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Reorder your Flickr Photostream

Everything on your Flickr Photostream is sorted either by the date and time that the photo was taken or uploaded to Flickr.

  • Logged out users see photos in order of “Date Uploaded” by default.
  • Logged in members can toggle between “Date Uploaded” and “Date Taken” in their Photostream settings, and this will apply to all other Photostreams they view while logged in.

Change your sort order

Anyone visiting your Photostream sees everything sorted by Date Uploaded by default. You can't change this view for them. 

  1. Log into your account on a web browser.
  2. Hover over You, click Photostream.
  3. Select Date taken or Date uploaded, above your photos. 
  4. A drop-down menu appears.
  5. Select how you'd like to sort your Photostream.

Change the date taken or date uploaded

Once uploaded, you can edit the date taken or date uploaded information on your photos. This will affect the sorting of your photos on your Photostream.

The date taken/uploaded can only be edited on the Flickr website, not in the iOS/Android apps.

Single Photo

  1. Log into your account on a web browser.
  2. Select any photo to open it.
  3. Hover over the "Taken on" date, select the Edit icon .
  4. Modify the "Date Uploaded" or "Date Taken" date.
  5. Select Save.

Edit in Organizr (Single or Batch)

  1. Log into your account on a web browser.
  2. Hover over You | select Organize.
  3. Drag your photos into the batch area.
  4. Edit the date:
    • Single Item: Double-click a photo and click Dates to make your edits.
    • Batch Edit: Click Edit dates, then make your edits.

Edit using the Camera Roll (Single or Batch)

  1. Log into your account on a web browser.
  2. Hover over You | select Camera Roll.
  3. Select one or more items.
  4. Select Edit at the bottom of the editing tray.
  5. Add or edit the Date Taken/Uploaded.
  6. Select Save.
  7. Select Clear selection in the bottom of the editing tray.

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