# Feature Request - alternative sort for Collections **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Tags:** library-management\ **Created:** [November 1, 2019, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-alternative-sort-for-collections/484169 "2019-11-01T08:37:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dunn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8baadc/32.png) [@dunn](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dunn)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-alternative-sort-for-collections/484169/1 "2019-11-01T08:37:41Z")
I would like to suggest a new property field for a movie for the purpose to sort items within a collection. An example of the purpose for this is to allow the sorting of the movies to be in story chronological order inside a collection, yet keep the actual title of the movie for searching and ordering in the library. Two examples. First is Solo A Star Wars Story. Within the collection I would like this to appear after episode 3. If I change the Sort Title to Star Wars 3.5 I can achieve this, but it is then incorrectly named in the Library. Second example is Prometheus. I would like this to appear first in the Alien collection which can be achieved by setting the Sort Title to Alien 0.1, but it is now listed under A within the library when I would like it to be listed under P. This feature request would require (from a user perspective as I know there will be db changes, etc.) a new field in the properties page to allow the entry, a new item in the drop down of the sort field for a collection and the sorting logic within a collection only as it can be ignored by the library. The benefit would provide a greater experience for collections while maintaining correct ordering in the library itself. I personally use collections a lot and they appear at the top of the Movie library by adding an asterisk at the start of the Sort Title of the collection. I would greatly appreciate any feedback on this request. ---
**Author:** ![JuiceWSA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/juicewsa/32/12253_2.png) [@JuiceWSA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JuiceWSA)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 2:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-alternative-sort-for-collections/484169/2 "2019-11-01T14:34:58Z")
I see what you’re saying, but I Hide Movies in Collections. In fact, if I see a wayward movie in the movie library I know it’s a stray from a collection and needs to be rounded up - giddyup…lol ![CollectionAbuse101](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/d/d/ddc1b919a3ed651104de2127c96cabe02423f2f5.jpeg) I move Movies in an out of various collections as it suits season or mood. Otherwise everything has a place. At no time is the same Movie listed in two places. The main movie library shows me 62 collections and every movie I have is in one of them. ---
**Author:** ![dunn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8baadc/32.png) [@dunn](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dunn)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-alternative-sort-for-collections/484169/3 "2019-11-01T15:11:19Z")
That is a different use of collections / libraries I have not thought of before. They seem to be a mixture of related movies, genre and decades. I use collections for related groups of movies only in addition to the library. I have no problem with a movie appearing in the base library and collections. I used to have separate library for kids movies when they were younger and movies were repeated in those. Personally I prefer to have multiple methods of finding a movie and having the extra sort field for use in collections would enable that further. ---
**Author:** ![beckfield](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/beckfield/32/7227_2.png) [@beckfield](https://forums.plex.tv/u/beckfield)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-alternative-sort-for-collections/484169/4 "2019-11-01T15:24:43Z")
I think your idea lines up with an [existing request](https://forums.plex.tv/t/custom-collection-sorting-machete-order/236226) in the Feature Suggestions forum. You might want to add your comments and vote. ---
**Author:** ![dunn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8baadc/32.png) [@dunn](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dunn)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-alternative-sort-for-collections/484169/5 "2019-11-01T15:49:37Z")
Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-alternative-sort-for-collections/484169/6 "2020-01-30T15:49:38Z")
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