diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 32326f8b..ee8862bc 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -427,6 +427,19 @@
   var stringToOptionTag = (value) => {
     return /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("option", null, value);
   };
+  function getRawObjectIndex(latest) {
+    const dateString = latest.date || "0000-00-00";
+    const [year, month, date] = dateString.split("-");
+    const timeString = latest.time || "00:00";
+    const [hour, minute] = timeString.split(":");
+    const hourInMinutes = parseInt(hour) * 60;
+    const minutesTotal = parseInt(minute) + hourInMinutes;
+    const paddedMinutes = minutesTotal.toString().padStart(4, "0");
+    const priority = latest.priority ?? 0;
+    const priorityInverse = 100 - priority;
+    const paddedPriority = priorityInverse.toString().padStart(3, "0");
+    return `${year}${month}${date}${paddedMinutes}${paddedPriority}`;
+  }
 
   // src/translations.ts
   var englishTranslations = {
@@ -760,6 +773,14 @@
   var translation = allTranslations[language] ?? allTranslations.en;
 
   // src/Model/chatModel.ts
+  var MessageObjectWithIndex = class {
+    constructor(messageObject, index = 0) {
+      this.id = messageObject.id;
+      this.title = messageObject.title;
+      this.contentVersions = messageObject.contentVersions;
+      this.index = new State(index);
+    }
+  };
   var Chat = class {
     id;
     viewType;
@@ -1582,7 +1603,7 @@
       const [icon, value] = field;
       return /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "flex-row control-gap flex align-center padding-right ellipsis" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, icon), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "ellipsis" }, value));
     });
-    return /* @__PURE__ */ createElement(
+    const view = /* @__PURE__ */ createElement(
       "button",
       {
         class: "tile flex-no",
@@ -1599,6 +1620,10 @@
         ...fieldElements
       ))
     );
+    messageObject.index.subscribe((newIndex) => {
+      view.style.order = newIndex;
+    });
+    return view;
   }
 
