How to change the order custom fields appear on the card?

[Day_Reynolds]

I created several custom fields, but now I want to change the order the fields appear on the card. Can the order of the fields be changed without deleting and creating again?

[Petter Gonçalves · Accepted solution]

Hello @Day_Reynolds

Thank you for reaching out.

Can you please let us know if you are using a Next-gen or Classic board?

Also, which is the view where your cards are displaying exactly? Can you provide us with a screenshot?

If you are talking about the Backlog and Active board views of a Classic project, you can change the order of custom fields you added to your card by moving them in the Card layout menu:

These would be the steps:

1. Navigate to your board > ... > Board settings > Card Layout
2. Change the order of the fields by dragging and dropping them:
   

Now, if you are using a Next-gen project, I'm afraid it is not possible to change the order of the fields in the cards, although we have a feature request to implement this functionality:

Ability to customise the fields shown on cards in next-gen projects (backlog + board) 

If that's the case, please vote and watch the suggestion to increase its priority and also receive notifications about any updates.

Let us know if you have any questions.

[Day_Reynolds]

Hi, thanks for your reply. Right after I submitted my question, I found the answer.

Appreciate your help!

[Rahul Ingle]

Hi @Petter Gonçalves  

I want to change Custom field sequence in Backlog section on issue view screen.

Field Name is "Definition of Done".

For better understanding sharing screenshot for the same.

Note- I am using jira  datacenter.