# How do I use "Custom" in Flexbox and Grid settings? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elements\ **Created:** [January 26, 2026, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-do-i-use-custom-in-flexbox-and-grid-settings/53899 "2026-01-26T10:18:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WeaverPixel](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/weaverpixel/32/25453_2.png) [@WeaverPixel](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/WeaverPixel)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-do-i-use-custom-in-flexbox-and-grid-settings/53899/1 "2026-01-26T10:18:03Z")
Hi @dan I’ve come across something that I think is a bug. When I want to change the order of the individual containers in a grid, the “First” and ‘Last’ settings work as expected. However, when I select “Custom,” the order doesn’t change, no matter what I select. Am I misunderstanding how this should work? ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/0/e/0edba9c97386632ecb643ac3dbb0863e4cec22b9.jpeg) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/d/c/dc711e815c261ac38073cabcfe25605d8cfe3023.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-do-i-use-custom-in-flexbox-and-grid-settings/53899/2 "2026-01-26T10:22:52Z")
> [@WeaverPixel](#): > > However, when I select “Custom,” the order doesn’t change, no matter what I select. > Am I misunderstanding how this should work? Not used this feature in a while… but from what I remember, you need to specify the position on more than one grid item. It should then work as expected 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![WeaverPixel](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/weaverpixel/32/25453_2.png) [@WeaverPixel](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/WeaverPixel)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-do-i-use-custom-in-flexbox-and-grid-settings/53899/3 "2026-01-26T10:46:36Z")
Thanks for your fast reply, but also when I give all the containers in a grid a number from lets say 1, 2, 3 … x and I switch then the 1 by a 2 and the 2 by a 1, nothing happens? ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-do-i-use-custom-in-flexbox-and-grid-settings/53899/4 "2026-01-26T13:59:01Z")
Can you share a sample document on Elements Cloud with the issue you’re seeing, it’s much faster for us to diagnose what’s going on and provide you with a proper solution that way. Update: Just looking into this now, as there _might_ be an issue… ---
**Author:** ![ben](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/ben/32/28488_2.png) [@ben](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ben)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-do-i-use-custom-in-flexbox-and-grid-settings/53899/5 "2026-01-26T15:19:53Z")
> [@WeaverPixel](#): > > but also when I give all the containers in a grid a number from lets say 1, 2, 3 … x and I switch then the 1 by a 2 and the 2 by a 1, nothing happens? there’s a bug in the order settings that we need to fix. I’ve ticketed this, and hopefully we’ll be able to get this fixed in the next update (although I think the fix might be a bit trickier than it might seem, so I can’t promise it’ll make it in!). ---
**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-do-i-use-custom-in-flexbox-and-grid-settings/53899/6 "2026-01-26T15:35:32Z")
I have to set first and last then I can set the order ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-do-i-use-custom-in-flexbox-and-grid-settings/53899/7 "2026-01-26T16:24:03Z")
@upssjw Yes, first and last work. It’s the “Custom” field that is currently broken. ---
**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-do-i-use-custom-in-flexbox-and-grid-settings/53899/8 "2026-01-26T18:25:25Z")
that was working in my example as long as I set first and last, then the numbering worked, I was able to change order of the numbers so for me set a first and last and the numbering works ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-do-i-use-custom-in-flexbox-and-grid-settings/53899/9 "2026-01-26T20:40:37Z")
Ah, that’s good to know. @ben has now fixed this issue and it should be in the next build! ---
**Author:** ![WeaverPixel](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/weaverpixel/32/25453_2.png) [@WeaverPixel](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/WeaverPixel)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-do-i-use-custom-in-flexbox-and-grid-settings/53899/10 "2026-01-26T22:14:21Z")
I tried in what @upssjw showed, but in my case it was not working. But thanks for your comment Steve. Good to hear that it is fixed! I have some ideas for galleries and they can only be realised with full control over the order of the grid items