# Provide sortable columns in private messages, similar to latest topics **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature\ **Created:** [Juin 7, 2017, 3:55 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/provide-sortable-columns-in-private-messages-similar-to-latest-topics/64113 "2017-06-07T15:55:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![tobiaseigen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tobiaseigen/32/539204_2.png) [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Post date:** [Juin 7, 2017, 3:55 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/provide-sortable-columns-in-private-messages-similar-to-latest-topics/64113/1 "2017-06-07T15:55:19Z")
Hey @eviltrout - thanks for [adding column headers to messages.](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-messages-should-have-column-labels/53497/18) I like it! I thought it was going to come with column sorting, like the typical latest view. I am just now trying to work through a huge backlog of messages as admin, and it would be very handy to be able to sort by which messages have had replies or been viewed. I think this is mostly a feature for moderator or admin users who have a larger number of messages to manage, so I understand if it’s not a high priority. I can see via [this handy data explorer query](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-messaged-the-most/63963/3) that it is only me as user 1 and discobot who have thousands of messages in our inbox, sent out automagically to new users. Ordinary civilians tend to have only a handful if any. Filtering in this view would be helpful too at some stage, to allow us to bulk archive welcome messages that have no reply, for example. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/provide-sortable-columns-in-private-messages-similar-to-latest-topics/64113)._