---
title: "Change sorting order for download links"
url: "https://fileflare.io/docs/change-the-sorting-order-for-download-links/"
description: "Change the sorting order of download links on the delivery page by name, date, or file size."
published: "2026-03-27T04:12:57+00:00"
modified: "2026-05-01T17:15:51+00:00"
---

Sort the download links on the customer download page by name, attach date, file size, or upload time. Useful when you have many files per product and want them in a specific order — alphabetical for ebook chapters, newest-first for course updates, etc.

Available on all paid plans. Sort applies to the download button + page method only — not the bullet-point list method. See [delivery method settings](/docs/enable-disable-the-download-button-page-or-show-a-bullet-list-of-links/) if you need to switch.

## When you’d use this

- You sell ebooks with chapters and want them in story order, not random.
- You deliver course material in a specific learning sequence.
- Customers see “the most recent file is buried” and you want newest-first.
- You want predictable A-Z ordering for clarity.

## Sort options

- **Asset name (A-Z)** — alphabetical, ascending.
- **Asset name (Z-A)** — alphabetical, descending.
- **When attached (Latest)** — most recently attached to the product first.
- **When attached (Oldest)** — first-attached first.
- **File size (Small)** — smallest first.
- **File size (Big)** — largest first.
- **Upload time (Latest)** — most recently uploaded to Fileflare first (regardless of when attached).
- **Upload time (Oldest)** — earliest-uploaded first.

## How to set the sort order

1. In Fileflare, go to **Settings**.
2. Open **Digital Delivery page** in the Branding section.
3. Scroll to **Asset priority sorting order**.
4. Pick the option you want.
5. Save.

The new order applies immediately to all customer download pages.

## Common issues

- **Sort doesn’t apply to my customer’s download page** — they’re probably on the bullet-point list method, not the button + page. Switch the delivery method (see callout above) or accept that bullets are unsorted.
- **I want a custom order, not one of the presets** — not currently supported. The presets cover the common cases. Workaround: rename your files with numeric prefixes (`01-Intro.pdf`, `02-Chapter1.pdf`) so the A-Z sort gives you the order you want.
- **Order changes when I add a new file** — by design (you’re sorting by attach date or upload time). Switch to A-Z if you want stability.

## Keep learning

- [Switch between download button + page vs. bullet list](/docs/enable-disable-the-download-button-page-or-show-a-bullet-list-of-links/)
- [Customize the download page styling](/docs/how-to-customize-the-styling-of-the-digital-delivery-page-download-page/)
- [Customize the download box title and text](/docs/customize-download-box/)