   // src/Views/Objects/objectGridView.tsx
@@ -1652,22 +1677,12 @@
       messageObjects.value.forEach(processObject);
     });
     const objectConverter = (messageObject) => {
-      const latest = chat.getMostRecentContent(messageObject);
-      const timeString = latest.time || "00:00";
-      const [hour, minute] = timeString.split(":");
-      const hourInMinutes = parseInt(hour) * 60;
-      const minutesTotal = parseInt(minute) + hourInMinutes;
-      const priority = latest.priority ?? 0;
-      const priorityInverse = 100 - priority;
-      const order = `${minutesTotal}${priorityInverse}`;
-      const view = ObjectEntryView(
+      return ObjectEntryView(
         chat,
         messageObject,
         selectedObject,
         isShowingObjectModal
       );
-      view.style.order = order;
-      return view;
     };
     return /* @__PURE__ */ createElement(
       "div",
@@ -1701,16 +1716,10 @@
     const isToday = today.getDate() == dateObject.getUTCDate() && today.getMonth() == dateObject.getUTCMonth() && today.getFullYear() == dateObject.getUTCFullYear();
     messageObjects.handleAddition(processObject);
     const objectConverter = (messageObject) => {
-      const latest = chat.getMostRecentContent(messageObject);
-      const timeString = latest.time || "00:00";
-      const [hour, minute] = timeString.split(":");
-      const hourInMinutes = parseInt(hour) * 60;
-      const minutesTotal = parseInt(minute) + hourInMinutes;
-      const priority = latest.priority ?? 0;
-      const priorityInverse = 100 - priority;
-      const order = `${minutesTotal}${priorityInverse}`;
       const view = /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "secondary ellipsis" }, chat.getObjectTitle(messageObject));
-      view.style.order = order;
+      messageObject.index.subscribe((newIndex) => {
+        view.style.order = newIndex;
+      });
       return view;
     };
     return /* @__PURE__ */ createElement(
@@ -1774,7 +1783,6 @@
       monthGridCells.value = [];
       currentDate.setUTCDate(1);
       currentDate.setUTCMonth(newSelectedDate.getMonth());
-      console.log(currentDate);
       for (let i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
         monthGridCells.value.push(
           /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("b", { class: "secondary ellipsis width-100" }, translation.weekdays[i])
@@ -1917,14 +1925,12 @@
       chat.addObjectAndSend(messageObject);
     }
     const itemToViewEntry = (kanbanBoardItem) => {
-      const view = ObjectEntryView(
+      return ObjectEntryView(
         chat,
         kanbanBoardItem.messageObject,
         selectedObject,
         isShowingObjectModal
       );
-      view.style.order = kanbanBoardItem.priority * -1;
-      return view;
     };
     return /* @__PURE__ */ createElement(
       "div",
@@ -2291,7 +2297,7 @@
       [appliedFilter, resultCount],
       () => translation.searchTitleText(appliedFilter.value, resultCount.value)
     );
-    const showingMessageObjects = new MapState();
+    const visibleMessageObjects = new MapState();
     const isFilterEmpty = createProxyState(
       [appliedFilter],
       () => appliedFilter.value == ""
@@ -2305,21 +2311,21 @@
       if (!previousObjectSearches.value.has(appliedFilter.value))
         previousObjectSearches.add(appliedFilter.value);
       const allObjects = [...chat.objects.value.values()];
-      allObjects.forEach((object, i) => {
-        const doesMatch = checkIfMatchesFilter(object);
+      allObjects.forEach((messageObject, i) => {
+        const doesMatch = checkIfMatchesFilter(messageObject);
         if (doesMatch) {
-          showingMessageObjects.set(object.id, object);
+          visibleMessageObjects.set(messageObject.id, new MessageObjectWithIndex(messageObject));
         } else {
-          showingMessageObjects.remove(object.id);
+          visibleMessageObjects.remove(messageObject.id);
         }
       });
-      resultCount.value = showingMessageObjects.value.size;
+      resultCount.value = visibleMessageObjects.value.size;
     }
     chat.objects.handleAddition((messageObject) => {
       if (checkIfMatchesFilter(messageObject) == false) return;
-      showingMessageObjects.set(messageObject.id, messageObject);
+      visibleMessageObjects.set(messageObject.id, new MessageObjectWithIndex(messageObject));
       chat.objects.handleRemoval(messageObject, () => {
-        showingMessageObjects.remove(messageObject.id);
+        visibleMessageObjects.remove(messageObject.id);
       });
     });
     function checkIfMatchesFilter(messageObject) {
@@ -2347,6 +2353,16 @@
       return true;
     }
     applyFilter();
+    visibleMessageObjects.subscribe((visibleMessageObjects2) => {
+      let indices = [...visibleMessageObjects2.values()].map((messageObject) => {
+        const latest = chat.getMostRecentContent(messageObject);
+        return getRawObjectIndex(latest);
+      }).sort();
+      visibleMessageObjects2.forEach((messageObject) => {
+        const latest = chat.getMostRecentContent(messageObject);
+        messageObject.index.value = indices.indexOf(getRawObjectIndex(latest));
+      });
+    });
     const objectModal = createProxyState(
       [chat.objects, selectedObject],
       () => {
@@ -2375,7 +2391,7 @@
       }
       return getViewFunction()(
         chat,
-        showingMessageObjects,
+        visibleMessageObjects,
         selectedObject,
         isShowingObjectModal
       );
@@ -2432,7 +2448,7 @@
       translation.reset
     ), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("button", { class: "width-50 flex primary", "on:click": applyFilter }, translation.search, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "arrow_forward"))), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("hr", null), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("b", { class: "secondary", "subscribe:innerText": resultText }), ObjectGridView(
       chat,
-      showingMessageObjects,
+      visibleMessageObjects,
       selectedObject,
       isShowingObjectModal
     )), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("button", { "on:click": closeFilters }, translation.close, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "close")))), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { "children:set": objectModal }));
diff --git a/src/Model/chatModel.ts b/src/Model/chatModel.ts
index 437385f6..2b078746 100644
--- a/src/Model/chatModel.ts
+++ b/src/Model/chatModel.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,19 @@ export interface MessageObjectContent {
   time?: string;
 }
 
+export interface MessageObjectWithIndex extends MessageObject {
+  index: React.State<number>;
+}
+
+export class MessageObjectWithIndex implements MessageObjectWithIndex {
+  constructor(messageObject: MessageObject, index: number = 0) {
+    this.id = messageObject.id;
+    this.title = messageObject.title;
+    this.contentVersions = messageObject.contentVersions;
+    this.index = new React.State(index);
+  }
+}
+
 // chat
 export class Chat {
   id: string;
diff --git a/src/Views/Objects/allObjectsView.tsx b/src/Views/Objects/allObjectsView.tsx
index fc2a43fa..bba231e0 100644
--- a/src/Views/Objects/allObjectsView.tsx
+++ b/src/Views/Objects/allObjectsView.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import * as React from "bloatless-react";
 
