diff --git a/src/dvr/dvr_autorec.c b/src/dvr/dvr_autorec.c
index e35b1515..d57b6a16 100644
--- a/src/dvr/dvr_autorec.c
+++ b/src/dvr/dvr_autorec.c
@@ -390,6 +390,15 @@ dvr_autorec_entry_class_channel_get(void *o)
   return &ret;
 }
 
+static char *
+dvr_autorec_entry_class_channel_rend(void *o)
+{
+  dvr_autorec_entry_t *dae = (dvr_autorec_entry_t *)o;
+  if (dae->dae_channel)
+    return strdup(channel_get_name(dae->dae_channel));
+  return NULL;
+}
+
 static int
 dvr_autorec_entry_class_title_set(void *o, const void *v)
 {
@@ -442,6 +451,15 @@ dvr_autorec_entry_class_tag_get(void *o)
   return &ret;
 }
 
+static char *
+dvr_autorec_entry_class_tag_rend(void *o)
+{
+  dvr_autorec_entry_t *dae = (dvr_autorec_entry_t *)o;
+  if (dae->dae_channel_tag)
+    return strdup(dae->dae_channel_tag->ct_name);
+  return NULL;
+}
+
 static int
 dvr_autorec_entry_class_time_set(void *o, const void *v, int *tm)
 {
@@ -556,6 +574,15 @@ dvr_autorec_entry_class_config_name_get(void *o)
   return &ret;
 }
 
+static char *
+dvr_autorec_entry_class_config_name_rend(void *o)
+{
+  dvr_autorec_entry_t *dae = (dvr_autorec_entry_t *)o;
+  if (dae->dae_config)
+    return strdup(dae->dae_config->dvr_config_name);
+  return NULL;
+}
+
 static int
 dvr_autorec_entry_class_weekdays_set(void *o, const void *v)
 {
@@ -793,6 +820,7 @@ const idclass_t dvr_autorec_entry_class = {
       .name     = "Channel",
       .set      = dvr_autorec_entry_class_channel_set,
       .get      = dvr_autorec_entry_class_channel_get,
+      .rend     = dvr_autorec_entry_class_channel_rend,
       .list     = channel_class_get_list,
     },
     {
@@ -801,6 +829,7 @@ const idclass_t dvr_autorec_entry_class = {
       .name     = "Channel Tag",
       .set      = dvr_autorec_entry_class_tag_set,
       .get      = dvr_autorec_entry_class_tag_get,
+      .rend     = dvr_autorec_entry_class_tag_rend,
       .list     = channel_tag_class_get_list,
     },
     {
@@ -810,6 +839,7 @@ const idclass_t dvr_autorec_entry_class = {
       .set      = dvr_autorec_entry_class_start_set,
       .get      = dvr_autorec_entry_class_start_get,
       .list     = dvr_autorec_entry_class_time_list_,
+      .opts     = PO_SORTKEY
     },
     {
       .type     = PT_TIME,
@@ -877,6 +907,7 @@ const idclass_t dvr_autorec_entry_class = {
       .name     = "DVR Configuration",
       .set      = dvr_autorec_entry_class_config_name_set,
       .get      = dvr_autorec_entry_class_config_name_get,
+      .rend     = dvr_autorec_entry_class_config_name_rend,
       .list     = dvr_entry_class_config_name_list,
     },
     {
diff --git a/src/dvr/dvr_db.c b/src/dvr/dvr_db.c
index d9b3aaa2..5e7427ad 100644
--- a/src/dvr/dvr_db.c
+++ b/src/dvr/dvr_db.c
@@ -1176,6 +1176,29 @@ dvr_entry_class_config_name_get(void *o)
   return &ret;
 }
 
