# Sort everything by "Last changed" by default **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [May 5, 2024, 6:13am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/sort-everything-by-last-changed-by-default/5398 "2024-05-05T06:13:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Urchello](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c4cdca/32.png) [@Urchello](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Urchello)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 6:13am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/sort-everything-by-last-changed-by-default/5398/1 "2024-05-05T06:13:28Z")
Before start working with Gramps I do the same thing: I click the “Last Changed” columns to reorder all my lists: - People (not grouped list) - Sources (not citation tree) - Citations - Media It is fast, but I do it every day during the last 2 years. I think it would be great make sorting by “Last Changed” as a default behavior. Is it possible make this via Settings, .ini or directly in code and how? And just interesting - which column do you use as a default sorting behavior? ---
**Author:** ![DaveSch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/davesch/32/40_2.png) [@DaveSch](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/DaveSch)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 11:02am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/sort-everything-by-last-changed-by-default/5398/2 "2024-05-05T11:02:02Z")
In any list view, the first column is always the default sort. You can make the Last Changed column the first column in the view’s Configuration ![Gramps-config](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/gramps/original/2X/c/c960142dab57646aa0f7116761a22a6ed544b9e2.png) where you can select which columns to display. You can also move columns into a different order using drag-n-drop within the configuration list. You may be interested in the [Last Modified addon](https://github.com/cdhorn/LastModified) created by @cdhorn. It must be manually installed. When loaded on the Dashboard, it loads its list without regard to category. Individual categories can be selected. When added to a View’s sidebar, that view’s list will be the default display. ---
**Author:** ![DaveSch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/davesch/32/40_2.png) [@DaveSch](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/DaveSch)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 11:35am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/sort-everything-by-last-changed-by-default/5398/3 "2024-05-05T11:35:35Z")
There is also the [Last Change addon](https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Addon:LastChange) available through Gramps. ---
**Author:** ![DaveSch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/davesch/32/40_2.png) [@DaveSch](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/DaveSch)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/sort-everything-by-last-changed-by-default/5398/4 "2024-05-05T11:46:10Z")
> [@Urchello](#): > > And just interesting - which column do you use as a default sorting behavior? People - ID Families - ID (rarely use the view) Places - ID (use the Place Tree almost exclusively) Events - ID (use only for cleaning) Repositories - Name Sources - Title Citations - ID (use only for cleaning) Media - Path Notes - ID (use only for cleaning) ---
**Author:** ![emyoulation](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/emyoulation/32/67_2.png) [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 1:03pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/sort-everything-by-last-changed-by-default/5398/5 "2024-05-05T13:03:28Z")
Aren’t the Place Tree and Grouped People view modes locked to the Grouping column as the 1st column? ---
**Author:** ![DaveSch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/davesch/32/40_2.png) [@DaveSch](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/DaveSch)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/sort-everything-by-last-changed-by-default/5398/6 "2024-05-05T13:53:10Z")
Yes! Which is why I and @Urchello did not include them nor the Citation Tree in the default sort query. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/gramps/original/1X/2ac1e712b7adf612e31ca08a55419f4cf37c0158.png) [@system](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/sort-everything-by-last-changed-by-default/5398/7 "2024-06-04T13:54:09Z")
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