# 502 error when trying to save the categories order

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**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [March 22, 2021, 12:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/502-error-when-trying-to-save-the-categories-order/184031 "2021-03-22T12:48:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/502-error-when-trying-to-save-the-categories-order/184031/5 "2021-03-25T00:29:10Z")

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Do you want them alphabetical? I once had a script to sort categories and subcategories in alphabetical order.

I suppose someone already tried to talk you into using tags instead? This is likely just the first of the issues you’ll have with this many categories.

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