JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/ui/jquery-ui-git.js"></script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
$(function(){
$("#test").sortable({
placeholder: "placeholder",
items: "li:not(.disabled)",
axis: "y"
});
});
</script>
<p>problem with .sortable(). drag one:</p>
<ul id="test">
<li>Aaaaa</li>
<li>Bbbbb</li>
<li>Cccc</li>
<li class="disabled">Dddd</li>
<li>Eeee</li>
</ul>
CSS
#test li{margin:5px 0 5px 0; padding:0 5px; background:#eee; height:25px; line-height:25px; }
#test li.placeholder{background-color:#FFF0A5; height:25px;}