Sort by mod install or update date

Sort by mod install or update date for Minecraft modpacks.

  • Guest
  • Aug 25 2025
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  • Guest commented
    27 Aug 18:22

    Also super useful for World of Warcraft Players

  • Guest commented
    27 Aug 18:18

    This would be super helpful in troubleshooting. Is the problem I'm seeing now related to a recently isntalled addon? Almost certainly. So...what addons did I install over this last week.

    With curseforge only showing the addon-updated date, this is hard to figure out.

    A specific scenario is:

    1. Install a mod, not always, but sometime alongside a few others.

    2. No obvious problem noted while gaming

    3. Mods update including long-installed mods, curseforge is now showing only the date of the update on all mods, not installation

    4. Install another mod or mods

    5. Problems encountered. It would be helpful to see which mod(s) were isntalled most recently

    6. Curseforge only shows a bulk of mods, some in long standing use, as updated -- along side those same recently installed mods. No easy way of figuring out what was installed by the user when.

    Frequently, I try to gather this information in Windows Explorer and sorting by date created (in windows explorer) to get a sense of what was installed when.

    If CurseForge could maintain an internal tracker of when the user installed the mod ALONGSIDE when the mod was updated - as a second column, perhaps even optional - this would help troubleshooting by letting me focus on addons most recently added.

  • Guest commented
    November 04, 2025 12:28
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  • Guest commented
    November 04, 2025 12:26
    {"children":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"I personally would like a feature to sort based to the exact update date for the mods within a modpack. As if you where to sort by \"Date Modified\" in windows file explorer."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Currently the curseforge application has a function to sort by \"action\", which highlights \"recently updated\" mods, those include actual updates but also newly installed mods. The sort order for the updated mods are not based on time but something else (I'm not sure what, probably abc). The recently updated sorting currently is only highlighted for a few days, after which it is forgotten. (Not sure how long, but that isn't my issue)"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"If you install multiple mods in, let's say 3 consecutive days, then all the mods will be grouped together with the mods installed on the third day, even if you installed them 2 days ago. And on the 4th day they will all be forgotten and no longer sorted separately."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"So of I install some mods that look cool but don't have time to play, then a weak later when I do play, things break, you cannot determine what the newly mods were from within the launcher."}]}]}
  • Guest commented
    November 04, 2025 11:47

    I'm honestly not sure how you're even managing to do that dude.
    Are you even using formatting or?

  • Guest commented
    November 04, 2025 11:44
    {"children":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Also an option to edit the comments here... Because I have no idea what happened in my last comment..."}]}]}
  • Guest commented
    November 04, 2025 11:44

    Well the only place where an install date would make sense is the list of installed mods in a modpack no?
    Basically just another sorting option to the content tab of a modpack.
    If this is added finding the most recently changed mod and undoing mistakes would be so much easier.

  • Guest commented
    November 04, 2025 11:43
    {"children":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Whoops I send a accidental comment."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"But I was the original poster."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"I want a option to sort modpack downloads based on if they are new or old. "}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"And the option to sort mods and alike the same way! It would benefit many! And I genuinely think it could help! Especially since I lose track of what modpacks I downloaded since I download many in one go. "}]}]}
  • Guest commented
    November 04, 2025 11:40
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    CurseForge Team commented
    November 04, 2025 11:34

    Hi there :)

    Can you please provide more information? In what specific section would you want that sorting option?

  • Guest commented
    November 01, 2025 18:45

    Yes. Been baffled that Thunderstore has it but Curseforge doesn't. PLEEEEASE! Thank you for your time.

  • Guest commented
    October 18, 2025 03:35

    This would help people like me be able to solve problems SO MUCH EASIER.

  • Guest commented
    September 10, 2025 23:28

    This would greatly so many of my binary searches!
    I often install batches of mods and it's hard to keep track of which are new and which are fine.
    I honestly have to rely on opening the mods folder sorting by date modified and then searching them in the app one by one.

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