-import { Chat, MessageObject } from "../../Model/chatModel";
+import { Chat, MessageObject, MessageObjectWithIndex } from "../../Model/chatModel";
 
 import { ObjectGridView } from "./objectGridView";
 import { translation } from "../../translations";
 
 export function AllObjectsView(
   chat: Chat,
-  messageObjects: React.MapState<MessageObject>,
+  messageObjects: React.MapState<MessageObjectWithIndex>,
   selectedObject: React.State<MessageObject | undefined>,
   isShowingObjectModal: React.State<boolean>
 ) {
diff --git a/src/Views/Objects/calendarView.tsx b/src/Views/Objects/calendarView.tsx
index 6011d3ab..7dc0a35f 100644
--- a/src/Views/Objects/calendarView.tsx
+++ b/src/Views/Objects/calendarView.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as React from "bloatless-react";
 
-import { Chat, MessageObject } from "../../Model/chatModel";
+import { Chat, MessageObject, MessageObjectWithIndex } from "../../Model/chatModel";
 
 import { DayView } from "./dayView";
 import { MiniatureDayView } from "./miniatureDayView";
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { translation } from "../../translations";
 
 export function CalendarView(
   chat: Chat,
-  messageObjects: React.MapState<MessageObject>,
+  messageObjects: React.MapState<MessageObjectWithIndex>,
   selectedObject: React.State<MessageObject | undefined>,
   isShowingObjectModal: React.State<boolean>
 ) {
diff --git a/src/Views/Objects/dayView.tsx b/src/Views/Objects/dayView.tsx
index 2e05c73d..65a0d16f 100644
--- a/src/Views/Objects/dayView.tsx
+++ b/src/Views/Objects/dayView.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as React from "bloatless-react";
 
-import { Chat, MessageObject } from "../../Model/chatModel";
+import { Chat, MessageObject, MessageObjectWithIndex } from "../../Model/chatModel";
 
 import { ObjectEntryView } from "./objectEntryView";
 import { dayInCalendar } from "../../Model/model";
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ import { dayInCalendar } from "../../Model/model";
 export function DayView(
   chat: Chat,
   messageObjects:
-    | React.ListState<MessageObject>
-    | React.MapState<MessageObject>,
+    | React.ListState<MessageObjectWithIndex>
+    | React.MapState<MessageObjectWithIndex>,
   selectedObject: React.State<MessageObject | undefined>,
   isShowingObjectModal: React.State<boolean>
 ) {
-  const objectsForDayView = new React.ListState<MessageObject>();
+  const objectsForDayView = new React.ListState<MessageObjectWithIndex>();
 
-  function processObject(messageObject: MessageObject) {
+  function processObject(messageObject: MessageObjectWithIndex) {
     const latest = chat.getMostRecentContent(messageObject);
     if (!latest.date || latest.date != dayInCalendar.value) return;
 
@@ -31,26 +31,15 @@ export function DayView(
     messageObjects.value.forEach(processObject);
   })
 
-  const objectConverter: React.StateItemConverter<MessageObject> = (
+  const objectConverter: React.StateItemConverter<MessageObjectWithIndex> = (
     messageObject
   ) => {
-    const latest = chat.getMostRecentContent(messageObject);
-    const timeString = latest.time || "00:00";
-    const [hour, minute] = timeString.split(":");
-    const hourInMinutes = parseInt(hour) * 60;
-    const minutesTotal = parseInt(minute) + hourInMinutes;
-    const priority = latest.priority ?? 0;
-    const priorityInverse = 100 - priority;
-    const order = `${minutesTotal}${priorityInverse}`;
-
-    const view = ObjectEntryView(
+    return ObjectEntryView(
       chat,
       messageObject,
       selectedObject,
       isShowingObjectModal
     );
-    view.style.order = order;
-    return view;
   };
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/Views/Objects/kanbanView.tsx b/src/Views/Objects/kanbanView.tsx
index 605cfce1..0194f66f 100644
--- a/src/Views/Objects/kanbanView.tsx
+++ b/src/Views/Objects/kanbanView.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as React from "bloatless-react";
 
