Box sorting works

boxes/admin.py

@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-from adminsortable2.admin import SortableAdminMixin
+import json
+
 from django import forms
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django.contrib.admin import SimpleListFilter
+from django.http import JsonResponse
+from django.urls import path
 from django.utils.html import format_html
+from django.views.decorators.http import require_POST
 
 from .models import Box, BoxType, Facet, Tag, Thing, ThingFile, ThingLink
 
@@ -48,12 +52,37 @@ class BoxTypeAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
 
 
 @admin.register(Box)
-class BoxAdmin(SortableAdminMixin, admin.ModelAdmin):
+class BoxAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     """Admin configuration for Box model."""
 
-    list_display = ('id', 'box_type')
+    ordering = ['sort_order']
+    list_display = ('id', 'box_type', 'sort_order')
     list_filter = ('box_type',)
     search_fields = ('id',)
+    change_list_template = 'admin/boxes/box/change_list.html'
+
+    def get_urls(self):
+        urls = super().get_urls()
+        custom_urls = [
+            path('reorder/', self.admin_site.admin_view(self.reorder_view), name='boxes_box_reorder'),
+        ]
+        return custom_urls + urls
+
+    def reorder_view(self, request):
+        """Handle AJAX reorder requests."""
+        if request.method != 'POST':
+            return JsonResponse({'error': 'POST required'}, status=405)
+
+        try:
+            data = json.loads(request.body)
+            order = data.get('order', [])
+
+            for index, pk in enumerate(order):
+                Box.objects.filter(pk=pk).update(sort_order=index)
+
+            return JsonResponse({'status': 'ok'})
+        except (json.JSONDecodeError, KeyError) as e:
+            return JsonResponse({'error': str(e)}, status=400)
 
 
 class ThingFileInline(admin.TabularInline):