 May 2023 14:27:42 GMT

Yes, the "Custom order" option does not appear unless I open a playlist folder.

Re: Playlists Missing "Custom Order" Option

bigunzzz — Mon, 08 May 2023 14:34:27 GMT

...and even then every time I re-open playlist folders it will have changed the setting from custom to something else again. Every. Single. Time.

Re: Playlists Missing "Custom Order" Option

bigunzzz — Wed, 24 May 2023 10:26:59 GMT

...and now they broke it on iPad also. This is seriously **bleep** up Spotify. Why are you doing this to us?

Re: Playlists Missing "Custom Order" Option

elizabethweiss — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 16:06:44 GMT

The "custom order" sort option completely disappeared for me and I can no longer rearrange the order of my playlists how I'd like to.

Re: Playlists Missing "Custom Order" Option

Vasil — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 14:58:16 GMT

Hey folks!

Could you please try the following:

On desktop, in the left "Your Library" sidebar, click on the "Playlists" filter at the top.
Then, in the sort options drop down menu select "Custom Order". You will then see your previous playlist order and be able to move your playlists and folders like before.
Your currently chosen filters and sort options will be remembered across restarts of the desktop app.
- Source: this thread, written by @MattSuda

Thank you for all the feedback you've provided us with, it has been taken into consideration 🙂
Keep us posted on how things go!

Re: Playlists Missing "Custom Order" Option

bigunzzz — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 12:15:40 GMT

This is an absolutely unacceptable "solution." It's **bleep**ing insulting.

Re: Playlists Missing "Custom Order" Option

bigunzzz — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 12:45:19 GMT

Spotify still hasn't fixed this in recent updates.

Re: Playlists Missing "Custom Order" Option

Bzahh — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 21:59:48 GMT

Bumping this, why have they changed it so you have to select the Playlist tab to find custom order? Adding an extra click/press every single time is so unnecessary….

Re: Playlists Missing "Custom Order" Option

khallingstad — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 18:15:36 GMT

Completely agree with OP.

Now, in order for me to play a song from one of my playlists I have to click on Playlist -> By You -> Custom order.

Spotify, why not remove the entire Playlist feature if you are so adamant about making it so difficult for me.

'Custom order' missing from playlist 'sort by' dropdown

user-removed — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 22:44:01 GMT

I reorder my list of playlists quite often but currently only have the options to sort by 'Recents', 'Recently added', 'Alphabetical', 'Creator'.

Where has 'Custom order' gone?? I've tried dragging and dropping my playlists like I have done previously (I've had spotify since 2009 so know what I'm doing!) but it doesn't move them.

Re: Playlists Missing "Custom Order" Option

bryanst10 — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 21:26:51 GMT

Vasil,

I tried doing as you suggested, but the whole playlist darkens or "grays out", such that when I try to move a playlist around, nothing happens. It acts like it is allowing me to drag something around, but when I release the mouse button, nothing happens. Very strange!