Shadcn Sortable Nested Layout

Sortable list of items with nested layout. Built by composing Card, Sortable. Uses sonner alongside the shadcn primitives. A free, open source shadcn sortable example you can install with npx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-sortable-3 and edit as your own code.

Sortable list of items with nested layout

For AI Agents

Hand your agent this brief or the ReUI MCP, not a screenshot. Free to install.

Best for: Option groups such as colors, sizes and materials reordered as cards, with each group's values reordered inside it

When to use

Ranked lists such as a play queue, notification channels or release tasks, put in order by a grip
Tile grids such as a media library, where cards change places across rows and columns
Grouped options and menus reordered in place, such as product variants or sidebar menu entries

When not to use

Entries that must move out of one group and into a different one: use the Kanban component
Ranked table rows that keep several columns of values lined up: use the Drag & Drop blocks
A whole page layout of sidebar, top bar and content area around the list: use the App Shell blocks

Agent notes

Each inner Sortable holds one group's values, so a value moves within its own group and never into another
Drag listeners sit on SortableItemHandle only, so a SortableItem rendered without one cannot be dragged
Passing onMove skips the built-in reorder, so neither onValueChange nor onValueCommit fires on drop
The drag preview clones the child of Sortable whose value matches the dragged item, so a wrapper around SortableItem needs that value too

Third-party API docs

Sonner v2: API reference, docs

Markdownhttps://reui.io/components/sortable/c-sortable-3.md

MCPget_example("c-sortable-3")

Installnpx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-sortable-3

Full index for agents:llms.txtReUI MCP setup

Shadcn Components in Sortable Nested Layout

Dependencies

sonner

About Shadcn Sortable Nested Layout

What You Can Build With Shadcn Sortable Nested Layout

Composes Card, Sortable, so it drops into any project already using those components.
Install it with the shadcn CLI: npx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-sortable-3
Open source and free, with the full source on this page to copy or adapt.

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Settings Priority Sortable settings priority with frame
Sidebar Navigation Sortable sidebar navigation with frame
Image Gallery Sortable image gallery grid with frame
Persisted Order Sortable list persisted to a backend

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Frequently Asked Questions

When should I use Shadcn Sortable Nested Layout?

Use it for option groups such as colors, sizes and materials reordered as cards, with each group's values reordered inside it.

Shadcn Sortable as a whole fits:

Ranked lists such as a play queue, notification channels or release tasks, put in order by a grip
Tile grids such as a media library, where cards change places across rows and columns
Grouped options and menus reordered in place, such as product variants or sidebar menu entries

For entries that must move out of one group and into a different one, use the Kanban component. For ranked table rows that keep several columns of values lined up, use the Drag & Drop blocks. For a whole page layout of sidebar, top bar and content area around the list, use the App Shell blocks.

How do I install Shadcn Sortable Nested Layout?

Run npx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-sortable-3. The CLI copies the source into your project, so you own the code and can edit it freely.

Is Shadcn Sortable Nested Layout free to use?

Yes. Every ReUI component example is open source and free for personal and commercial projects.

Which components does Shadcn Sortable Nested Layout use?

It composes Card, Sortable. The shadcn CLI installs those alongside the example.

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