diff --git a/view/templates/settings/head.tpl b/view/templates/settings/head.tpl
index 8fe7ec4e58..0fc029a57b 100644
--- a/view/templates/settings/head.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/settings/head.tpl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
   *}}
 
-
+<script type="text/javascript" src="view/asset/es-jquery-sortable/source/js/jquery-sortable.js"></script>
 <script>
 	var ispublic = "{{$ispublic nofilter}}";
 
@@ -31,8 +31,227 @@
 			$('.settings-content-block').hide();
 			$(this).next('.settings-content-block').toggle();
 		});
-
+		$( function() {
+			var $container; // or onDrop loses reference
+			$(".sortable").sortable({
+				connectWith : ".sortable",
+				containerSelector: "div",
+				containerPath : ".sortable > .field",
+				itemSelector : ".field",
+				placeholder : '<div class="placeholder"></div>',
+				nested: false, 
+    			onDragStart: function ($item, container, _super, event) {
+      				$item.css({
+        				height: $item.outerHeight(),
+       				 	width: $item.outerWidth()
+      				});
+      				$item.addClass(container.group.options.draggedClass);
+      				$("body").addClass(container.group.options.bodyClass);
+      				$container = container;
+    			},
+				onDrop : function($item, container, _super, event){
+					if(!container){ container = $container;};
+      				$item.removeClass(container.group.options.draggedClass).removeAttr("style");
+      				$("body").removeClass(container.group.options.bodyClass);
+      				console.log(container);
+      			},
+      			afterMove : function($placeholder, container, $closestItemOrContainer){
+      				// need a delay so drag-n-drop is done before we re-index
+      				setTimeout(function(){
+      					if ($(".network").length > 0){
+      						indexList('#feature_widgetorder','.network','.field');
+      					}
+      					if ($(".timelines-widget").length > 0){
+      						indexList('#widget_timelineorder','.timelines-widget','.field');
+      					}
+      					if ($(".timelines-menu").length > 0){
+      						indexList('#menu_timelineorder','.timelines-menu','.field');
+      					} 
+      				},1000);
+      			}					
+			});
+		});
+		// make widget indexing generic
+		function indexList(input,widgets,children){
+			var items = $(widgets).children(children);
+			var order = [];
+			for(let i=0; i < items.length; i++){
+				$(items[i]).attr('data-order',i);
+				$(items[i]).attr('tabindex',0);
+				order.push(items[i].id.replace('div_id_feature_','').replace('div_id_enable[','').replace('div_id_bookmark[','').replace(']',''));
+			}
+			$(input).val(JSON.stringify(order));
+		}
+		// initial order index
+		indexList('#feature_widgetorder','.network','.field');
+		indexList('#widget_timelineorder','.timelines-widget','.field');
+		indexList('#menu_timelineorder','.timelines-menu','.field');
+		// accessible sorting with keyboard gives feedback to screenreaders
+		$('.network .field, .timelines-widget .field, .timelines-menu .field').bind('keydown', function(event){
+			let total = $('.network .field').length;
+			console.log('total = '+total);
+			// get the currently selected item index
+			let index = parseInt($(this).attr('data-order'));
+			let before = parseInt(index-1);
+			let after  = parseInt(index+1);
+			if(event.which == 38){ // up arrow
+				console.log('up arrow');
+				if (index != 0){
+					console.log('insert before '+before);
+					$(this).attr('title','Moved up one space, position '+index+' in list');
+					$(this).insertBefore( $('[data-order="'+before+'"]') );
+					setTimeout(function(that){
+      					if ($(".network").length > 0){
+      						indexList('#feature_widgetorder','.network','.field');
+      					}
+      					if ($(".timelines-widget").length > 0){
+      						indexList('#widget_timelineorder','.timelines-widget','.field');
+      					}
+      					if ($(".timelines-menu").length > 0){
+      						indexList('#menu_timelineorder','.timelines-menu','.field');
+      					} 
+						$(that).attr('title','');
+					},1000, $(this));
+				}
+				$(this).focus();
+			}
+			if (event.which == 40){ //down arrow
+				console.log('down arrow');
+				if (index != (total-1)){
+					console.log('insert after'+after);
+					$(this).attr('title','Moved down one space, position '+parseInt(after+1)+' in list');
+					$(this).insertAfter( $('[data-order="'+after+'"]') );
+					setTimeout(function(that){
+      					if ($(".network").length > 0){
+      						indexList('#feature_widgetorder','.network','.field');
+      					}
+      					if ($(".timelines-widget").length > 0){
+      						indexList('#widget_timelineorder','.timelines-widget','.field');
+      					}
+      					if ($(".timelines-menu").length > 0){
+      						indexList('#menu_timelineorder','.timelines-menu','.field');
+      					} 
+						$(that).attr('title','');
+					},1000, $(this));
+				}
+				$(this).focus();
+			}
+		});	
 	});
 