-import { Chat, MessageObject } from "../../Model/chatModel";
+import { Chat, MessageObject, MessageObjectWithIndex } from "../../Model/chatModel";
 
 import { ObjectEntryView } from "./objectEntryView";
 import { RenameView } from "../renameView";
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ interface KanbanBoardItem {
 
 export function KanbanView(
   chat: Chat,
-  messageObjects: React.MapState<MessageObject>,
+  messageObjects: React.MapState<MessageObjectWithIndex>,
   selectedObject: React.State<MessageObject | undefined>,
   isShowingObjectModal: React.State<boolean>
 ) {
@@ -116,14 +116,12 @@ function KanbanBoardView(
   const itemToViewEntry: React.StateItemConverter<KanbanBoardItem> = (
     kanbanBoardItem
   ) => {
-    const view = ObjectEntryView(
+    return ObjectEntryView(
       chat,
       kanbanBoardItem.messageObject,
       selectedObject,
       isShowingObjectModal
     );
-    view.style.order = kanbanBoardItem.priority * -1;
-    return view;
   };
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/Views/Objects/miniatureDayView.tsx b/src/Views/Objects/miniatureDayView.tsx
index 8034d087..870756dd 100644
--- a/src/Views/Objects/miniatureDayView.tsx
+++ b/src/Views/Objects/miniatureDayView.tsx
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
 import * as React from "bloatless-react";
 
-import { Chat, MessageObject } from "../../Model/chatModel";
+import { Chat, MessageObject, MessageObjectWithIndex } from "../../Model/chatModel";
 
 import { dayInCalendar } from "../../Model/model";
+import { getRawObjectIndex } from "../../utility";
 
 export function MiniatureDayView(
   chat: Chat,
   messageObjects:
-    | React.ListState<MessageObject>
-    | React.MapState<MessageObject>,
+    | React.ListState<MessageObjectWithIndex>
+    | React.MapState<MessageObjectWithIndex>,
   dateObject: Date
 ) {
   const objectsForDayView = new React.ListState<MessageObject>();
 
   const dateString = dateObject.toISOString().split("T")[0];
 
-  function processObject(messageObject: MessageObject) {
+  function processObject(messageObject: MessageObjectWithIndex) {
     const latest = chat.getMostRecentContent(messageObject);
     if (!latest.date || latest.date != dateString) return;
 
@@ -41,24 +42,17 @@ export function MiniatureDayView(
 
   messageObjects.handleAddition(processObject);
 
-  const objectConverter: React.StateItemConverter<MessageObject> = (
+  const objectConverter: React.StateItemConverter<MessageObjectWithIndex> = (
     messageObject
   ) => {
-    const latest = chat.getMostRecentContent(messageObject);
-    const timeString = latest.time || "00:00";
-    const [hour, minute] = timeString.split(":");
-    const hourInMinutes = parseInt(hour) * 60;
-    const minutesTotal = parseInt(minute) + hourInMinutes;
-    const priority = latest.priority ?? 0;
-    const priorityInverse = 100 - priority;
-    const order = `${minutesTotal}${priorityInverse}`;
-
     const view = (
       <span class="secondary ellipsis">
         {chat.getObjectTitle(messageObject)}
       </span>
     );
-    view.style.order = order;
+    messageObject.index.subscribe(newIndex => {
+      view.style.order = newIndex;
+    })
     return view;
   };
 
diff --git a/src/Views/Objects/noteObjectsView.tsx b/src/Views/Objects/noteObjectsView.tsx
index d6c23db8..75b6ff42 100644
--- a/src/Views/Objects/noteObjectsView.tsx
+++ b/src/Views/Objects/noteObjectsView.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import * as React from "bloatless-react";
 
