You've always been able to sort your attendee and exhibitor lists. But "sort" used to mean one thing: pick a field, get a list. If that field happened to be a custom field, sticky headers appeared whether you wanted them or not. No separation between how items are grouped and how they're ordered within that grouping.

That changes today. People's views now support two independent sorting levels, just like Sessions has had all along.

What's New

In Studio, the single Sort by dropdown is replaced with two separate controls:

1. Section titles: define whether sticky group headers appear, and what they're based on. Choose None (no headers), Alphabetical, or any single-select custom field defined on your People or Exhibitor list.
2. Sort by: define how items are ordered within each section (or across the full list if Section titles are set to None). Choose from Most complete profiles, First name, Last name, Registration date, or any single-select custom field.

Both list view and grid view respect the same configuration.

Key Behaviors

• No headers + custom field sort: set Section titles to "None" and Sort by to a custom field (e.g. "Sponsor Package"). Exhibitors appear in your indexed order (Platinum → Gold → Silver) with no tier labels visible to attendees. Clean list, clear hierarchy.
• Section headers + secondary sort: set Section titles to "Industry" and Sort by to "Name". Attendees see clean group headers; within each group, exhibitors are alphabetically ordered.
• Alphabetical headers + any sort: set Section titles to "Alphabetical" and Sort by to "Registration date". Letter headers appear only for letters that have at least one person.
• Empty groups disappear: if no one belongs to a section title value, that header simply doesn't render. No blank "Bronze" header floating awkwardly at the bottom.
• Custom field sort without headers: this is the key new use case. Sort by a custom field without exposing the grouping logic to attendees.

How to Configure It

1. In Studio, open your event and navigate to the People page.
2. Open the page's settings panel and go to the Data tab.
3. Under sorting, you'll now see two dropdowns: Section titles and Sort by.
4. Select your desired combination and save. Changes apply instantly across Web, iOS, and Android.

 Why Organizers Will Love It

Sponsorship tiers are sensitive. Showing a "Bronze" sticky header above three lonely exhibitors can feel unflattering, for them, and for you. Until now, the only way to prioritize Platinum sponsors at the top of your list was to also expose the tier structure to every attendee.

This feature breaks that constraint. Surface your VIP speakers first, keep your premium exhibitors front and center, and build the attendee experience you actually intended, without leaking your internal hierarchy.

It also brings People views to full feature parity with Sessions, giving organizers a consistent, powerful sorting toolkit across all content types.

💡 Pro tip: Sponsorship tiers without the labels: Create a single-select custom field called "Sponsor Level" with values indexed in your preferred order (Platinum, Gold, Silver, General). Set Section titles to None and Sort by to Sponsor Level. Platinum exhibitors float to the top of the list: attendees just see a clean, ranked directory.

💡 Pro tip: Speaker spotlight: Use a custom field like "Featured" (values: Featured, Standard) with Section titles set to None and Sort by set to Featured. Your keynote speakers appear first, no header required.