Sort column headers on the People Page

Question

Hi,

The People Page (aka Course Roster), needs to have all the column headings to be sortable.

Also the Total Activity header, needs to have how that information is being displayed.

If it's hh:mm:ss (I would have not thought that the :ss would have a display)

Thanks,

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Chris_Hofer · Accepted Answer

Hi there, @MarkKrukowski ...

This isn't an "official" thing in Canvas, but @James Jones has written a script that allows you to sort the columns on the "People" page.  You can find it as part of one of his many "Canvancements" (Canvas Enhancements) at this link:

Course Roster Enhancements - Instructure Community - 267803

There is an existing idea called [People] Sort Students in People List: Course - Instructure Community - 375232 that you might want to take a look at.  The process for voting is going through some changes at the moment, but here are some resources for you related to ideas and the voting process:

*  What is the feature development process for Instru... - Instructure Community - 469504 
*  How do Ideas work in the Instructure Community? - Instructure Community - 2980 
*  What are the guidelines for submitting a new idea? - Instructure Community - 535609 
*  How do I create a new idea in the Instructure Comm... - Instructure Community - 2986
* It’s Time for Your Feedback on the Future of Ideas... - Instructure Community - 619026 - This is the blog post about the future of ideas

Also, the logged time that you see by each user is described under the section "View Users" (see "Total Activity" #7) in this Guide: How do I use the People page in a course as an ins... - Instructure Community - 667.

I hope these resources will be of some help to you.  Sing out if you have any questions...thanks!

Chris · Accepted Answer

Hi @MarkKrukowski,

In addition to all the great info @Chris_Hofer provided, I wanted to add one more possible workaround right now.  The Canvas LMS Mods browser extension for Chrome/Edge by @Code-with-Ski also adds sorting functionality to the people page, among many other enhancements.  It might be a bit easier to install than the Canvancement script, but that really depends on your own skills and preferences.

-Chris