<p>The <a href="https://github.com/mmikkel/CpSortableCustomColumns-Craft" rel="nofollow">CpSortableCustomColumns</a> plugin lets you sort your element index tables on custom fields. Sounds like it does exactly what you want.</p>

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2016-09-05T17:41:25.930Z
2016-09-05T17:41:25.930Z
Marion Newlevant
<p>No, the only Date/Time fields you can sort entries in Craft by are Post Date, Expiry Date, Date Created or Date Updated. You can't sort your entries in Craft by a <em>custom</em> Date/Time field.</p>

<p>Craft does allow you to define which fields you would like visible when viewing your sections in the control panel. To test this out, I created a new Date/Time field and tried to sort my entries by that field, but wasn't able.</p>

<p><strong>Edit</strong></p>

<p>I should also mention that Craft entries are sortable in the control panel by this dropdown field, but only by the Date/Time fields mentioned above:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/QhO20.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/QhO20.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

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2016-09-05T15:45:24.657Z
2016-09-05T15:45:24.657Z
Jamie Wade
<p>I have some entries and I want to order them in the Control Panel based on a date field of those entries. Is that possible ?</p>

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Order entries based on date field in the Control Panel
# Order entries based on date field in the Control Panel

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-09-05)

I have some entries and I want to order them in the Control Panel based on a date field of those entries. Is that possible ?

**Tags:** entries, admin, ordering


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-09-05. Score: 4

The [CpSortableCustomColumns](https://github.com/mmikkel/CpSortableCustomColumns-Craft) plugin lets you sort your element index tables on custom fields. Sounds like it does exactly what you want.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-09-05. Score: 1

No, the only Date/Time fields you can sort entries in Craft by are Post Date, Expiry Date, Date Created or Date Updated. You can't sort your entries in Craft by a *custom* Date/Time field.

Craft does allow you to define which fields you would like visible when viewing your sections in the control panel. To test this out, I created a new Date/Time field and tried to sort my entries by that field, but wasn't able.

**Edit**

I should also mention that Craft entries are sortable in the control panel by this dropdown field, but only by the Date/Time fields mentioned above:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/QhO20.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/QhO20.png)


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