 </script>
 
+<style>
+/* styling for sortable lists */
+.placeholder {
+	height: 60px;
+	width: 100%;
+	background-color: rgba(255,255,255,.3);
+	border: 1px dashed black;
+	list-style: none;
+}
+.sortable .field {
+	position: relative;
+	border: 1px solid #eee;
+	padding: 10px 30px 10px 30px;
+	margin: 0;
+	box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+	.sortable .field:first-of-type {
+		border-top-left-radius: 8px;
+		border-top-right-radius: 8px;
+	}
+	.sortable .field:last-of-type {
+		border-bottom-left-radius: 8px;
+		border-bottom-right-radius: 8px;
+	}
+	.sortable .field::after {
+		content: '\2B0D';	/* unicode double-arrow */
+		position: absolute;
+		font-size: 18px;
+		right: 15px;
+		top: 40%;
+		opacity: .2;
+	}
+	.sortable .field:hover::after,
+	.sortable .field:focus::after,
+	.sortable .field:active::after,
+	.sortable .field:focus-within::after {
+		opacity: 1;
+	}
+	.dragged {
+		position: absolute !important;
+	}
+</style>
+
+<script>
+/*
+ * Content-Type:text/javascript
+ *
+ * A bridge between iPad and iPhone touch events and jquery draggable, 
+ * sortable etc. mouse interactions.
+ * @author Oleg Slobodskoi  
+ * 
+ * modified by John Hardy to use with any touch device
+ * fixed breakage caused by jquery.ui so that mouseHandled internal flag is reset 
+ * before each touchStart event
+ * 
+ */
+(function( $ ) {
+
+    $.support.touch = typeof Touch === 'object';
+
+    if (!$.support.touch) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    var proto =  $.ui.mouse.prototype,
+    _mouseInit = proto._mouseInit;
+
+    $.extend( proto, {
+        _mouseInit: function() {
+            this.element
+            .bind( "touchstart." + this.widgetName, $.proxy( this, "_touchStart" ) );
+            _mouseInit.apply( this, arguments );
+        },
+
+        _touchStart: function( event ) {
+            if ( event.originalEvent.targetTouches.length != 1 ) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            this.element
+            .bind( "touchmove." + this.widgetName, $.proxy( this, "_touchMove" ) )
+            .bind( "touchend." + this.widgetName, $.proxy( this, "_touchEnd" ) );
+
+            this._modifyEvent( event );
+
+            $( document ).trigger($.Event("mouseup")); //reset mouseHandled flag in ui.mouse
+            this._mouseDown( event );
+
+            return false;           
+        },
+
+        _touchMove: function( event ) {
+            this._modifyEvent( event );
+            this._mouseMove( event );   
+        },
+
+        _touchEnd: function( event ) {
+            this.element
+            .unbind( "touchmove." + this.widgetName )
+            .unbind( "touchend." + this.widgetName );
+            this._mouseUp( event ); 
+        },
+
+        _modifyEvent: function( event ) {
+            event.which = 1;
+            var target = event.originalEvent.targetTouches[0];
+            event.pageX = target.clientX;
+            event.pageY = target.clientY;
+        }
+
+    });
+
+})( jQuery );
+</script>