Sortable table columns in the Wikipedia app (Community Wishlist/W516)
Long-term opportunity
Description
For many tables in articles, it's very useful to be able to sort by their different columns.
This can be done on desktop and mobile Web, but not the mobile apps.
The mobile apps functionality should be as good as the mobile Web and then better (it already has some functionality advantages).
This sorting functionality is very useful also on mobile.
So please add table sorting to the Wikipedia app.
There could be many examples; one is sorting en:List of countries by renewable electricity production by solar energy.
- Slightly related wish: W44: Display of tables on mobile–when tapping on a table/button rotate the screen for a fullscreen view
- Wish in the prior Wishlist: Community Wishlist Survey 2022/Mobile and apps/Table sorting on mobile (82 supporters)
Assigned focus area
Unassigned
Type of wish
Feature request
Tags
Affected users
Readers using the apps
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Other details
- Created: 16:53, 27 February 2026
- Last updated: 16:37, 30 April 2026
- Author: Prototyperspective (talk)
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Supporters of this wish
Support Prototyperspective (talk) 16:53, 27 February 2026
Support Johnson524 (talk) 03:43, 5 March 2026
Support PLEASE add sortability to the Wikipedia iOS app! Mobile sortability was highly popular in the 2022 Wishlist survey (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2022/Mobile_and_apps/Table_sorting_on_mobile) and it was implemented on mobile web, but the app still lacks this vital feature. Many, many lists are designed to be sortable but have lost much of their usability without it. Reywas92 (talk) 14:05, 11 March 2026