# How to re-arrange automation steps

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If you wish to change the order of the [steps](https://www.mailerlite.com/help/how-to-use-automation-steps) in your workflow, you can easily drag and drop steps to a new location.

Note: To edit a workflow, your automation must be paused.

It’s currently possible to re-arrange **Email**, **Delay**, **Action**, **Webhook, Condition**, and **A/B testing** steps.

To move a step:

1. Click and drag the step by the draggable icon in the top-left corner.
2. As you do this, available spots to place the step will appear labeled **Drop step here**.

If a step cannot be placed in a certain location, you will see the label **Not available for this step**. This can happen if steps need to retain a specific order to work properly. For example, Webhook steps cannot be placed after A/B test branches.

Keep in mind, delay steps cannot be moved if there are subscribers currently queued in them.

## Condition and A/B testing steps

When moving a **Condition** or **A/B testing** step, the branches attached to that step will move with it. You will be able to see how many steps are being moved with the label  **(X amount) of hidden steps**.

When dropping a **Condition** step to another area in the automation that has existing steps below it, you will see the option to choose whether the steps below will fall under the **positive** or **negative** branch.

## Cut and paste

It’s also possible to re-arrange automation steps by cutting and pasting to a new location. To do this:

1. Hover over a step and click the three dot icon in the upper right corner.
2. Select **Cut**.

3. You will see a pop-up appear showing the step that was cut, with an option to click **Undo**.
4. All valid paste locations will appear with the label **Paste step here**. Simply click the empty step placeholder to paste the step in the chosen location.

## Metrics when moving steps

When you move an automation step, it will still keep its existing metrics. For example, if you move an **Email** step, the metrics such as opens and clicks will remain tracked even after it has been moved.

If you’d like to preserve the current metrics in their original position and start tracking fresh metrics from a new spot, we recommend **duplicating** the step (with the same settings) and moving the duplicate instead.

To learn more, check out 👉 [How to use automation steps](https://www.mailerlite.com/help/how-to-use-automation-steps)  
Last time edited:  
Jul 29, 2025