Custom post type lists cannot sort by modified date
The modified date column on custom post types cannot be sorted, so editors cannot list the latest edits.
Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.
5 public reports · first reported 9 January 2019 · last reported 15 May 2026
What's going wrong
Several site owners who run custom post types say the modified date column appears in their lists but cannot be clicked to sort.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
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- The products the 5 reports are about, and how many came each month.
- Related problems.
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