diff --git a/bin/qcms b/bin/qcms
index 74c873b..9d1da44 100755
--- a/bin/qcms
+++ b/bin/qcms
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ def create(folder:Annotated[str,typer.Argument(help="path of the project folder"
         root = 'www/html'
         _system = System()
         _layout = Layout()
-        _layout = _layout.build(root=root, footer = [{"text":term} for term in footer.split(',')],header={'title':title,'subtitle':subtitle} )
+        _layout = _layout.build(root=root, order={'menu':[]}, footer = [{"text":term} for term in footer.split(',')],header={'title':title,'subtitle':subtitle} )
         
         _system = System()
         _system = _system.build(version=version,port=port, context=context)
diff --git a/cms/static/js/menu.js b/cms/static/js/menu.js
index 8f1ef59..e0b32a8 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/menu.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/menu.js
@@ -237,7 +237,11 @@ var QCMSBasic= function(_layout,_context,_clickEvent) {
         var _me = this ;
         var _make = this._make
         var _layout = this._layout
-        Object.keys(this._layout.menu).forEach(function(_name){
+        
+        var _names = _layout.order.menu.length > 0 ? _layout.order.menu : Object.keys(_layout.menu)
+        
+        // Object.keys(this._layout.menu)
+        _names.forEach(function(_name){
             var _div = _me._make(_layout.menu[_name]) ;
             
             
@@ -291,7 +295,9 @@ var QCMSTabs = function(_layout,_context,_clickEvent){
         var _me = this;
         var _make  = this._make
         var tabs = this.tabs
-        Object.keys(_layout.menu).forEach(function(_key){
+        var _names = _layout.order.menu.length > 0 ? _layout.order.menu : Object.keys(_layout.menu)
+        // Object.keys(_layout.menu).
+        _names.forEach(function(_key){
             _item = _layout.menu[_key]
         //    console.log([_item])
             _tabItem = _me._make(_key,_item)
@@ -330,6 +336,17 @@ menu.tabs.init =function (_layout,_context){
     // Let us determine what kind of menu is suited for this
     // @TODO: Make menus configurable i.e on other areas of the site
     //
+    
+    if (_layout.order != null){
+        if (_layout.order.length == null && _layout.order.menu == null){
+            _layout.order = {menu:[]}
+            
+        }else if (_layout.order.menu == null){
+            _layout.order.menu = []
+        }
+    }else{
+        _layout.order = {menu:[]}
+    }
     var _count = 0
     var _items = 0
     Object.keys(_layout.menu).forEach(_name=>{