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  Laravel Media Library
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- [ Introduction ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/introduction)
- [ Support us ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/support-us)
- [ Requirements ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/requirements)
- [ Installation & setup ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/installation-setup)
- [ Questions and issues ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/questions-issues)
- [ Changelog ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/changelog)
- [ About us ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/about-us)

Basic usage
-----------

- [ Preparing your model ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/basic-usage/preparing-your-model)
- [ Associating files ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/basic-usage/associating-files)
- [ Retrieving media ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/basic-usage/retrieving-media)

Working with media collections
------------------------------

- [ Simple media collections ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/working-with-media-collections/simple-media-collections)
- [ Defining media collections ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/working-with-media-collections/defining-media-collections)

Converting images
-----------------

- [ Defining conversions ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/converting-images/defining-conversions)
- [ Retrieving converted images ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/converting-images/retrieving-converted-images)
- [ Optimizing converted images ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/converting-images/optimizing-converted-images)
- [ Regenerating images ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/converting-images/regenerating-images)

Responsive images
-----------------

- [ Getting started with responsive images ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/responsive-images/getting-started-with-responsive-images)
- [ Using your own width calculator ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/responsive-images/using-your-own-width-calculator)
- [ Customizing the rendered html ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/responsive-images/customizing-the-rendered-html)
- [ Generating your own tiny placeholder ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/responsive-images/generating-your-own-tiny-placeholder)
- [ Responsive images demo ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/responsive-images/demo)

Downloading media
-----------------

- [ Downloading a single file ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/downloading-media/downloading-a-single-file)
- [ Downloading multiple files ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/downloading-media/downloading-multiple-files)

Converting other file types
---------------------------

- [ Using image generators ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/converting-other-file-types/using-image-generators)
- [ Creating a custom image generator ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/converting-other-file-types/creating-a-custom-image-generator)

Advanced usage
--------------

- [ Working with multiple filesystems ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/advanced-usage/working-with-multiple-filesystems)
- [ Using custom properties ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/advanced-usage/using-custom-properties)
- [ Storing media specific manipulations ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/advanced-usage/storing-media-specific-manipulations)
- [ Using your own model ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/advanced-usage/using-your-own-model)
- [ Using a custom directory structure ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/advanced-usage/using-a-custom-directory-structure)
- [ Ordering media ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/advanced-usage/ordering-media)
- [ Moving media ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/advanced-usage/moving-media)
- [ Consuming events ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/advanced-usage/consuming-events)
- [ Generating custom urls ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/advanced-usage/generating-custom-urls)
- [ Overriding default filesystem behavior ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/advanced-usage/overriding-the-default-filesystem-behaviour)

API
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- [ Adding files ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/api/adding-files)
- [ Defining conversions ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-medialibrary/v7/api/defining-conversions)

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Ordering media
==============

Laravel medialibrary has a built in feature to help you order the media in your project. By default all inserted media items are ordered by their creation order (from the oldest to the newest) using the `order_column` column of the `media` table.

You can easily reorder a list of media by calling ̀Media::setNewOrder`:

```
 /**
  * This function reorders the records: the record with the first id in the array
  * will get order 1, the record with the second id will get order 2, ...
  *
  * A starting order number can be optionally supplied (defaults to 1).
  *
  * @param array $ids
  * @param int $startOrder
  */
Media::setNewOrder([11, 2, 26]);
```

Of course you can also manually change the value of the `order_column`.

```
$media->order_column = 10;
$media->save();
```