function saveOrder() {
	var post = "action[save-component]=submit";
	// loop through each component and build post array
	$(domContainer).find("div.component").each(function(i) {
		// parse entry ID number from id attribute
		var id = $(this).attr("id").match(/[0-9]+/);
		post += "&fields[" + i +"][order]=" + (i + 1);
		post += "&id[" + i + "]=" + id;
	});
	post += "&column=" + thisColumn;
	// send post array to a Symphony page with the save event attached
	$.ajax({ type: "post", url: "/save-components/", data: post });
	};
});