Sort by total downloads

[Rkautz8]

Would it be possible to add a sort function for "Total Downloads"?

[alexhb1]

Hi, unfortunately we can't grab the data required to do this

[splitsec2]

This can be closed. #1351 added a Most downloads sort for direct search results, merged on 20 September, along with a matching Settings, Search Mode, Default Sort Order option.

Worth correcting the record on the earlier reply, since it would otherwise leave this looking impossible: the data is available now. #1336 surfaced the Anna's Archive download counts that already come back with search results, so #1351 sorts on what is in hand rather than making a second lookup.

One caveat on scope. It applies to direct search. Universal mode does not support sorting results at all, so that part is a general limitation rather than anything specific to download counts.