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Auto-Sort Bookmarks by Eric Bixby

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Review by Firefox user 12306220
by Firefox user 12306220, 7 years ago
This add-on has served me well. I never liked the way Firefox adds bookmarks to the bottom of folders, rather than the top, by default. When saving links to forum threads, usually the most recent are the most relevant, so I like those to appear at the top, so each time I would have to go in and drag the bookmark all the way to the top, often involving scrolling. This add-on has made it possible to get my bookmarks sorted the way I want automatically.

I would have given it 5 stars if it wasn't for the latest update (which seems to have taken place yesterday) which has resulted in all my bookmarks and folders getting sorted alphabetically. The worst part is that the bookmark separators have all been moved to the top, so now it's going to be a huge load of work getting it all to look the way it was. I understand this is freeware and I'm glad the developer has no intention of causing anyone problems, but I'm rather disappointed that this update has not been fully tested before releasing it.

As usually, spilling wine on the sofa takes half a second; cleaning up can take hours.

Firefox is partly to blame, because this add-on worked flawlessly for a long time but then it got marked as 'legacy' following a recent Firefox update, thus forcing the developer to rewrite the code. This problem may never have happened if the code didn't have to be re-written.

I'm giving it 4 stars to encourage the developer to continue working on it. We appreciate your efforts, now please fix this update! :)

Developer response

posted 7 years ago
There was testing, but it was cut short due to a slightly earlier than expected release of Firefox 57 (Quantum), so I rushed it to get just alphabetical sorting out in 3.0. I didn't realize how many people relied on the "excluded folders" feature (I don't use it myself so it wasn't a problem for me). I'm working on an update, so check the GitHub site for the latest status. Also, don't forget to make backups of your bookmarks.
125 reviews
  • by Marco Frattola (Aruba), 6 days ago
  • by Hollytryx, 5 months ago
  • by AnneF, 6 months ago
    This is really great, Eric. Firefox fell down on the job, here, but you fixed it. Thanks, Anne
  • by Seän D. Shepherd, 6 months ago
  • by Seän "frostbyte" Shepherd, 8 months ago
  • by Seikikai, a year ago
  • by Zekken9999, a year ago
  • by Firefox user 14104051, a year ago
  • by chojrak11, a year ago
    I like this extension, however there's one thing that could be improved: Inactivity wait "Minimum value of 3 and maximum of 255." Why is that? I want the sort to occur immediately! I'm wasting a lot of time waiting until the folder that I drag and drop lands in its ordered position. Please make a minimum of 0 seconds!
  • by IT retired, a year ago
    Well done. Nice and easy. Saves a lot of manual work.
  • by dottedsnail, 2 years ago
  • by PickerDad, 2 years ago
  • by Firefox user 17944671, 2 years ago
  • by MaryJean, 2 years ago
  • by Firefox user 13524479, 2 years ago
    One and only real extension that does that job. Does it perfectly well. Does it in ALL folders and ALL sub-folders. And on top of all that, does it automatically.
    Damn @*$%ing cool.

    Thanks for developing and sharing that lovely piece of code.
  • by Firefox user 11777944, 2 years ago
  • by omnihil, 2 years ago
    excluding folders doesn't work

    Developer response

    posted 2 years ago
    Yes, I'm aware, track this bug here: https://github.com/eric-bixby/auto-sort-bookmarks-webext/issues/75
  • by Firefox user 13532323, 3 years ago
  • by HomerJSimpson8, 3 years ago
  • by 蓝色海洋, 3 years ago
    very nice! I love it! I set it " Data Added" & Reverse Order

    Developer response

    posted 2 years ago
    Cool
  • by kham013, 3 years ago
    I uninstalled it because it didn't work as I expected. To restore bookmarks, I used Firefox's Bookmark Manager : Fine. Is it possible to sort only one folder ? how ?

    Developer response

    posted 3 years ago
    You would use the "exclude folders" feature, but wait till the feature/bug is fixed: https://github.com/eric-bixby/auto-sort-bookmarks-webext/issues/75
  • by Nik A, 3 years ago
    Worked best with what it describes. However, after making it auto-sort my bookmarks recursively, I found that my browser became extremely unstable and prone to crashing.
  • by Andreas, 3 years ago
  • by L P, 3 years ago
    This ad on worked brilliantly for couple of years, but this last month, I have noticed is not sorting some files. I create a new all encompassing every year where then I create folders that are named: a-b-c; d-e-f-g; h-i-j-k and so forth. In the past, it has sorted them out immediately. Now, however, it pushes d-e-f-g before a-b-c. I double checked to make sure there were no spaces before or after each series of letters... I just cannot understand why this is happening. I have over 10.000 bookmarks, and it is fundamental for me they get sorted out alphabetically for easy retrieval, no matter whether it takes 10 seconds or 1 full minute. But as expressed, it worked brilliantly before.

    Developer response

    posted 3 years ago
    For things like this, it's better to open an issue on the support site. Also, if I cannot reproduce the problem, then the problem does not exist. It might help to get a "filtered" copy of your bookmarks and the steps to reproduce the problem.
  • by Imagine, 3 years ago