Is there a way to sort by date modified when viewing a shared folder? URL parameter? Config file?

Update:

It’s been brought to my attention that this is a support post, so I’ll do my best to fill out the template:

The Basics

  • Nextcloud Server version (e.g., 29.x.x): Nextcloud Hub 9 (30.0.4)
  • Operating system and version (e.g., Ubuntu 24.04): Docker, AIO deployment (v10.1.1) on Debian 12
  • Web server and version (e.g, Apache 2.4.25): Apache/2.4.62
  • Reverse proxy and version _(e.g. nginx 1.27.2): nginx proxy manager, openresty/1.21.4.2
  • PHP version (e.g, 8.3): 8.3.14
  • Is this the first time you’ve seen this error? (Yes / No): N/A (not an error)
  • When did this problem seem to first start? No clue, maybe it’s always been like this?
  • Installation method (e.g. AIO, NCP, Bare Metal/Archive, etc.) AIO
  • Are you using Cloudflare, mod_security, or similar? (Yes / No) No.

Summary of the issue you are facing:

View of shared folder (user NOT logged in) has no options to set a default sort method. I cannot find any references to URL parameters to pass, and nothing is obvious in the Network tab when I click around the web UI. It seems like the list comes from the server directly, ordered and such, in XML format. But that’s all I could infer so far.

So: is there a way to pass or set a sort method for users that are not logged in, for a public share link?

Steps to replicate it (hint: details matter!):

  1. Install NC AIO v10.1.1
  2. Login, drop some files in a folder, share folder.
  3. Load share link in an incognito or different browser.
  4. Try to get the sorting method to stick or set it via URL parameters
  5. Notice that the file sorting reverts to whatever the default is on reload

Log entries

Not applicable for all sections: Nextcloud, Web Browser, Web server / Reverse Proxy. This is not an error, there are no errors while viewing a shared link.

Configuration

Nextcloud

{
    "system": {
        "one-click-instance": true,
        "one-click-instance.user-limit": 100,
        "memcache.local": "\\OC\\Memcache\\APCu",
        "apps_paths": [
            {
                "path": "\/var\/www\/html\/apps",
                "url": "\/apps",
                "writable": false
            },
            {
                "path": "\/var\/www\/html\/custom_apps",
                "url": "\/custom_apps",
                "writable": true
            }
        ],
        "appsallowlist": false,
        "check_data_directory_permissions": false,
        "memcache.distributed": "\\OC\\Memcache\\Redis",
        "memcache.locking": "\\OC\\Memcache\\Redis",
        "redis": {
            "host": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
            "password": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
            "port": 6379
        },
        "overwritehost": "dropbox.thedomain.com",
        "overwriteprotocol": "https",
        "passwordsalt": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "secret": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "trusted_domains": [
            "localhost",
            "dropbox.thedomain.com"
        ],
        "datadirectory": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "dbtype": "pgsql",
        "version": "30.0.4.1",
        "overwrite.cli.url": "https:\/\/dropbox.thedomain.com\/",
        "dbname": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "dbhost": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "dbport": "",
        "dbtableprefix": "oc_",
        "dbuser": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "dbpassword": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "installed": true,
        "instanceid": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "maintenance": false,
        "updatedirectory": "\/nc-updater",
        "loglevel": "2",
        "log_type": "file",
        "logfile": "\/var\/www\/html\/data\/nextcloud.log",
        "log_rotate_size": "10485760",
        "log.condition": {
            "apps": [
                "admin_audit"
            ]
        },
        "preview_max_x": "2048",
        "preview_max_y": "2048",
        "jpeg_quality": "60",
        "enabledPreviewProviders": {
            "1": "OC\\Preview\\Image",
            "2": "OC\\Preview\\MarkDown",
            "3": "OC\\Preview\\MP3",
            "4": "OC\\Preview\\TXT",
            "5": "OC\\Preview\\OpenDocument",
            "6": "OC\\Preview\\Movie",
            "7": "OC\\Preview\\Krita",
            "0": "OC\\Preview\\Imaginary",
            "23": "OC\\Preview\\ImaginaryPDF"
        },
        "enable_previews": true,
        "upgrade.disable-web": true,
        "mail_smtpmode": "smtp",
        "trashbin_retention_obligation": "auto, 30",
        "versions_retention_obligation": "auto, 30",
        "activity_expire_days": "30",
        "simpleSignUpLink.shown": false,
        "share_folder": "\/Shared",
        "one-click-instance.link": "https:\/\/nextcloud.com\/all-in-one\/",
        "upgrade.cli-upgrade-link": "https:\/\/github.com\/nextcloud\/all-in-one\/discussions\/2726",
        "allow_local_remote_servers": true,
        "davstorage.request_timeout": 7200,
        "htaccess.RewriteBase": "\/",
        "dbpersistent": false,
        "files_external_allow_create_new_local": false,
        "trusted_proxies": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "preview_imaginary_url": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "mail_smtpsecure": "ssl",
        "mail_sendmailmode": "smtp",
        "mail_domain": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "mail_from_address": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "mail_smtphost": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "mail_smtpauth": 1,
        "mail_smtpport": "465",
        "mail_smtpname": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "mail_smtppassword": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "maintenance_window_start": 100,
        "auth.bruteforce.protection.enabled": true,
        "ratelimit.protection.enabled": true,
        "preview_imaginary_key": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "documentation_url.server_logs": "https:\/\/github.com\/nextcloud\/all-in-one\/discussions\/5425",
        "app_install_overwrite": [
            "cms_pico"
        ],
        "DOMAIN": "dropbox.thedomain.com"
    }
}

