$smwgQSortingSupport

Configuration parameter details:
Name	$smwgQSortingSupport
Description	Sets whether sorting of query results should be possible
Default setting	true
(Other) available settings	false Allows to disable the possibility of sorting query results
Software	Semantic MediaWiki
Since version	1.0
Until version	still available
Configuration	Query settings
Keyword	query · sorting · semantic search

$smwgQSortingSupport is a configuration parameter that sets whether sorting of query results should be possible. The configuration parameter was introduced in Semantic MediaWiki 1.0Released on 31 December 2007 and compatible with MW 1.9.x - 1.12.x. and deprecated with Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0Released on 11 October 2018 and compatible with MW 1.27.0 - 1.31.x.1.

This configuration parameter was deprecated with Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0Released on 11 October 2018 and compatible with MW 1.27.0 - 1.31.x. in favour of option SMW_QSORT to configuration parameter $smwgQSortFeaturesSets the behaviour for the sorting features of the semantic search streamlining the overall configuration of Semantic MediaWiki.1 Thus you are advised to migrate your settings in "LocalSettings.php" to the new configuration parameter since this one will be removed with the release of Semantic MediaWiki 3.1.0Released on 23 September 2019 and compatible with MW 1.31.0 - 1.33.x. in 2019.

Default setting

$smwgQSortingSupport = true;

This means that sorting of query results is possible.

Changing the default setting

To modify the setting to this configuration parameter, add one of the following lines to your "LocalSettings.php" file after the enableSemantics() call:

Disable sorting

$smwgQSortingSupport = false;

This means that sorting of query results is not possible.

See also

• Help page on semantic search
• Help page on configuration parameter $smwgQRandSortingSupportSets whether random sorting of query results should be possible
• Help page on configuration parameter $smwgQSortFeaturesSets the behaviour for the sorting features of the semantic search