-import { Chat, MessageObject } from "../../Model/chatModel";
+import { Chat, MessageObject, MessageObjectWithIndex } from "../../Model/chatModel";
 
 import { ObjectGridView } from "./objectGridView";
 
 export function NoteObjectsView(
   chat: Chat,
-  messageObjects: React.MapState<MessageObject>,
+  messageObjects: React.MapState<MessageObjectWithIndex>,
   selectedObject: React.State<MessageObject | undefined>,
   isShowingObjectModal: React.State<boolean>
 ) {
diff --git a/src/Views/Objects/objectEntryView.tsx b/src/Views/Objects/objectEntryView.tsx
index 33e0e7b9..47b43cba 100644
--- a/src/Views/Objects/objectEntryView.tsx
+++ b/src/Views/Objects/objectEntryView.tsx
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ import {
   Chat,
   MessageObject,
   MessageObjectContent,
+  MessageObjectWithIndex,
 } from "../../Model/chatModel";
 
 import { icons } from "../../icons";
 
 export function ObjectEntryView(
   chat: Chat,
-  messageObject: MessageObject,
+  messageObject: MessageObjectWithIndex,
   selectedObject: React.State<MessageObject | undefined>,
   isShowingObjectModal: React.State<boolean>
 ) {
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ export function ObjectEntryView(
     );
   });
 
-  return (
+  const view = (
     <button
       class="tile flex-no"
       on:click={select}
@@ -73,4 +74,8 @@ export function ObjectEntryView(
       </div>
     </button>
   );
+  messageObject.index.subscribe(newIndex => {
+    view.style.order = newIndex;
+  })
+  return view;
 }
diff --git a/src/Views/Objects/objectGridView.tsx b/src/Views/Objects/objectGridView.tsx
index abff1d79..85dd7b75 100644
--- a/src/Views/Objects/objectGridView.tsx
+++ b/src/Views/Objects/objectGridView.tsx
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 import * as React from "bloatless-react";
 
-import { Chat, MessageObject } from "../../Model/chatModel";
+import { Chat, MessageObject, MessageObjectWithIndex } from "../../Model/chatModel";
 
 import { ObjectEntryView } from "./objectEntryView";
 
 export function ObjectGridView(
   chat: Chat,
   messageObjects:
-    | React.ListState<MessageObject>
-    | React.MapState<MessageObject>,
+    | React.ListState<MessageObjectWithIndex>
+    | React.MapState<MessageObjectWithIndex>,
   selectedObject: React.State<MessageObject | undefined>,
   isShowingObjectModal: React.State<boolean>
 ) {
-  const objectConverter: React.StateItemConverter<MessageObject> = (
+  const objectConverter: React.StateItemConverter<MessageObjectWithIndex> = (
     messageObject
   ) => {
     return ObjectEntryView(
diff --git a/src/Views/Objects/objectPane.tsx b/src/Views/Objects/objectPane.tsx
index b0de9f2c..ebd97357 100644
--- a/src/Views/Objects/objectPane.tsx
+++ b/src/Views/Objects/objectPane.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import * as React from "bloatless-react";
 
-import { Chat, MessageObject } from "../../Model/chatModel";
+import {
+  Chat,
+  MessageObject,
+  MessageObjectWithIndex,
+} from "../../Model/chatModel";
+import { getRawObjectIndex, stringToOptionTag } from "../../utility";
 import { objectFilterInput, previousObjectSearches } from "../../Model/model";
 
 import { AllObjectsView } from "./allObjectsView";
@@ -11,7 +16,6 @@ import { ObjectDetailModal } from "./objectDetailModal";
 import { ObjectGridView } from "./objectGridView";
 import { StatusView } from "./statusView";
 import { icons } from "../../icons";
-import { stringToOptionTag } from "../../utility";
 import { translation } from "../../translations";
 
 export const viewTypes = {
@@ -51,7 +55,7 @@ export function ObjectPane(chat: Chat) {
   const resultText = React.createProxyState([appliedFilter, resultCount], () =>
     translation.searchTitleText(appliedFilter.value, resultCount.value)
   );
-  const showingMessageObjects = new React.MapState<MessageObject>();
+  const visibleMessageObjects = new React.MapState<MessageObjectWithIndex>();
   const isFilterEmpty = React.createProxyState(
     [appliedFilter],
     () => appliedFilter.value == ""
@@ -68,22 +72,22 @@ export function ObjectPane(chat: Chat) {
       previousObjectSearches.add(appliedFilter.value);
 
     const allObjects = [...chat.objects.value.values()];
-    allObjects.forEach((object, i) => {
-      const doesMatch = checkIfMatchesFilter(object);
+    allObjects.forEach((messageObject, i) => {
+      const doesMatch = checkIfMatchesFilter(messageObject);
       if (doesMatch) {
-        showingMessageObjects.set(object.id, object);
+        visibleMessageObjects.set(messageObject.id, new MessageObjectWithIndex(messageObject));
       } else {
-        showingMessageObjects.remove(object.id);
+        visibleMessageObjects.remove(messageObject.id);
       }
     });
-    resultCount.value = showingMessageObjects.value.size;
+    resultCount.value = visibleMessageObjects.value.size;
   }
 
