How to Sort Media in Filio Web App
Step 1 – Open Filio Web App and Select a Project
To sort media in the Filio Web App, open the project you want to review and use the media panel on the left side of the screen. Your photos and videos appear beside the map view or plan sheet view, so you can reorganize records quickly before reviewing progress, checking field conditions, or building reports. If you also need plan context, see What Is a Plan Sheet in Filio and How Do I Add or Manage One?.
Step 2 – Open the Sort By Menu
At the top of the media list, click Sort By next to the filters. This opens the sorting menu, where you can reorder media based on the field that matters most for your review. If you need to narrow results before sorting, see How to Filter Media Using the Area Filter in Filio Web App.
Step 3 – Choose the Sorting Field You Need
From the dropdown menu, choose the field you want to sort by. Filio lets you organize media using common review fields and field-documentation details, which is useful when you need to find records quickly or group similar site conditions before sharing updates.
You can sort by:
Date & Time
Description
Taken By
Tags
Labels
Elevation
GPS Precision
Weather Condition
Weather Temperature
Wind Speed
Video Transcription
AI Caption
For team workflows, sorting works especially well after you standardize project organization with How to Create and Manage Groups in Filio. For deeper Filio workflow context, review how to filter media using the area filter in Filio Web App, how to add annotations and tags to photos in the Filio app.
Step 4 – Set Ascending or Descending Order
Choose Ascending to sort from A to Z or oldest to newest, or choose Descending to sort from Z to A or newest to oldest. Click Sort to apply the setting. Your media list updates immediately based on the selected field and order, which helps when you want to review a timeline, compare similar records, or prepare report-ready documentation.
Best Practices for Sorting Media in Filio Web App
Combine sorting with filters such as tags, AI captions, or timeline tools to review project media more precisely and find documentation faster. Sorting is most useful when you need to answer a specific project question quickly, such as what happened first, which user captured the media, or which records match the same weather or labeling pattern.
- Use AI Caption sorting to group similar visual records quickly when reviewing recurring conditions, materials, or inspection sequences.
- Sort by Weather Condition, Weather Temperature, or Elevation when you need stronger environmental or site-context documentation.
- Sort by Taken By, Tags, or Labels when multiple team members contribute media and you need faster handoff or QA review.
- If you are preparing deliverables, pair sorted media with How to Add and Manage Comments in Filio Reports for clearer project reporting.
- Only synced media appears in web-app sorting results, so recently captured mobile media may not appear until the upload is complete.
- If you switch projects or refresh the view, confirm that your sort and filter settings still match the records you want to review.
- When working across layered plan views, review What Are Layers in Filio and How Do I Add One to a Project? to keep map and plan context organized while sorting.
Organize Project Media Faster