Apps

Enabled:
  - activity: 3.0.0
  - admin_audit: 1.20.0
  - app_api: 4.0.3
  - bruteforcesettings: 3.0.0
  - calendar: 5.0.8
  - circles: 30.0.0
  - cloud_federation_api: 1.13.0
  - comments: 1.20.1
  - contacts: 6.1.1
  - contactsinteraction: 1.11.0
  - dashboard: 7.10.0
  - dav: 1.31.1
  - deck: 1.14.2
  - federatedfilesharing: 1.20.0
  - federation: 1.20.0
  - files: 2.2.0
  - files_downloadlimit: 3.0.0
  - files_pdfviewer: 3.0.0
  - files_reminders: 1.3.0
  - files_sharing: 1.22.0
  - files_trashbin: 1.20.1
  - files_versions: 1.23.0
  - firstrunwizard: 3.0.0
  - logreader: 3.0.0
  - lookup_server_connector: 1.18.0
  - nextcloud-aio: 0.7.0
  - nextcloud_announcements: 2.0.0
  - notes: 4.11.0
  - notifications: 3.0.0
  - notify_push: 0.7.0
  - oauth2: 1.18.1
  - password_policy: 2.0.0
  - photos: 3.0.2
  - privacy: 2.0.0
  - provisioning_api: 1.20.0
  - recommendations: 3.0.0
  - related_resources: 1.5.0
  - richdocuments: 8.5.3
  - serverinfo: 2.0.0
  - settings: 1.13.0
  - sharebymail: 1.20.0
  - spreed: 20.1.1
  - support: 2.0.0
  - survey_client: 2.0.0
  - systemtags: 1.20.0
  - tasks: 0.16.1
  - text: 4.1.0
  - theming: 2.5.0
  - twofactor_backupcodes: 1.19.0
  - twofactor_totp: 12.0.0-dev
  - user_status: 1.10.0
  - viewer: 3.0.0
  - weather_status: 1.10.0
  - webhook_listeners: 1.1.0-dev
  - workflowengine: 2.12.0
Disabled:
  - encryption: 2.18.0
  - files_external: 1.22.0
  - files_rightclick: 0.15.1 (installed 1.6.0)
  - suspicious_login: 8.0.0
  - twofactor_nextcloud_notification: 4.0.0
  - user_ldap: 1.21.0