Natural sorting for VM / Device names #4777

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opened 2025-12-29 19:20:22 +01:00 by adam · 1 comment
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Originally created by @candlerb on GitHub (Apr 16, 2021).

Originally assigned to: @jeremystretch on GitHub.

NetBox version

v2.11 beta

Feature type

Change to existing functionality

Proposed functionality

When showing a list of VMs or devices, use "natural" sorting so that e.g. vm2 becomes before vm10

Use case

Easier to find things when scanning through or paging through listings

Database changes

Possibly a _name field padded in the same way that interfaces are

External dependencies

None

Originally created by @candlerb on GitHub (Apr 16, 2021). Originally assigned to: @jeremystretch on GitHub. ### NetBox version v2.11 beta ### Feature type Change to existing functionality ### Proposed functionality When showing a list of VMs or devices, use "natural" sorting so that e.g. vm2 becomes before vm10 ### Use case Easier to find things when scanning through or paging through listings ### Database changes Possibly a `_name` field padded in the same way that interfaces are ### External dependencies None
adam added the status: acceptedtype: feature labels 2025-12-29 19:20:22 +01:00
adam closed this issue 2025-12-29 19:20:22 +01:00
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@candlerb commented on GitHub (Apr 16, 2021):

Screenshot from beta.netbox.dev:
image

@candlerb commented on GitHub (Apr 16, 2021): Screenshot from beta.netbox.dev: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/44789/115030166-b3a76900-9ebe-11eb-98ee-4ff469ba8aa4.png)
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Reference: starred/netbox#4777