diff --git a/layouts/partials/paige/metadata.html b/layouts/partials/paige/metadata.html
index 98f8c1bc..1a785380 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/paige/metadata.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/paige/metadata.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 {{ $authors := cond ($page.Param "paige.main.metadata.authors.hide" | not) (partial "paige/func-authors.html" $page) "" }}
 {{ $authorsclass := $page.Param "paige.main.metadata.authors.class" | default "text-center text-secondary" }}
-{{ $categories := cond ($page.Param "paige.main.metadata.terms.hide" | not) ($page.Params.categories | default slice) slice | sort | uniq }}
+{{ $categories := cond ($page.Param "paige.main.metadata.terms.hide" | not) ($page.Params.categories | default slice) slice | uniq }}
 {{ $date := cond ($page.Param "paige.main.metadata.date.hide" | not) $page.PublishDate "" }}
 {{ $dateclass := $page.Param "paige.main.metadata.date.class" | default "text-center text-secondary" }}
 {{ $dateformat := $page.Param "paige.main.metadata.date.format" | default ":date_long" }}
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 {{ $readingtime := cond ($page.Param "paige.main.metadata.reading_time.hide" | not) $page.ReadingTime "" }}
 {{ $readingtimeclass := $page.Param "paige.main.metadata.reading_time.class" | default "text-center text-secondary" }}
 {{ $sectionclass := "paige-metadata w-100" }}
-{{ $tags := cond ($page.Param "paige.main.metadata.terms.hide" | not) ($page.Params.tags | default slice) slice | sort | uniq }}
+{{ $tags := cond ($page.Param "paige.main.metadata.terms.hide" | not) ($page.Params.tags | default slice) slice | uniq }}
 {{ $termsinnerclass := $page.Param "paige.main.metadata.terms.inner_class" | default "badge text-bg-secondary text-decoration-none" }}
 {{ $termsouterclass := $page.Param "paige.main.metadata.terms.outer_class" | default "text-center" }}
 {{ $title := cond ($page.Param "paige.main.metadata.title.hide" | not) ($page.Title | markdownify) "" }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/paige/pages.html b/layouts/partials/paige/pages.html
index b54e3a35..87732a15 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/paige/pages.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/paige/pages.html
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
                 {{ range .Pages }}
                     {{ $authors := cond ($page.Param "paige.list.authors.hide" | not) (partial "paige/func-authors.html" .) "" }}
                     {{ $authorsclass := $page.Param "paige.list.authors.class" | default (print $class " text-secondary") }}
-                    {{ $categories := cond ($page.Param "paige.list.terms.hide" | not) (.Params.categories | default slice) slice | sort | uniq }}
+                    {{ $categories := cond ($page.Param "paige.list.terms.hide" | not) (.Params.categories | default slice) slice | uniq }}
                     {{ $date := cond ($page.Param "paige.list.date.hide" | not) .PublishDate "" }}
                     {{ $dateclass := $page.Param "paige.list.date.class" | default (print $class " text-secondary") }}
                     {{ $dateformat := $page.Param "paige.list.date.format" | default ":date_long" }}
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
                     {{ $sectionclass := $page.Param "paige.list.section.class" | default "mb-3 w-100" }}
                     {{ $summary := cond ($page.Param "paige.list.summary.hide" | not) (.Summary | strings.TrimPrefix "<p>" | strings.TrimSuffix "</p>" | htmlUnescape | plainify) "" }}
                     {{ $summaryclass := $page.Param "paige.list.summary.class" | default (print "fst-italic " $class) }}
-                    {{ $tags := cond ($page.Param "paige.list.terms.hide" | not) (.Params.tags | default slice) slice | sort | uniq }}
+                    {{ $tags := cond ($page.Param "paige.list.terms.hide" | not) (.Params.tags | default slice) slice | uniq }}
                     {{ $termsinnerclass := $page.Param "paige.list.terms.inner_class" | default "badge text-bg-secondary text-decoration-none" }}
                     {{ $termsouterclass := $page.Param "paige.list.terms.outer_class" | default $class }}
                     {{ $title := cond ($page.Param "paige.list.title.hide" | not) (.Title | markdownify) "" }}
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
                         {{ $flags = $flags | append "paige-published" }}
                     {{ end }}
 
-                    {{ $flags = delimit ($flags | sort | uniq) " " }}
+                    {{ $flags = delimit ($flags | uniq) " " }}
                     {{ $sectionclass = delimit (split $sectionclass " " | append $flags | sort | uniq) " " }}
 
                     <section {{ with $sectionclass }} class="{{ . }}" {{ end }}>