# Better sorting and playback options

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/better-sorting-and-playback-options/237763>\
**Category:** Online Media Sources\
**Tags:** podcasts\
**Created:** [June 4, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/better-sorting-and-playback-options/237763 "2018-06-04T14:58:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![zombian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/zombian/32/5750_2.png) [@zombian](https://forums.plex.tv/u/zombian)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/better-sorting-and-playback-options/237763/1 "2018-06-04T14:58:34Z")

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So far so good on the podcast front. Definitely needs some refinement.

Please allow My podcats to be sorted by latest updated (I know I can sort by episode date but that’s not ideal as it makes for a very busy list with all the episodes like that)

Please allow for playing a single episode rather than queuing up every single episode in the selected podcast. (Problem is compounded as general the que move from newest to oldest)

Please allow the ability to play a qued up podcast from oldest to newest rather than the current behavior

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**Author:** ![bithooked](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e68b1a/32.png) [@bithooked](https://forums.plex.tv/u/bithooked)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/better-sorting-and-playback-options/237763/2 "2018-06-04T20:05:26Z")

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This is what’s keeping me from using Plex for podcasts. I always want a Podcast app to continue the podcast I last listened to if unfinished, but once that podcast ends, play the most recent. Most standalone apps allow this.

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**Author:** ![Twilek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/twilek/32/146412_2.png) [@Twilek](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Twilek)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2019, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/better-sorting-and-playback-options/237763/3 "2019-10-30T20:38:32Z")

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Even if you select Sort Order “Oldest first” which makes much more sense with most podcasts it always shows the first episodes of the podcast which you have probably listened to years ago. Why not show the first unplayed episode which would make WAY more sense!

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/better-sorting-and-playback-options/237763/4 "2020-01-28T20:38:36Z")

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