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How to Sort Issues in Linear

Updated on:
May 12, 2026
By:
Madhav Bhandari
Use this interactive demo to learn how to sort and organize issues in Linear by priority, assignee, and project.

Quick summary

Sorting issues in Linear lets teams prioritize work by Priority, Assignee, or Project using the Display options panel. You can also enable Manual ordering to drag and drop issues and save a default sort view for your entire team.


Steps

  1. Navigate to the Display options within your Linear issue view.
  2. Select your desired sorting criteria such as Priority, Assignee, or Project.
  3. Set Ordering to Manual in Display options to drag and drop issues and rearrange them manually.
  4. Click Set default for everyone to save the sort configuration for your whole team.
  5. Confirm by clicking the Save button.

📌 Why this matters

Sorting issues effectively in Linear is essential for engineering and product teams that need to surface high-priority work and reduce time spent triaging backlogs. Linear's flexible sorting options — including sort by Priority, Assignee, and Project — allow teams to align on what matters most without manual overhead. The ability to set a default sort view for everyone ensures consistent issue visibility across the entire team. This feature directly improves sprint planning, accountability, and cross-functional coordination inside Linear.
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