# Change Default Table Sorting **URL:** \ **Category:** Support, Troubleshooting, & Help\ **Created:** [April 23, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/change-default-table-sorting/14487 "2025-04-23T21:46:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chalston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecc23a/32.png) [@chalston](https://community.tulip.co/u/chalston)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/change-default-table-sorting/14487/1 "2025-04-23T21:46:20Z")
Currently I use Tulip’s browser version to view data in the Tables quite frequently. Is there any way to set the default sorting when I open a table to be “Date Created - Newest to Oldest” instead of Oldest to Newest? ---
**Author:** ![pwied](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tulip.co/pwied/32/4233_2.png) [@pwied](https://community.tulip.co/u/pwied)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 8:33am UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/change-default-table-sorting/14487/2 "2025-04-24T08:33:29Z")
What you can do: 1. Activate metadata in the table settings. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/agilemfg/original/2X/5/549d2b2dce67a79ee07d81e2dfbffbebd9a11f4d.png) 1. Sort date created or date updated newest to oldest. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/agilemfg/original/2X/e/ed3393e2a46c1d8827a87d96165148531513fef6.png) 1. Hide metadata. ---
**Author:** ![chalston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecc23a/32.png) [@chalston](https://community.tulip.co/u/chalston)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/change-default-table-sorting/14487/3 "2025-04-24T17:13:54Z")
Thank you for responding! Yes, I’m aware of this. What I’m wondering is if there is a way to set this sorting as the default sorting when you open a table? ---
**Author:** ![danielpomeranz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tulip.co/danielpomeranz/32/9379_2.png) [@danielpomeranz](https://community.tulip.co/u/danielpomeranz)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/change-default-table-sorting/14487/4 "2025-04-24T17:58:49Z")
I am not condoning this solution, Tulip should definitely keep an eye on this request. But based on [prior suggestions by myself when this came up in the past.](https://community.tulip.co/t/default-show-metadata-fields/7545/5) I decided to take on some agency. This might teach people a bit about how SaaS platforms (sometimes) work, and it could be a useful trick in some other places. 1. Download [this chrome plugin](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/redirector/lioaeidejmlpffbndjhaameocfldlhin) 2. Set up a redirect rule to automatically add these url params whenever you get to a matching link: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/agilemfg/original/2X/c/c6eac1cccc23e647bac751b826dfd0f6d4299648.png) From: `^https://(.+?).tulip.co/w/DEFAULT/table/([^?]+)$` To: `https://$1.tulip.co/w/DEFAULT/table/$2?sortOptions=%5B%7B%22sortBy%22%3A%22_createdAt%22%2C%22sortDir%22%3A%22desc%22%7D%5D&offset=0` Now, whenever you open a tulip table view your browser will auto-magically apply the sort filter. I am sure there is more creativity to be explored here. I look forward to other’s ideas. Happy Tulip-ing Daniel ---
**Author:** ![danielpomeranz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tulip.co/danielpomeranz/32/9379_2.png) [@danielpomeranz](https://community.tulip.co/u/danielpomeranz)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/change-default-table-sorting/14487/5 "2025-04-24T18:03:56Z")
v2 option which will work for all workspaces and instances without workspaces turned on. From: `^https://(.+?).tulip.co(/w/[^/]*)?/table/([^?]+)$` To: `https://$1.tulip.co$2/table/$3?sortOptions=%5B%7B%22sortBy%22%3A%22_createdAt%22%2C%22sortDir%22%3A%22desc%22%7D%5D&offset=0`