Easily Sort Files by Type and Show in Groups in KDE Plasma 5 in Kubuntu 15.04

I have a Windows-user habits even if I use Linux now. One of them is sorting files by type and show them in groups in file manager. The file manager I know capable for it is Dolphin. Dolphin is KDE file manager. It is included by default in Kubuntu. I will show you how to achieve it easily and how to change by a single click.

Dolphin with Show in Groups and Sort by Date View

1. Make A Menu

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Actually, you can do sorting by a standard way (see point 2 below). But to make it easier, I usually create a menu once and use it all the time.

How To Confgure Toolbars

1. Right-click on the toolbar > Configure Toolbars.
2. Choose Sort By > click ">" (right arrow) button > so Sort By item moved to right panel > OK. See picture below.
3. Now you get a new menu named Sort By in toolbar. 
4. Open Dolphin Menu Button > check Show in Groups.
5. To sort by type: open Sort By menu > select Type > check Descending.
6. To sort by date: open Sort By menu > select Date > check Descending.

How To Add

Result

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Now you can change the view by clicking new menu button Sort By.

A New Menu Button

Sort by Type

Sort by Date

2. Sorting by Default

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The normal sorting usually is by clicking Control menu button > Sort By > choose one mode. You can do grouping by clicking Control menu button > Show in Groups. But once you make a custom menu like above, Sort By entry in Control menu will disappear. It moved to the toolbar.

3. Turn Back

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If you dislike the Sort By button in toolbar, you can turn it to the default by clicking toolbar > Configure Toolbars > select Sort By entry in right panel > click "<" (left arrow) > so Sort By entry moved back to its position > OK.