Reordering steps helps you quickly adjust the flow of your campaign (for example, moving a LinkedIn step earlier or changing the order of follow-ups) without deleting or rebuilding your sequence.
Important: You can reorder steps by drag and drop (and delete steps) only while the campaign is in Draft. Once a campaign is launched, you can still move steps with Cut and paste, see Copy and paste the steps in your sequence. To remove a step from a launched campaign, use Skip step.
Learning objective
By the end of this tutorial, you’ll know how to reorder steps (including condition/branch steps) inside a lemlist campaign sequence, and how to confirm your campaign is in Draft so drag and drop is allowed.
Why this matters
Small changes in step order can significantly impact reply rates and conversion (for example, placing a LinkedIn touchpoint before an email follow-up). Reordering steps lets you iterate on your sequence structure without rebuilding steps or losing configuration.
Prerequisites
You should already have access to the campaign you want to edit.
For drag and drop, the campaign must be in Draft. If the campaign is launched, move steps with Cut and paste instead. To remove a step from a launched campaign, use Skip step.
You should already know the basics of navigating to a campaign and opening its Sequence builder.
Core lesson: Step-by-step workflow
Phase 1: Open the right campaign and sequence
From the left sidebar, go to Campaigns, then open the campaign you want to edit.
In the campaign builder, make sure you are in the Sequence tab and confirm the campaign is still in Draft before making changes.
Phase 2: Reorder a step using drag-and-drop (Draft only)
In the Sequence editor, hover the step you want to move, then click and hold the drag handle on the left side of the step. Drag the step to the desired position in the flow, then release to drop it. This lets you change the sequence order without deleting steps or rebuilding your campaign logic (available only in Draft).
The campaign updates instantly, and the step appears in its new position.
What happens to timing when you reorder steps
To keep your sequence consistent, lemlist automatically updates waiting times when you move steps:
If you move a step to the first position, its waiting time becomes Send immediately.
If you move a step from the first position to another place, the delay resets to 1 day by default.
After you reorder, review each Wait for… delay to confirm the pacing still matches your outreach strategy (especially around key actions like invitations and follow-ups).
Reorder condition steps (branches)
You can also move condition steps (for example, “If opened” or “If accepted invite”) using the same drag-and-drop behavior to restructure your flow without recreating branches. This is useful when you want decision points to happen earlier or later in the sequence. Just like other steps, drag and drop is possible only while the campaign is in Draft. In a launched campaign, use Cut and paste.
Practical application (example)
Use reordering (in Draft) when you want to test a new outreach structure, such as:
Move a LinkedIn visit/invitation step earlier to warm up prospects before the first email.
Reposition follow-ups to shorten or extend time between touches based on performance.
Troubleshooting & pitfalls
Issue: You can’t drag a step
Root cause: The campaign is launched (steps in a launched campaign can’t be reordered by drag and drop), or you’re not in the campaign Sequence editor, or you’re not grabbing the step’s drag handle.
Fix: If the campaign is in Draft, open the campaign, click into the Sequence view, hover the step, and drag using the handle on the left side of the step. If the campaign is launched, move the step with Cut and paste.
Issue: You need to remove a step from a launched campaign
Root cause: The campaign is launched. Once launched, steps can’t be deleted.
Fix: Use Skip step from the step's three-dot menu. To move steps in a launched campaign, use Cut and paste, see Copy and paste the steps in your sequence.
Issue: Timing changed after reordering
Root cause: lemlist automatically recalculates certain delays to keep the sequence consistent (especially when changing what the first step is).
Fix: Review all Wait for… delays after moving steps, then adjust any delays that no longer match your intended pacing.