diff --git a/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/tasks_headers.html b/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/tasks_headers.html
index 156832363547b92123d5e85d64c4486b499d6147..d2250230ad212678dc17515a20188904fb4a11ae 100644
--- a/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/tasks_headers.html
+++ b/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/tasks_headers.html
@@ -1,46 +1,46 @@
 <tr>
     <th>
-        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' '-pk' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-up"></i></a>
+        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' '-pk' 'atdb' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-up"></i></a>
         ID
-        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' 'id' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-down"></i></a>
+        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' 'id' 'atdb' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-down"></i></a>
     </th>
     <th>Details</th>
     <th>
-        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' '-workflow' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-up"></i></a>
+        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' '-workflow' 'atdb' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-up"></i></a>
         Workflow
-        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' 'workflow' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-down"></i></a>
+        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' 'workflow' 'atdb' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-down"></i></a>
     </th>
     <th>
-        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' '-priority' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-up"></i></a>
+        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' '-priority' 'atdb' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-up"></i></a>
         Priority
-        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' 'priority' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-down"></i></a>
+        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' 'priority' 'atdb' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-down"></i></a>
     </th>
 
     <th>
-        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' '-status' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-up"></i></a>
+        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' '-status' 'atdb' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-up"></i></a>
         Status
-        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' 'status' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-down"></i></a>
+        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' 'status' 'atdb' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-down"></i></a>
     </th>
     <th>
-        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' '-project' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-up"></i></a>
+        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' '-project' 'atdb' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-up"></i></a>
         Project
-        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' 'project' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-down"></i></a>
+        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' 'project' 'atdb' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-down"></i></a>
     </th>
     <th>
-        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' '-sas_id' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-up"></i></a>
+        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' '-sas_id' 'atdb' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-up"></i></a>
         SAS_ID
-        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' 'sas_id' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-down"></i></a>
+        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' 'sas_id' 'atdb' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-down"></i></a>
     </th>
     <th>
-        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' '-creationTime' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-up"></i></a>
+        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' '-creationTime' 'atdb' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-up"></i></a>
         CreationTime
-        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' 'creationTime' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-down"></i></a>
+        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' 'creationTime' 'atdb' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-down"></i></a>
     </th>
 
     <th>
-        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' '-size_to_process' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-up"></i></a>
+        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' '-size_to_process' 'atdb' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-up"></i></a>
         Size
-        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' 'size_to_process' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-down"></i></a>
+        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' 'size_to_process' 'atdb' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-down"></i></a>
     </th>
 
     <th>Actions</th>
diff --git a/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/validation/tasks_validation.html b/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/validation/tasks_validation.html
index d49a67de8c2dbbbf0fb2d44ebb21c6e2eb3ea0f8..a6991b49e50ae1bc14ffb92b799f5029294660e1 100644
--- a/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/validation/tasks_validation.html
+++ b/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/validation/tasks_validation.html
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@
 
                 <td>{{ task.quality|default_if_none:"-" }}</td>
                 <td>
-                    <a href="{% url 'task-validate-view' task.pk 'poor' 'validated' my_tasks.number %}" class="btn btn-danger btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-check"></i> Poor</a>
-                    <a href="{% url 'task-validate-view' task.pk 'moderate' 'validated' my_tasks.number %}" class="btn btn-warning btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-check"></i> Moderate</a>
-                    <a href="{% url 'task-validate-view' task.pk 'good' 'validated' my_tasks.number %}" class="btn btn-success btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-check"></i> Good</a>
+                    <a href="{% url 'task-validate-view' task.pk 'poor' 'validated' my_tasks.number %}" class="btn btn-danger btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-check"></i> P</a>
+                    <a href="{% url 'task-validate-view' task.pk 'moderate' 'validated' my_tasks.number %}" class="btn btn-warning btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-check"></i> M</a>
+                    <a href="{% url 'task-validate-view' task.pk 'good' 'validated' my_tasks.number %}" class="btn btn-success btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-check"></i> G</a>
 
                 </td>
 
diff --git a/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/validation/tasks_validation_headers.html b/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/validation/tasks_validation_headers.html
index 1d8d9fcd43dab31fa3b90eeea1c13f7edd025062..e6911c18081cebeddeff56897b42b10d9c8fe8e5 100644
--- a/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/validation/tasks_validation_headers.html
+++ b/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/validation/tasks_validation_headers.html
@@ -1,14 +1,30 @@
 <tr>
-    <th>ID</th>
+    <th>
+        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' '-pk' 'validation' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-up"></i></a>
+        ID
+        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' 'id' 'validation' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-down"></i></a>
+    </th>
     <th>Details</th>
 
-    <th>Project</th>
-    <th>SAS_ID</th>
-    <th>filter</th>
+    <th>
+        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' '-project' 'validation' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-up"></i></a>
+        Project
+        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' 'project' 'validation' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-down"></i></a>
+    </th>
+    <th>
+        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' '-sas_id' 'validation' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-up"></i></a>
+        SAS_ID
+        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' 'sas_id' 'validation' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-down"></i></a>
+    </th>
+    <th>
+        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' '-filter' 'validation' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-up"></i></a>
+        Filter
+        <a href="{% url 'sort-tasks' 'filter' 'validation' %}" class="btn btn-light btn-sm" role="button"><i class="fas fa-sort-down"></i></a>
+    </th>
     <th>uv-coverage</th>
     <th>Sensitivity</th>
     <th>Conditions</th>
-    <th>Diagnostic plots</th>
+    <th>Plots</th>
     <th>Current Q</th>
-    <th>Choose a Quality</th>
+    <th>Choose</th>
 </tr>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/atdb/taskdatabase/urls.py b/atdb/taskdatabase/urls.py
index acdb79f4e47bb2a9cc8227289459a45c38f04aee..fa5b2c7d4bb9a5e9e210c7e600b455cbde793a21 100644
--- a/atdb/taskdatabase/urls.py
+++ b/atdb/taskdatabase/urls.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
 
     path('tasks/<int:pk>/change_priority/<priority_change>/<page>', views.ChangePriority, name='task-change-priority'),
     path('tasks/<int:pk>/change_priority/<priority_change>', views.ChangePriority, name='task-change-priority'),
-    path('tasks/sort-tasks/<sort>', views.SortTasks, name='sort-tasks'),
+    path('tasks/sort-tasks/<sort>/<redirect_to_page>', views.SortTasks, name='sort-tasks'),
 
 
     path('tasks/set_filter/<filter>', views.TaskSetFilter, name='task-set-filter'),
diff --git a/atdb/taskdatabase/views.py b/atdb/taskdatabase/views.py
index 6f95128d33096fe713e6304b9202ef33e6649c67..30cd37630cc91c5b53b826e9f3dab116ec14cd42 100644
--- a/atdb/taskdatabase/views.py
+++ b/atdb/taskdatabase/views.py
@@ -995,10 +995,14 @@ def ChangePriority(request, pk, priority_change, page=0):
         return redirect('/atdb/?page=' + page)
 
 
-def SortTasks(request, sort):
+def SortTasks(request, sort, redirect_to_page):
     # store the sort field on the session
     request.session['sort'] = sort
-    return redirect('/atdb')
+    if redirect_to_page=='atdb':
+        return redirect('/atdb')
+    else:
+        return redirect(redirect_to_page)
+
 
 
 def convert_query_params_to_url(query_params):