diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index 39af70c..9110592 100644
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -90,7 +90,10 @@
       {% if pages or LINKS %}
       <nav>
         <ul class="list">
-          {% for page in pages|sort(attribute='title') %}
+          {% if not PAGES_SORT_ATTRIBUTE -%}
+              {% set PAGES_SORT_ATTRIBUTE = 'title' %}
+          {%- endif %}
+          {% for page in pages|sort(attribute=PAGES_SORT_ATTRIBUTE) %}
           <li><a href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ page.url }}#{{ page.slug }}">{{ page.title }}</a></li>
           {% endfor %}