diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/directives/views/actionsMenu.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/directives/views/actionsMenu.js
index 261de3f43..09620d377 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/directives/views/actionsMenu.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/directives/views/actionsMenu.js
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ class ActionsMenu {
   controller($scope, modelManager, actionsManager) {
     'ngInject';
 
-    $scope.extensions = actionsManager.extensions.sort((a, b) => {return a.name.toLowerCase() > b.name.toLowerCase()});
+    $scope.extensions = actionsManager.extensions.sort((a, b) => {
+      return a.name.toLowerCase() < b.name.toLowerCase() ? -1 : 1;
+    });
 
     for(let ext of $scope.extensions) {
       ext.loading = true;
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/directives/views/editorMenu.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/directives/views/editorMenu.js
index 9c566a097..8736f484b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/directives/views/editorMenu.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/directives/views/editorMenu.js
@@ -15,8 +15,13 @@ class EditorMenu {
 
     $scope.formData = {};
 
-    $scope.editors = componentManager.componentsForArea("editor-editor").sort((a, b) => {return a.name.toLowerCase() > b.name.toLowerCase()});
-    $scope.stack = componentManager.componentsForArea("editor-stack").sort((a, b) => {return a.name.toLowerCase() > b.name.toLowerCase()});
+    $scope.editors = componentManager.componentsForArea("editor-editor").sort((a, b) => {
+      return a.name.toLowerCase() < b.name.toLowerCase() ? -1 : 1;
+    });
+
+    $scope.stack = componentManager.componentsForArea("editor-stack").sort((a, b) => {
+      return a.name.toLowerCase() < b.name.toLowerCase() ? -1 : 1;
+    });
 
     $scope.isDesktop = isDesktopApplication();
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/services/singletonManager.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/services/singletonManager.js
index dd1624072..8638cf36f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/services/singletonManager.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/services/singletonManager.js
@@ -78,7 +78,11 @@ class SingletonManager {
         */
         if(allExtantItemsMatchingPredicate.length >= 2) {
           let sorted = allExtantItemsMatchingPredicate.sort((a, b) => {
-            return a.created_at > b.created_at;
+            /*
+              If compareFunction(a, b) is less than 0, sort a to an index lower than b, i.e. a comes first.
+              If compareFunction(a, b) is greater than 0, sort b to an index lower than a, i.e. b comes first.
+            */
+            return a.created_at < b.created_at ? -1 : 1;
           });
 
           // The item that will be chosen to be kept