default sort order for special folders

[robspaltenstein]

Is ist possible to set a default order for special folders?
I like to have in some folders the sort order for files in this folder as name or modification date in descending order as default when you open this folder.
This could be very helpfull, when you post some News in a folder and the user can see the newest document on top.

Thank you very much for this great tool.
Robert

[prasathmani]

Thanks for your feedback and suggestion!
At the moment, it’s not possible to set a default sort order for specific folders in the current version. We understand how useful this feature could be—especially for scenarios like yours where the newest files should appear on top—and we’ll consider it for a future release.

[robspaltenstein]

Hello Prasath, many thanks for your reply! I hope you can implement it in a future release. kind regards from Switzerland Robert

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Am 12.08.2025 um 04:26 schrieb Prasath Mani ***@***.***>: prasathmani left a comment (prasathmani/tinyfilemanager#1336) <#1336 (comment)> Thanks for your feedback and suggestion! At the moment, it’s not possible to set a default sort order for specific folders in the current version. We understand how useful this feature could be—especially for scenarios like yours where the newest files should appear on top—and we’ll consider it for a future release. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#1336 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AQMO33VKT52GRHPGKBOSDFT3NFGFVAVCNFSM6AAAAACDTV2ENOVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZTCNZXGQ4DCOBYGQ>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.

[real360trev]

a simple patch is to find...

if (!empty($files)) {
natcasesort($files);
}
if (!empty($folders)) {
natcasesort($folders);
}

and replace with

if (!empty($files)) {
usort($files, function($a, $b) use ($path) {
return filemtime($path . '/' . $b) - filemtime($path . '/' . $a);
});
}
if (!empty($folders)) {
usort($folders, function($a, $b) use ($path) {
return filemtime($path . '/' . $b) - filemtime($path . '/' . $a);
});
}