diff --git a/src/PatternLab/PatternData.php b/src/PatternLab/PatternData.php
index 3e7ced4e..74fe4066 100644
--- a/src/PatternLab/PatternData.php
+++ b/src/PatternLab/PatternData.php
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class PatternData {
 	protected static $patternSubtypeDash  = "";
 	protected static $patternSubtypeSet   = false;
 	protected static $patternType         = "";
+	protected static $defaultPatternOrder = 0;
 	protected static $patternTypeClean    = "";
 	protected static $patternTypeDash     = "";
 	protected static $rules               = array();
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ public static function getDirSep() {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	* GEt the front meta bits (hidden and noviewall)
+	* Get the front meta bits (hidden and noviewall)
 	*/
 	public static function getFrontMeta() {
 		return self::$frontMeta;
@@ -329,6 +330,18 @@ public static function getPatternSubtypeSet() {
 
 	}
 
+
+	/**
+	* Get the pattern order if it exists, otherwise return default
+	*/
+	public static function getPatternOrder() {
+		if (isset(self::$patternOrder)) {
+			return self::$patternOrder;
+		}
+		return self::$defaultPatternOrder;
+	}
+
+
 	/**
 	* Get the pattern type
 	*/
@@ -544,6 +557,16 @@ public static function setPatternType($optionValue) {
 
 	}
 
+
+	/**
+	* Set the pattern order value
+	* @param  {String}       the order value
+	*/
+	public static function setPatternOrder($optionValue) {
+		self::$patternOrder = $optionValue;
+	}
+
+
 	/**
 	* Set the pattern type clean
 	* @param  {String}       the option value
diff --git a/src/PatternLab/PatternData/Exporters/NavItemsExporter.php b/src/PatternLab/PatternData/Exporters/NavItemsExporter.php
index 43db5694..9e90bcee 100644
--- a/src/PatternLab/PatternData/Exporters/NavItemsExporter.php
+++ b/src/PatternLab/PatternData/Exporters/NavItemsExporter.php
@@ -27,8 +27,21 @@ public function __construct($options = array()) {
 		
 		$this->store = PatternData::get();
 		$this->styleGuideExcludes = Config::getOption("styleGuideExcludes");
-		
 	}
+
+
+	// Sort navigation level based on the `order` key (if it exists)
+	private function sortNavByOrder($a, $b) {
+		if (!isset($a['order'])){
+			return 0;
+		} else if (!isset($b['order'])){
+			return 0;
+		} else if ($a['order'] == $b['order']){
+			return 0;
+		}
+		return ($a['order'] < $b['order']) ? -1 : 1;
+	}
+
 	
 	public function run() {
 		
@@ -46,7 +59,7 @@ public function run() {
 		foreach ($this->store as $patternStoreKey => $patternStoreData) {
 			
 			if ($patternStoreData["category"] == "patternType") {
-				
+
 				$bi = (count($navItems["patternTypes"]) == 0) ? 0 : $bi + 1;
 				
 				// add a new patternType to the nav
@@ -54,6 +67,7 @@ public function run() {
 													   "patternTypeUC"    => ucwords($patternStoreData["nameClean"]),
 													   "patternType"      => $patternStoreData["name"],
 													   "patternTypeDash"  => $patternStoreData["nameDash"],
+													   "order"            => $patternStoreData["order"],
 													   "patternTypeItems" => array(),
 													   "patternItems"     => array());
 				
@@ -71,6 +85,7 @@ public function run() {
 																				"patternSubtypeUC"    => ucwords($patternStoreData["nameClean"]),
 																				"patternSubtype"      => $patternStoreData["name"],
 																				"patternSubtypeDash"  => $patternStoreData["nameDash"],
+																				"order"               => $patternStoreData["order"],
 																				"patternSubtypeItems" => array());
 				
 				// starting a new set of pattern types. it might not have any pattern subtypes
@@ -87,6 +102,7 @@ public function run() {
 										 "patternSrcPath" => $patternStoreData["pathName"],
 										 "patternName"    => ucwords($patternStoreData["nameClean"]),
 										 "patternState"   => $patternStoreData["state"],
+										 "order"          => $patternStoreData["order"],
 										 "patternPartial" => $patternStoreData["partial"]);
 					
 					// add to the nav
@@ -95,11 +111,8 @@ public function run() {
 					} else {
 						$navItems["patternTypes"][$bi]["patternTypeItems"][$ni]["patternSubtypeItems"][] = $patternInfo;
 					}
-					
 				}
-				
 			}
-			
 		}
 		
