Title: Problem with sorting images Last modified: August 22, 2016 --- # Problem with sorting images * [mitchellklijs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mitchellklijs/) * (@mitchellklijs) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-sorting-images/) * I have a problem with sorting my galleries. When sorting by Date/Time, the images are sorted by upload Date/Time and not by taken Date/Time. * As described in these posts: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wrong-meta-data-imported-and-wrong-sorting?replies=50](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wrong-meta-data-imported-and-wrong-sorting?replies=50) [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-date-problem-back?replies=8](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-date-problem-back?replies=8) * Is this a bug? If not, can it be added? * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/) Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) * Plugin Contributor [photocrati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photocrati/) * (@photocrati) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-sorting-images/#post-5946544) * [@mitchellklijs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mitchellklijs/) – Are you seeing the “taken” date/time under Gallery > Manage Galleries … click on the gallery to view these details; or, do you see the upload date/time? * – Cais. * Thread Starter [mitchellklijs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mitchellklijs/) * (@mitchellklijs) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-sorting-images/#post-5946693) * Yes, the Date Time is available. * Plugin Contributor [photocrati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photocrati/) * (@photocrati) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-sorting-images/#post-5946700) * [@mitchellklijs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mitchellklijs/) – Which “ Date Time is available” are you referring to? * – Cais. * Thread Starter [mitchellklijs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mitchellklijs/) * (@mitchellklijs) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-sorting-images/#post-5946701) * Yes, the “Date Time taken” is set in the dialog box. * Plugin Contributor [photocrati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photocrati/) * (@photocrati) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-sorting-images/#post-5946702) * [@mitchellklijs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mitchellklijs/) – OK, good. Where are you trying to sort the images? Do you have any specific sort order set under Gallery > Other Options > Image Options? * – Cais. * Thread Starter [mitchellklijs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mitchellklijs/) * (@mitchellklijs) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-sorting-images/#post-5946703) * The option under Gallery > Other Options > Image Options is set to “Modified”. I try to set the sorting order for one gallery only on its gallery page in the admin. * Plugin Contributor [photocrati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photocrati/) * (@photocrati) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-sorting-images/#post-5946704) * [@mitchellklijs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mitchellklijs/) – When you set a specific sort order under Gallery > Other Options > Image Options you will have to sort the displayed gallery images using the IGW and its Sort/Exclude panel for that specific display if you want a different order than the “default” you have set. * – Cais. * Thread Starter [mitchellklijs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mitchellklijs/) * (@mitchellklijs) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-sorting-images/#post-5946705) * In that case, is it possible to leave the sort order under Gallery > Other Options > Image Options unset? * Plugin Contributor [photocrati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photocrati/) * (@photocrati) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-sorting-images/#post-5946706) * [@mitchellklijs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mitchellklijs/) – You can set it back to Custom and Ascending (the default) and the individual gallery sorting options will return .. otherwise you should be able to use the Reset Option to put everything back to the defaults as far as the settings go. * – Cais. * Thread Starter [mitchellklijs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mitchellklijs/) * (@mitchellklijs) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-sorting-images/#post-5946707) * Unfortunately, this doesn’t solve the problem. The images are beiing sorted, but in a completly wrong order. As I said in the first post. The Date/Time option sorts them on Date/Time uploaded instead of Date/Time taken. * Plugin Contributor [photocrati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photocrati/) * (@photocrati) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-sorting-images/#post-5946711) * [@mitchellklijs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mitchellklijs/) – All I can offer at this time is for you to send us a Bug Report ([http://nextgen-gallery.com/report-bug/](http://nextgen-gallery.com/report-bug/)… please reference this topic) so we can get a closer look at what might be going on. * We will likely need login and FTP credentials for your WordPress installation as well, please include those with your Bug Report, too. * Thanks! * – Cais. * Thread Starter [mitchellklijs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mitchellklijs/) * (@mitchellklijs) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-sorting-images/#post-5946712) * Unfortunately, I’m not allowed to give any FTP credentials, whilst it is a website in production. Nevertheless, thank you for the help! * Plugin Contributor [photocrati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photocrati/) * (@photocrati) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-sorting-images/#post-5946713) * [@mitchellklijs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mitchellklijs/) – We completely understand that stance and you are still welcome to send us the Bug Report … we may just be limited in what we can provide without that access. * – Cais. 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