Sort by file_date in list not working

DataTables use its own sorting mechanism, so the shortcode argument is ignored.
See the DataTables Documentation to setup sorting:
https://datatables.net/plug-ins/sorting

Ok…Any guidance on where to add the following to make this work? BTW this should be added as a feature IMO, a setting “choose sorting column for data table” and whether “asc or desc”.

Thanks

“aaSorting”: [[ 2, “desc” ]]

NM I changed to a different plugin. thanks anyway.

You may use this trick to solve your sorting problem:

In WP-Filebase change your template and add one more colum containing the field you want to sort by – file_date – then hide it with style:
<td style=”display:none;”>

Now you may use this column to sort by.

The problem with sorting by file_date is that it doesn’t actually sort by chronological date, but rather alphabetically by day/month name. I was blown away by this! That must be a bug, unless I am missing something.