Q: Custom Sorting Axis
Is there a way to sort the X (or Y) axis by response option order? For instance, my survey response options move from Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree, but I cannot find how to sort the X axis to maintain this Likert-Type order. My X axis is all over the place, which is not great for presenting data in an easily diegestible way.
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BartHowe
Sep 27, 2025A: Hello,
First thanks for trying out InstaCharts. You're right, there is no custom sort on the X or Y axis, and I see how this is a needed feature for a chart with Likert data. I'm sorry if this is frustrating for you! As a workaround, you could number the likert category names (Ex: 1.Strongly Agree, 2. Agree, 3. Neutral, etc) and order the axis in alphabetical order.
There is a ticket to add a custom sort order for the X-Axis- you can follow its progress here if you'd like: https://instacharts.canny.io/feature-requests/p/add-custom-order-for-x-axis
Our team will start on this feature soon, and it should be done in the next few weeks.
Please let me know if there is anything else I can help with,
Bart