Drag-and-drop tasks in Markdown task lists
You can now move checklist items around just by dragging and dropping them. Reorder items quickly and easily without editing the original comment’s Markdown. How to re-order task list items…

You can now move checklist items around just by dragging and dropping them. Reorder items quickly and easily without editing the original comment’s Markdown.
How to re-order task list items
Create a task list item using - [ ]
at the start of a new line. When you hover over the left-hand side of an item’s checkbox, you’ll see the option to drag and drop it into a new location.
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