   chat.objects.handleAddition((messageObject) => {
     if (checkIfMatchesFilter(messageObject) == false) return;
-    showingMessageObjects.set(messageObject.id, messageObject);
+    visibleMessageObjects.set(messageObject.id, new MessageObjectWithIndex(messageObject));
     chat.objects.handleRemoval(messageObject, () => {
-      showingMessageObjects.remove(messageObject.id);
+      visibleMessageObjects.remove(messageObject.id);
     });
   });
 
@@ -122,6 +126,21 @@ export function ObjectPane(chat: Chat) {
 
   applyFilter();
 
+  // sorting
+  visibleMessageObjects.subscribe((visibleMessageObjects) => {
+    let indices = [...visibleMessageObjects.values()]
+      .map((messageObject) => {
+        const latest = chat.getMostRecentContent(messageObject);
+        return getRawObjectIndex(latest);
+      })
+      .sort();
+
+    visibleMessageObjects.forEach((messageObject) => {
+      const latest = chat.getMostRecentContent(messageObject);
+      messageObject.index.value = indices.indexOf(getRawObjectIndex(latest));
+    });
+  });
+
   // view
   const objectModal = React.createProxyState(
     [chat.objects, selectedObject],
@@ -154,7 +173,7 @@ export function ObjectPane(chat: Chat) {
 
     return getViewFunction()(
       chat,
-      showingMessageObjects,
+      visibleMessageObjects,
       selectedObject,
       isShowingObjectModal
     );
@@ -238,7 +257,7 @@ export function ObjectPane(chat: Chat) {
 
             {ObjectGridView(
               chat,
-              showingMessageObjects,
+              visibleMessageObjects,
               selectedObject,
               isShowingObjectModal
             )}
diff --git a/src/Views/Objects/statusView.tsx b/src/Views/Objects/statusView.tsx
index 5fb386bc..63fd1896 100644
--- a/src/Views/Objects/statusView.tsx
+++ b/src/Views/Objects/statusView.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as React from "bloatless-react";
 
-import { Chat, MessageObject } from "../../Model/chatModel";
+import { Chat, MessageObject, MessageObjectWithIndex } from "../../Model/chatModel";
 
 import { ObjectEntryView } from "./objectEntryView";
 import { RenameView } from "../renameView";
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ interface StatusData {
 
 export function StatusView(
   chat: Chat,
-  messageObjects: React.MapState<MessageObject>,
+  messageObjects: React.MapState<MessageObjectWithIndex>,
   selectedObject: React.State<MessageObject | undefined>,
   isShowingObjectModal: React.State<boolean>
 ) {
diff --git a/src/utility.tsx b/src/utility.tsx
index 84e72a42..ca32dcf7 100644
--- a/src/utility.tsx
+++ b/src/utility.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import * as React from "bloatless-react";
 
-import { MessageObject } from "./Model/chatModel";
-import { ObjectEntryView } from "./Views/Objects/objectEntryView";
+import { MessageObjectContent } from "./Model/chatModel";
 
 export const storageKeys = {
   viewType(id: string): string {
@@ -47,4 +46,26 @@ export const storageKeys = {
 
 export const stringToOptionTag: React.StateItemConverter<string> = (value) => {
   return <option>{value}</option>;
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
+
+export function getRawObjectIndex(latest: MessageObjectContent): string {
+  // date
+  const dateString = latest.date || "0000-00-00";
+  const [year, month, date] = dateString.split("-")
+
+  // time
+  const timeString = latest.time || "00:00";
+  const [hour, minute] = timeString.split(":");
+
+  const hourInMinutes = parseInt(hour) * 60;
+  const minutesTotal = parseInt(minute) + hourInMinutes;
+  const paddedMinutes = minutesTotal.toString().padStart(4, "0")
+
+  // priority
+  const priority = latest.priority ?? 0;
+  const priorityInverse = 100 - priority;
+  const paddedPriority = priorityInverse.toString().padStart(3, "0");
+
+  // final
+  return `${year}${month}${date}${paddedMinutes}${paddedPriority}`;
+}