diff --git a/layouts/partials/widgets/featured.html b/layouts/partials/widgets/featured.html
index 876f9e4b..20b5e13f 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/widgets/featured.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/widgets/featured.html
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
   {{ $query = $query | intersect $archive_page.Pages }}
 {{ end }}
 
-{{/* Sort (use Hugo default for now) */}}
-{{/* $sort_by := "Date" */}}
-{{/* $query = sort $query $sort_by $items_sort */}}
+{{/* Sort */}}
+{{ $sort_by := "Date" }}
+{{ $query = sort $query $sort_by $items_sort }}
 
 {{/* Limit */}}
 {{ $query = first $items_count $query }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/widgets/pages.html b/layouts/partials/widgets/pages.html
index 78d2dc95..e07486e5 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/widgets/pages.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/widgets/pages.html
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@
   {{ $query = where $query "Params.featured" "!=" true }}
 {{ end }}
 {{ if $st.Params.content.filters.exclude_past }}
-  {{ $query = where $query "Date" "<=" now }}
+  {{ $query = where $query "Date" ">=" now }}
 {{ end }}
 {{ if $st.Params.content.filters.exclude_future }}
-  {{ $query = where $query "Date" ">" now }}
+  {{ $query = where $query "Date" "<" now }}
 {{ end }}
 
-{{/* Sort (use Hugo default for now) */}}
-{{/* $sort_by := "Date" */}}
-{{/* $query = sort $query $sort_by $items_sort */}}
+{{/* Sort */}}
+{{ $sort_by := "Date" }}
+{{ $query = sort $query $sort_by $items_sort }}
 
 {{/* Offset and Limit */}}
 {{ if gt $items_offset 0 }}