 		// review each subtype. add a view all link or remove the subtype as necessary
@@ -154,11 +167,26 @@ public function run() {
 																					 "patternPartial" => "viewall-".$patternTypeDash."-all");
 				
 			}
+		}
+
+
+		// Sort the navItems by order property before returning final navigation (@TODO: look into possibly moving the sortNavByOrder function to a more global (ie. reusable) place)
+		foreach ($navItems as $navItem) {
+			// Sort top level patternTypes (ex. 01-atoms)
+			usort($navItems['patternTypes'], array( $this, 'sortNavByOrder' ) ); 
 			
+			foreach ($navItem as $patternTypeKey => $patternTypeValue) {
+				// Then sort patternTypeItems and/or patternItems depending on what exists (ex. Homepage or Buttons)
+				usort($navItems['patternTypes'][$patternTypeKey]['patternTypeItems'], array( $this, 'sortNavByOrder' ) ); 
+				usort($navItems['patternTypes'][$patternTypeKey]['patternItems'], array( $this, 'sortNavByOrder' ) );
+
+				// Finallly, finish sorting out the nested patternSubtypeItems (Primary Button, etc)
+				for($i = 0, $c = count($navItems['patternTypes'][$patternTypeKey]['patternTypeItems']); $i < $c; $i++){
+					usort($navItems['patternTypes'][$patternTypeKey]['patternTypeItems'][$i]['patternSubtypeItems'], array( $this, 'sortNavByOrder' ) );
+				}
+			}
 		}
-		
+
 		return $navItems;
-		
 	}
-	
 }
diff --git a/src/PatternLab/PatternData/Rules/DocumentationRule.php b/src/PatternLab/PatternData/Rules/DocumentationRule.php
index 528925fb..609bbb00 100644
--- a/src/PatternLab/PatternData/Rules/DocumentationRule.php
+++ b/src/PatternLab/PatternData/Rules/DocumentationRule.php
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ public function __construct($options) {
 	}
 	
 	public function run($depth, $ext, $path, $pathName, $name) {
-		
 		// load default vars
 		$patternType        = PatternData::getPatternType();
 		$patternTypeDash    = PatternData::getPatternTypeDash();
@@ -57,10 +56,19 @@ public function run($depth, $ext, $path, $pathName, $name) {
 			unset($yaml["title"]);
 		}
 		
-		// figure out if this is a pattern subtype
+		// figure out if this is a top level pattern type or pattern subtype
 		$patternSubtypeDoc = false;
-		if ($depth == 1) {
-			// go through all of the directories to see if this one matches our doc
+		$patternTypeDoc = false;
+		if ($depth == 0) {
+			foreach (glob($patternSourceDir.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$patternType,GLOB_ONLYDIR) as $dir) {
+				$dir = str_replace($patternSourceDir.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR,"",$dir);
+				if ($dir == $doc) {
+					$patternTypeDoc = true;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		} else if ($depth == 1){
+				// go through all of the directories to see if this one matches our doc
 			foreach (glob($patternSourceDir.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$patternType.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR."*",GLOB_ONLYDIR) as $dir) {
 				$dir = str_replace($patternSourceDir.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$patternType.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR,"",$dir);
 				if ($dir == $doc) {
@@ -68,12 +76,22 @@ public function run($depth, $ext, $path, $pathName, $name) {
 					break;
 				}
 			}
-			
 		}
 		
-		$category         = ($patternSubtypeDoc) ? "patternSubtype" : "pattern";
-		$patternStoreKey  = ($patternSubtypeDoc) ? $docPartial."-plsubtype" : $docPartial;
-		
+		$category = "pattern"; // By default, make the pattern type a "pattern"
+		$patternStoreKey = $docPartial;
+
+		// Update if patternType or subtype
+		if ($patternTypeDoc) {
+			$category = "patternType";
+			$patternStoreKey = $patternTypeDash."-pltype";
+			
+			// organisms-pltype
+		} else if ($patternSubtypeDoc){
+			$category = "patternSubtype";
+			$patternStoreKey = $docPartial."-plsubtype";
+		}
+
 		$patternStoreData = array("category"   => $category,
 								  "desc"       => trim($markdown),
 								  "descExists" => true,
@@ -100,6 +118,8 @@ public function run($depth, $ext, $path, $pathName, $name) {
       }
     }
 