+htsmsg_t *
+dvr_entry_class_config_name_list(void *o)
+{
+  htsmsg_t *m = htsmsg_create_map();
+  htsmsg_t *p = htsmsg_create_map();
+  htsmsg_add_str(m, "type",  "api");
+  htsmsg_add_str(m, "uri",   "idnode/load");
+  htsmsg_add_str(m, "event", "dvrconfig");
+  htsmsg_add_u32(p, "enum",  1);
+  htsmsg_add_str(p, "class", dvr_config_class.ic_class);
+  htsmsg_add_msg(m, "params", p);
+  return m;
+}
+
+static char *
+dvr_entry_class_config_name_rend(void *o)
+{
+  dvr_entry_t *de = (dvr_entry_t *)o;
+  if (de->de_config)
+    return strdup(de->de_config->dvr_config_name);
+  return NULL;
+}
+
 static int
 dvr_entry_class_channel_set(void *o, const void *v)
 {
@@ -1217,6 +1240,15 @@ dvr_entry_class_channel_get(void *o)
   return &ret;
 }
 
+static char *
+dvr_entry_class_channel_rend(void *o)
+{
+  dvr_entry_t *de = (dvr_entry_t *)o;
+  if (de->de_channel)
+    return strdup(channel_get_name(de->de_channel));
+  return NULL;
+}
+
 static int
 dvr_entry_class_channel_name_set(void *o, const void *v)
 {
@@ -1298,21 +1330,6 @@ dvr_entry_class_mc_list ( void *o )
   return strtab2htsmsg(tab);
 }
 
-htsmsg_t *
-dvr_entry_class_config_name_list(void *o)
-{
-  htsmsg_t *m = htsmsg_create_map();
-  htsmsg_t *p = htsmsg_create_map();
-  htsmsg_add_str(m, "type",  "api");
-  htsmsg_add_str(m, "uri",   "idnode/load");
-  htsmsg_add_str(m, "event", "dvrconfig");
-  htsmsg_add_u32(p, "enum",  1);
-  htsmsg_add_str(p, "class", dvr_config_class.ic_class);
-  htsmsg_add_msg(m, "params", p);
-  return m;
-}
-
-
 static int
 dvr_entry_class_autorec_set(void *o, const void *v)
 {
@@ -1652,7 +1669,7 @@ const idclass_t dvr_entry_class = {
       .set      = dvr_entry_class_start_extra_set,
       .list     = dvr_entry_class_extra_list,
       .get_opts = dvr_entry_class_start_extra_opts,
-      .opts     = PO_DURATION,
+      .opts     = PO_DURATION | PO_SORTKEY,
     },
     {
       .type     = PT_TIME,
@@ -1674,7 +1691,7 @@ const idclass_t dvr_entry_class = {
       .name     = "Extra Stop Time",
       .off      = offsetof(dvr_entry_t, de_stop_extra),
       .list     = dvr_entry_class_extra_list,
-      .opts     = PO_DURATION,
+      .opts     = PO_DURATION | PO_SORTKEY,
     },
     {
       .type     = PT_TIME,
@@ -1696,6 +1713,7 @@ const idclass_t dvr_entry_class = {
       .name     = "Channel",
       .set      = dvr_entry_class_channel_set,
       .get      = dvr_entry_class_channel_get,
+      .rend     = dvr_entry_class_channel_rend,
       .list     = channel_class_get_list,
       .get_opts = dvr_entry_class_start_opts,
     },
@@ -1751,6 +1769,7 @@ const idclass_t dvr_entry_class = {
       .def.i    = DVR_PRIO_NORMAL,
       .set      = dvr_entry_class_pri_set,
       .list     = dvr_entry_class_pri_list,
+      .opts     = PO_SORTKEY,
     },
     {
       .type     = PT_INT,
@@ -1767,6 +1786,7 @@ const idclass_t dvr_entry_class = {
       .def.i    = MC_MATROSKA,
       .set      = dvr_entry_class_mc_set,
       .list     = dvr_entry_class_mc_list,
+      .opts     = PO_SORTKEY
     },
     {
       .type     = PT_STR,
@@ -1775,6 +1795,7 @@ const idclass_t dvr_entry_class = {
       .set      = dvr_entry_class_config_name_set,
       .get      = dvr_entry_class_config_name_get,
       .list     = dvr_entry_class_config_name_list,
+      .rend     = dvr_entry_class_config_name_rend,
       .get_opts = dvr_entry_class_start_opts,
     },
     {
@@ -1841,7 +1862,7 @@ const idclass_t dvr_entry_class = {
       .name     = "Content Type",
       .list     = dvr_entry_class_content_type_list,
       .off      = offsetof(dvr_entry_t, de_content_type),
-      .opts     = PO_RDONLY,
+      .opts     = PO_RDONLY | PO_SORTKEY,
     },
     {
       .type     = PT_U32,
diff --git a/src/dvr/dvr_timerec.c b/src/dvr/dvr_timerec.c
index 78356017..d9d487d7 100644
--- a/src/dvr/dvr_timerec.c
+++ b/src/dvr/dvr_timerec.c
@@ -306,6 +306,15 @@ dvr_timerec_entry_class_channel_get(void *o)
   return &ret;
 }
 
