​The challenge we faced with the no sorting tool was the time-consuming and repetitive nature of organizing templates within the catalog. Multiple team members dedicated many hours collectively to this task, which felt akin to Sisyphean labor. Managing templates involved navigating an Excel file, requiring us to recall template names and appearances, assess their ranking from a separate system, decide which templates should be prioritized at the top of category pages, and then communicate this list to developers for manual implementation. This process added unnecessary complexity and time constraints, particularly as we juggled other ongoing tasks.

why did we sort at all? To maintain catalog variety.

As a B2C Saas product, which dozens of new templates are added weekly, we analyze usage data to prioritize top templates, which are always the most accessible. we frequently reorder them.