Set default sort order

[dcol 175]

The default sort order is set to 'Folders'. I would prefer to have all libraries I select to default to release date. I know I can manually set it, but I have to do that for every folder in the library. I would like to see the ability to have it automatically set the default sort order for all new folders I create.

[Luke 42077]

Yes we need to improve this sort of control. Thanks for the feedback.

[dcol 175]

Thanks, Please add to the todo list

[Mimpster 1]

Any update on this?  I have a lot of folders containing movie series.  The default Sort by option is "File Name", but I want the movies in each folder sorted by "Release Date".  It's very tedious to click on each folder and manually change the Sort by option, especially when doing this for multiple users.  When Emby updates, all of my changes are set back to default and I have to redo everything again.  It would be great to be able to set default Sort by options for folders, and it would also be great if those types of changes were unaltered by app updates.

[Luke 42077]

19 hours ago, Mimpster said:

Any update on this?  I have a lot of folders containing movie series.  The default Sort by option is "File Name", but I want the movies in each folder sorted by "Release Date".  It's very tedious to click on each folder and manually change the Sort by option, especially when doing this for multiple users.  When Emby updates, all of my changes are set back to default and I have to redo everything again.  It would be great to be able to set default Sort by options for folders, and it would also be great if those types of changes were unaltered by app updates.

Hi, having them reset on app updates is not normal or intended. We’ll try to find the cause of that. Thanks.

[eightoftwelve 9]

Plus one for this change.   It is an issue on my Samsung TV where I have to re-install every month, and then I loose my previous sort orders.

Thanks.   Scotty

[Daniel1966 6]

+1.  This would be a great addition.

[dcol 175]

+1

[tmurphy2792 27]

+1 for this.

Just set up all of my favorite podcasts on Emby and having to change the sort order to Release Date for every device for every user for every podcasts means a lot of manually changing sort orders.

 

Would love if the admin has the ability to set a default sort order per library, and each user had the ability to override that default per library, and have it reflect across all devices.

 

Because while release date makes the most sense for podcasts, title makes the most sense for movies.

[jirawatsr 0]

+1 waiting for this

my prefer "date add"  sorting

[ZMA777 0]

+1

quite an essential feature for me as well

ideally you'd be able to change the default view/image size/shown fields/sort order per library and the settings are synced across different devices

Edited June 4, 2024 by ZMA777

[synologyluap 1]

Definitely!

+1 for me! 

Thanks Emby!

 

[yarafie 6]

Definetly +1

Vote for this to have a default sorting for folders and content of folders to date added

[spard4 12]

Hello,
I mainly use the folder view, and by default, files are sorted by "file name."
On each client, for every user, I have to manually edit the metadata for each folder one by one to change the sorting back to "title (ascending)."

It would be very appreciated to be able to set a per-user option to apply a default file sorting order.

Thank you in advance.

[ikswezclam 1]

6 years and still nothing, for so simple and basic feature, I just started my first NAS and comparing media servers, free Jellyfin win on so many comparsion.

[Luke 42077]

Hi, more options to control this are possible for future updates. Thanks.

[Tandhruil 26]

Nothing new at date ?

[Luke 42077]

Hi, not yet, but it's something we plan to look at . Thanks.

[KylieManuel 6]

+1 for improved library/collection options, ideally set at library or collection level for all users.

[sake8881 2]

On 5/28/2025 at 1:52 PM, Luke said:

Hi, not yet, but it's something we plan to look at . Thanks.

Is there any status update you can provide on this feature? This even makes the official podcast plug-in difficult to use because of the fact you have to adjust the setting for each individual user to sort from name to release date.  

[kikinjo 281]

This FR is needed yesterday

[Luke 42077]

HI, more control over this is planned for future updates. Thanks.

[doxxmulder 2]

+1 from me. I'm constantly having to reset the sort order for each individual podcast to 'Release Date' because the default sort is alphabetical (why?). Is there an xml file or something I could manually edit to override the default sorting?

[Luke 42077]

On 12/9/2025 at 12:40 PM, doxxmulder said:

+1 from me. I'm constantly having to reset the sort order for each individual podcast to 'Release Date' because the default sort is alphabetical (why?). Is there an xml file or something I could manually edit to override the default sorting?

Hi, in most other contexts, the default sorting of title makes sense. Only here with podcasts it does not. So we need to look at getting a different default set depending on the content. Thanks.

[sake8881 2]

33 minutes ago, Luke said:

Hi, in most other contexts, the default sorting of title makes sense. Only here with podcasts it does not. So we need to look at getting a different default set depending on the content. Thanks.

I would recommend having the user/admin control the default sorting behavior when setting up the initial library.  Since in most cases the title makes sense, you can have it be the default, but still have it be changeable.  I think this would save you guys the headache of new niche content types coming up and having to develop additional sorting exceptions.