default sort of date-modified

README.md

@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ The following fields **must** be filled for each new item:
  when the report or dashboard stops being updated with new data
 - `author` the name of the group/team/person who is responsible for the content
 - `date-created` the date the content was first pubished in format 'YYYY-MM-DD'.
- By default, the gallery is sorted by status (active before archived) and then this date.
+- `date-modified` the date the content was last modified/updated in format 'YYYY-MM-DD'. 
+ By default, the gallery is sorted by status (active before archived) and then this date. 
+ You can move your item to the top of the list by updating its modified date to the most
+ recent.
 
 #### Optional fields
 
@@ -50,8 +53,6 @@ The following fields are optional but recommended:
 - `categories` relevant categories that apply to the content like name of the disease for example.
  Ensure you do not duplicate an existing category with a different spelling etc. Look at the existing
  categories on the gallery page to verify.
-- `date-modified` the date the content was last modified/updated in format 'YYYY-MM-DD'. 
- The gallery can be sorted by this date via the 'Order by' dropdown.
 - `repo` a URL linking to the code repository of the project. This is not currently used but may be useful
  in the future.
 

index.qmd

@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ listing:
  page-size: 1000
  sort: 
  - "status" 
- - "date-created desc"
+ - "date-modified desc"
  sort-ui: [title, date-created, date-modified]
  filter-ui: true
- field-required: [title, href, status, access, author, date-created]
+ field-required: [title, href, status, access, author, date-created, date-modified]
  field-types:
  date-created: date
  date-modified: date