[Feature] People sort options

[corsac-s]

I have searched the existing feature requests, both open and closed, to make sure this is not a duplicate request.

• Yes

The feature

Hi,
at the moment, it seems that (in the web app at least) People are sorted by occurrence (with the option to "Favorite" some and have them sorted first, but not on mobile/iOS). It'd be nice to have a bit more options for sorting, like alphabetically.

I've noticed #19358 and the fact that the behavior changed at some point and was reverted. Providing options (including some kind of manual sort where you drag and drop people icons) would be nice.

Platform

• Server
• Web
• Mobile

[bo0tzz]

This has been discussed before, we currently have no plans to change it.

[corsac-s]

Ah, sorry I missed the discussion about having sort options.

[celsius6]

When managing a large photo library with hundreds of recognized people, the current People view becomes increasingly difficult to navigate.

Users often need to:

Find a specific person among many unnamed entries.
Review recently detected people.
Prioritize people with the largest number of associated photos.
Organize and clean up face recognition results efficiently.

Currently, the People view does not provide sorting options, which makes large-scale face management cumbersome.

Proposed Solution

Add configurable sorting options to the People page.

Suggested sorting modes:

Alphabetical
Name (A → Z)
Name (Z → A)

Useful when many people have already been named.

Asset Count
Most photos first
Fewest photos first

Useful for prioritizing the most important people and cleaning up duplicates.

Recently Added
Newest people first
Oldest people first

Useful after importing new photos or running facial recognition on a large library.

Recently Updated
Recently merged
Recently renamed
Recently modified

Useful during ongoing face-recognition maintenance.

Additional Ideas
Allow users to choose a default sort order.
Persist the selected sort order across sessions.
Combine sorting with existing filtering options.
Display the number of associated assets directly in the People overview.
Benefits
Easier management of large libraries.
Faster cleanup of facial recognition results.
Improved user experience for users with hundreds or thousands of detected people.
Better support for long-term maintenance of People data.

Thank you for considering this feature.