Automatically sort columns

Manuel Buczka

I would love to see an upgrade to sorting on columns. Right now I have to select the three dots, sort column, and for example due date.

If I add a new due date to any task or move a task from another column, I have to repeat above process.

That is pretty annoying and could be implentend relatively easy as column-specific presets - thanks ;)

Jenny Oest

It would be helpful to add an automation that would sort a new entry into the desired sort order rather than just add to the bottom or wherever you slide it in. Specific sort orders that would be helpful for us with long columns are Name and Due Date, but it would seem that if the functionality is added, you could sort by any of the existing variables?

Andrew Lapidus

Hi @Jenny Oest, and welcome to our community! You can sort all the tasks within a column by clicking the … icon on a column and then selecting the option Sort Section. Is this what you're looking for?

This sort can be run at any time, but unfortunately there's no option to automatically sort every new option as it's added. Let me know if this helps and if I understood you correctly!

Best,

Andrew

Jenny Oest

I do that several times a day, which is why I’d like to see it automated. Every time I add to the column I have to re-sort.

Jenny Oest

I meant to post it in feature requests. Sorry. I must have posted wrong.

Andrew Lapidus

Understood! Have moved to feature request 👍

Rooster McNugget

Like this request @Jenny Oest!

Would love to have an auto like this. Cause I also spend a lot of time by clicking on "sort…"

Guess you would also like this feature. 😊

Best, Rooster

Rooster McNugget

I'm in here too! 😉👍️

Best, Rooster

Cathy Fanning

This would be a great time saving feature.

FrançoisJaeger CODE

Completely agree with an automated sorting system. Sorting By date would allow a view like a blog with latest tasks first in line and always sorted.

Joachim Schulz

once you guys from Meistertask are at it: please make sorting by "date completed" also possible

(we usually copy an existing template of a project. all task are created the same day. Sorting by this doesn't make sense for us)

Tanja Köglmeier

Still looking forward to that option. Would really appreciate it.

Cornelia Patscheider

Hi everyone,

thanks for showing your interest in this idea and adding your vote!

I just wanted to update this thread that I have forwarded this idea internally again, but unfortunately, persistent sorting isn't easy to implement yet.

If this feature idea gets on our roadmap in the future, then I will update this thread!

Have a great day,

Cornelia

Christian Jäck

I would love to have this sorting option also in the REST API. So I can automate it via program code under several conditions.

Johannes Geiger

It would be a very useful feature! But only if it is implemented as an option that I can uncheck if I want my own sorting.