+
+		
 		// if the pattern data store already exists make sure this data overwrites it
 		$patternStoreData = (PatternData::checkOption($patternStoreKey)) ? array_replace_recursive(PatternData::getOption($patternStoreKey),$patternStoreData) : $patternStoreData;
 		PatternData::setOption($patternStoreKey, $patternStoreData);
diff --git a/src/PatternLab/PatternData/Rules/PatternRule.php b/src/PatternLab/PatternData/Rules/PatternRule.php
index 84a90bc0..cff06211 100644
--- a/src/PatternLab/PatternData/Rules/PatternRule.php
+++ b/src/PatternLab/PatternData/Rules/PatternRule.php
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public function run($depth, $ext, $path, $pathName, $name) {
 		$patternTypeDash     = PatternData::getPatternTypeDash();
 		$dirSep              = PatternData::getDirSep();
 		$frontMeta           = PatternData::getFrontMeta();
+		$patternOrder        = PatternData::getPatternOrder();
 		
 		// should this pattern get rendered?
 		$hidden           = ($name[0] == "_");
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ public function run($depth, $ext, $path, $pathName, $name) {
 								  "noviewall"        => $noviewall,
 								  "depth"            => $depth,
 								  "ext"              => $ext,
+								  "order"            => $patternOrder, // default pattern order
 								  "path"             => $path,
 								  "pathName"         => $patternPath,
 								  "pathDash"         => $patternPathDash,
diff --git a/src/PatternLab/PatternData/Rules/PatternSubtypeRule.php b/src/PatternLab/PatternData/Rules/PatternSubtypeRule.php
index 1f26ff64..dcd6c6a3 100644
--- a/src/PatternLab/PatternData/Rules/PatternSubtypeRule.php
+++ b/src/PatternLab/PatternData/Rules/PatternSubtypeRule.php
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ public function run($depth, $ext, $path, $pathName, $name) {
 		$patternTypeDash        = PatternData::getPatternTypeDash();
 		$patternTypeClean       = PatternData::getPatternTypeClean();
 		$dirSep                 = PatternData::getDirSep();
-		
+		$patternOrder           = PatternData::getPatternOrder();
+
 		// set-up the names
 		$patternSubtype         = $name;                                        // 02-blocks
 		$patternSubtypeDash     = $this->getPatternName($name,false);           // blocks
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ public function run($depth, $ext, $path, $pathName, $name) {
 										"breadcrumb" => array("patternType" => $patternTypeClean),
 										"depth"      => $depth,
 										"ext"        => $ext,
+										"order"      => $patternOrder,
 										"path"       => $path,
 										"pathName"   => $patternSubtypePath,
 										"pathDash"   => $patternSubtypePathDash,
diff --git a/src/PatternLab/PatternData/Rules/PatternTypeRule.php b/src/PatternLab/PatternData/Rules/PatternTypeRule.php
index 3ce60e1e..2665e52c 100644
--- a/src/PatternLab/PatternData/Rules/PatternTypeRule.php
+++ b/src/PatternLab/PatternData/Rules/PatternTypeRule.php
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public function run($depth, $ext, $path, $pathName, $name) {
 		
 		// load default vars
 		$dirSep              = PatternData::getDirSep();
+		$patternOrder        = PatternData::getPatternOrder();
 		
 		// set-up the names
 		$patternType         = $name;                                        // 00-atoms
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ public function run($depth, $ext, $path, $pathName, $name) {
 							 "nameClean" => $patternTypeClean,
 							 "depth"     => $depth,
 							 "ext"       => $ext,
+							 "order"     => $patternOrder,
 							 "path"      => $path,
 							 "pathName"  => $patternTypePath,
 							 "pathDash"  => $patternTypePathDash,
diff --git a/src/PatternLab/PatternData/Rules/PseudoPatternRule.php b/src/PatternLab/PatternData/Rules/PseudoPatternRule.php
index 8575790c..85172b96 100644
--- a/src/PatternLab/PatternData/Rules/PseudoPatternRule.php
+++ b/src/PatternLab/PatternData/Rules/PseudoPatternRule.php
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ public function run($depth, $ext, $path, $pathName, $name) {
 			$patternPathOrigDash = str_replace($dirSep,"-",$patternPathOrig);                   // 04-pages-00-homepage
 		}
 
+		// Use the original pattern's order value by default if we can find it
+		$patternOrder = !empty(PatternData::getPatternOption($patternBaseOrig,"order")) ? PatternData::getPatternOption($patternBaseOrig,"order") : PatternData::getPatternOrder();
 		// create a key for the data store
 		$patternStoreKey     = $patternPartial;
 
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ public function run($depth, $ext, $path, $pathName, $name) {
 									"noviewall"    => $noviewall,
 									"depth"        => $depth,
 									"ext"          => $ext,
+									"order"        => $patternOrder,
 									"path"         => $path,
 									"pathName"     => $patternPath,
 									"pathDash"     => $patternPathDash,