Add Collection sorting option to smart collections

In a regular collection, there’s an option to have the sort order be different from the parent library - You can do alphabetical, release date, or custom.

If you create a smart collection, based on a filter, you get so such option.

Instead, you get an option for filtering to be based on the server admin or the user setting.

I want the sort override choice here too please.

Example - Star Wars movies. The default collections come across as prequels, classics, sequels, etc etc. And I want to make a smart collection that’s everything with “Star Wars” in the title. I’ve done that, and now I’ve got a collection with ~27 things in it. But it’s sorted alphabetically, and I want it as release order.

(I know I could make a manual collection, but I don’t want to. I want it to automatically include the next star wars movie I get. that’s the point of smart collections.)

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You define the sorting before storing the filter as a smart collection.

Oh. I see. I need to click the kabob menu and hit edit filters.

Maybe a solution is add an ‘edit filter’ button under that Advanced item.

I expected it to be on the pencil edit-item menu with all the other settings … where it is on regular collections.

2025 clean-up: feature already exists (implemented)