Reorder Fields is a WordPress ability from Ninja Forms — usable via Easy MCP AI, which connects Claude, ChatGPT, and any AI assistant to your site.
Install Free Plugin →Reorder Fields
WriteChange the display order of fields on a form.
Requires the Ninja Forms plugin on WordPress 6.9+ for the Abilities API (all 32 abilities are registered only when the wp_register_ability() function exists, via NF_Abilities_Integration::load_abilities_api() running on plugins_loaded). Every ability is gated by the same ninja_forms_ability_can_manage_forms() permission callback, requiring the caller to hold WordPress's manage_options capability or Ninja Forms' own nf_edit_forms capability.
What it does
This ability reassigns the order position of fields on a form by accepting an object that maps each field_id to its new numeric order (for example {"69": 1, "70": 2}). It lets an AI assistant rearrange a form's field layout — moving a field up, pushing a new section header down — without the user having to drag and drop fields in the visual builder.
See it in action
You ask your AI assistant
"On form 12, move field 70 to the top of the form and push field 69 to second position."
Inputs
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| form_id | integer | Yes | Form ID containing the fields. |
| field_order | object | Yes | Object mapping field_id to its new order position (e.g. {"69": 1, "70": 2}). |
Returns
An object with a 'success' boolean, the 'form_id', a count of fields 'reordered', the resulting 'field_order' object, and a 'message'.
Permission
The current user must have WordPress's 'manage_options' capability or Ninja Forms' own 'nf_edit_forms' capability (checked via the shared ninja_forms_ability_can_manage_forms() permission callback).
More Ninja Forms abilities
Add Action
Add a post-submission action to a form — email, redirect, success message, or save.
Add Calculation
Add a calculator formula to a form for use in calc fields and conditional logic.
Add Field
Add a single field to an existing form, to be called once per field when building out a form.
Create Form
Create a new Ninja Forms form, optionally with fields, actions, and calculations, in a single call.
Delete Action
Permanently delete an action from a form.
Delete Calculation
Permanently delete a calculation from a form.