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Categories Compass
Created by Guest
Created on Jan 6, 2020

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Reverse sort order by default

I was a big RockMongo user and am now trying to switch over to Compass. I found it extremely convenient that in RockMongo, the default sort order was {_id: -1} because that means that you see the most recent records first. I didn't realize how useful this was until I discovered that Compass sorts in forward order. Either a "reverse order" button or simply a change to the default would be highly desireable.
  • ADMIN RESPONSE
    Aug 8, 2025
    We are excited to announce that the latest version of Compass, 1.45.3 ( https://github.com/mongodb-js/compass/releases/tag/v1.45.3 ) , introduces a new "Default Sort for Query Bar" setting. You can now select {_id: -1} or ($natural: -1} as the default sort for results returned by the query bar. Upgrade your Compass application and configure the new setting to enable this feature today.
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  • Guest
    Feb 13, 2025
    This is better than nothing, but in most cases I want to sort by {updated_at: -1}.
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  • Guest
    Feb 13, 2025
    Good job? Good job??? Are you f kidding me? THIS IS A 2020 REQUEST. FOR A SORT. This serves as a big evidence why MongoDB usage has been stuck. They've stopped iterating.
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  • Guest
    Feb 13, 2025
    Good job MongoDb@Team!
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  • Guest
    Sep 2, 2024
    It would be useful, except it seems to fill in all the fields (query, project, etc), not just the one field you're typing in. A number of times I've typed in a complex query, a project of many fields, and chose a sort from the history, which wiped out all the other fields. Plus, if I have to go to the field and type something, I could do the typing part with a keyboard macro or paste. I really want it to just sort automatically on what I tell it to when I view a collection.
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  • Guest
    Sep 1, 2024
    That's what v1.43.6 does, you type a sort in any collection and next time a simple type of '{" in sort field will display the sort history you typed before for this collection. Even better it will display histories with other fields. In my view this is really smart and helpfull. Once again thaks to Compass team
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  • Guest
    Aug 30, 2024
    Wanted a custom sort by specifying what field, for my case I want to sort it by created_at field. And some collection I may want to be something else.
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  • Guest
    Aug 26, 2024
    In V 1.43.6 there is an autocomplete of history that helps, thanks to Compass team.
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  • Guest
    Aug 22, 2024
    I think it's good feature to save a lot of developer time.
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  • Guest
    Aug 12, 2024
    _id: -1 sorts by created date, which is rarely what I want. I want to see what has been modified lately, even if it was the first document ever created, so updated_at: -1.
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  • Guest
    Aug 12, 2024
    so simple to implement in setting default sort. I did it dozen of time every day sort {_id: -1} please add it
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  • Guest
    May 28, 2024
    Another MongoDB user in need of a default & configurable sort, please!
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  • Guest
    Feb 13, 2024
    This looks like a quick win that would improve UX a lot! To start with it can only be a simepl default sort {_id: -1} which we can toggle on/off in the settings. 100% of the time I need to look at documents, I want them sorted by the last one added first.
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  • Guest
    Feb 4, 2024
    Given there's an [Edit] -> [Settings] section, you could allow the default sort order to be adjustable, with `{ _id: -1 }` being the default. But that would allow people to remove it or set it to something else, like {createdAt: -1} or {name: 1} Or even a sort order default lookup cascade, a global default you can change in the settings but a per collection overwrite. That way for a collection that doesn't have a "name" field you could use _id or whatever else and save that as the default for the collection. This is more important now that the "Options v" button is so all the way to the right and harder to access. Having to set the Sort all the time is a lot of effort and something I have to do multiple times a day.
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  • Guest
    Oct 19, 2023
    +1
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  • Guest
    Oct 3, 2023
    This idea has been suggested since a long time : https://feedback.mongodb.com/forums/924283-compass/suggestions/39374953-reverse-sort-order-by-default
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  • Guest
    Oct 1, 2023
    Need an option so the default sort order can be set to {_id: -1}, it's the biggest problem we have with Mongo Db Compass in our team right now.
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  • Guest
    Sep 1, 2023
    I was just going to suggest this! I really want to see it remember the previously used sort, or specify a default. Having `{_id: -1}` be the default would be perfect.
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  • Guest
    Jul 26, 2023
    Please provide default ordering settings { _id : -1 }
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  • Guest
    Jun 22, 2023
    Being able to specify a default ordering would improve the experience x100. A good idea would be to be able to specify the default value the field "sort" has when a new tab is open. The setting could be set in the "settings" of compass
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  • Guest
    Sep 5, 2022
    Yes please. When you test a feature and check the DB, you almost always want to see the last inserted entries first.
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