Mailchimp repeatable blocks sort order resets

Question

I've created a newsletter template using one of Mailchimp's default template but I'm having an issue with the sort order of the repeatable blocks. If I try to mix different repeatable blocks, I can't do it. Is there a way to fix this?

As an example, here is a very simplified version of my initial campaign design using this template:

Repeatable Block 1
Repeatable Block 2

But if I were to create a new repeatable block for each of these, I can't order it like so:

Repeatable Block 1
Repeatable Block 2
Repeatable Block 1
Repeatable Block 2

Answer 1

This is a known issue, or constraint rather, of the MailChimp editor. It's not possible to mix different repeatable block sections.

The best option is to use the variable content blocks to achieve the effect you want.

<div mc:repeatable="block" mc:variant="Block 1"></div>
<div mc:repeatable="block" mc:variant="Block 2"></div>

This setup allows you to create as many blocks as you want, and change the content/layout of each block using the variant selector.

More info in the MailChimp docs.