Updated Sorting (markdown)

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## Automatic / permanent sorting
**This documentation applies to 0.49 and later. In previous versions `#sorted` worked alphabetically**
Child notes can be kept sorted by attaching [[labels|Attributes]] to the parent note:
Child notes can be kept sorted by attaching `#sorted` [[label|Attributes]] to the parent note.
* `#sorted` - enables sorting, can optionally include name of the note's property/label (see details below)
* `#sortDirection` - by default ascending, set it to `desc` value to reverse the sort order
* `#sortFoldersFirst` - notes with children will be sorted on top
Sorting works by comparing note property or a specific label on the child notes.
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2. sorting by child's property or a specific label defined on the parent note's `#sorted` label
a) parent note has `#sorted` with no value - by default sorting will be done alphabetically
b) parent note has `#sorted=title` or `#sorted=dateModified` or `#sorted=dateCreated` - sorting will be done based on the defined note's property
c) parent note has `#sorted` label with any other value - this value is the name of the child note's label whose value will be used for sorting. So e.g. you set `#sorted=myOrder` on the parent note and then child notes will have labels `#myOrder=001`, `#myOrder=002" etc.
c) parent note has `#sorted` label with any other value - this value is the name of the child note's label, whose value will be used for sorting. So e.g. you set `#sorted=myOrder` on the parent note and then child notes will have labels `#myOrder=001`, `#myOrder=002" etc.
3. sorting of "last resort" is alphabetical
All comparisons are made string-wise - e.g. "1" < "2" or "2020-10-10" < "2021-01-15" but also "2" > "10".