+static char *
+dvr_timerec_entry_class_channel_rend(void *o)
+{
+  dvr_timerec_entry_t *dte = (dvr_timerec_entry_t *)o;
+  if (dte->dte_channel)
+    return strdup(channel_get_name(dte->dte_channel));
+  return NULL;
+}
+
 static int
 dvr_timerec_entry_class_time_set(void *o, const void *v, int *tm)
 {
@@ -408,6 +417,15 @@ dvr_timerec_entry_class_config_name_get(void *o)
   return &buf;
 }
 
+static char *
+dvr_timerec_entry_class_config_name_rend(void *o)
+{
+  dvr_timerec_entry_t *dte = (dvr_timerec_entry_t *)o;
+  if (dte->dte_config)
+    return strdup(dte->dte_config->dvr_config_name);
+  return NULL;
+}
+
 static int
 dvr_timerec_entry_class_weekdays_set(void *o, const void *v)
 {
@@ -479,6 +497,7 @@ const idclass_t dvr_timerec_entry_class = {
       .name     = "Channel",
       .set      = dvr_timerec_entry_class_channel_set,
       .get      = dvr_timerec_entry_class_channel_get,
+      .rend     = dvr_timerec_entry_class_channel_rend,
       .list     = channel_class_get_list,
     },
     {
@@ -489,6 +508,7 @@ const idclass_t dvr_timerec_entry_class = {
       .get      = dvr_timerec_entry_class_start_get,
       .list     = dvr_timerec_entry_class_time_list,
       .def.s    = "12:00",
+      .opts     = PO_SORTKEY,
     },
     {
       .type     = PT_STR,
@@ -498,6 +518,7 @@ const idclass_t dvr_timerec_entry_class = {
       .get      = dvr_timerec_entry_class_stop_get,
       .list     = dvr_timerec_entry_class_time_list,
       .def.s    = "12:00",
+      .opts     = PO_SORTKEY,
     },
     {
       .type     = PT_U32,
@@ -517,6 +538,7 @@ const idclass_t dvr_timerec_entry_class = {
       .list     = dvr_entry_class_pri_list,
       .def.i    = DVR_PRIO_NORMAL,
       .off      = offsetof(dvr_timerec_entry_t, dte_pri),
+      .opts     = PO_SORTKEY,
     },
     {
       .type     = PT_INT,
@@ -530,6 +552,7 @@ const idclass_t dvr_timerec_entry_class = {
       .name     = "DVR Configuration",
       .set      = dvr_timerec_entry_class_config_name_set,
       .get      = dvr_timerec_entry_class_config_name_get,
+      .rend     = dvr_timerec_entry_class_config_name_rend,
       .list     = dvr_entry_class_config_name_list,
     },
     {