Get page index based on the order in the admin backend

[greg-ms]

Is it possible to get the index/item key of a page, based on the order I've inserted them in the admin backend?

e.g. there are a couple of Pages, 1-100, in the backend and I need a number which I can render, so the user can see which is the oldest and newest page.

There's the getItemKey Method, but it delivers the index values from the current page list result: if I change to another page (pagination)  the item key depends always on the current result list (so it's always zero-based).

[Jan Romero]

so the user can see which is the oldest and newest

I take it you don’t want to show the date the page was created? That would be $page->created.

$page->sort gives you the zero-based sort index, but it’s only unique in relation to the parent. This might be the closest to your requirement.

$page->id is not necessarily consecutive and starts at 1000, but it’s unique site wide. I believe ProcessWire doesn’t reuse deleted IDs, so they should reflect the order of page creation. However, every new admin page and repeater item will increase this number. Do with that what you will.

[greg-ms]

Perfect, $page->sort fits my need.

Thank you very much!