diff --git a/static/js/pandora/menu.js b/static/js/pandora/menu.js
index 77d314bd1..867c17d0d 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/menu.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/menu.js
@@ -520,21 +520,25 @@ pandora.ui.mainMenu = function() {
 
     function getSortMenu() {
         var ui = pandora.user.ui,
-            isClipView = pandora.isClipView(ui.listView);
+            isClipView = pandora.isClipView(ui.listView),
+            items = isClipView ? pandora.site.clipKeys.map(function(key) {
+                return Ox.extend(Ox.clone(key), {
+                    checked: ui.listSort[0].key == key.id,
+                    title: 'Clip ' + key.title
+                });
+            }) : [];
         return { id: 'sortMenu', title: 'Sort', items: [
             { id: 'sortitems', title: 'Sort ' + (isClipView || ui.item ? 'Clips' : pandora.site.itemName.plural) + ' by', items: [
                 { group: 'listsort', min: 1, max: 1, items: Ox.merge(
-                    isClipView ? pandora.site.clipKeys.map(function(key) {
-                        return Ox.extend(Ox.clone(key), {
-                            checked: ui.listSort[0].key == key.id,
-                            title: 'Clip ' + key.title
-                        });
-                    }) : [],
-                    !ui.item ? pandora.site.sortKeys.map(function(key) {
-                        return Ox.extend({
+                    items,
+                    Ox.map(pandora.site.sortKeys, function(key) {
+                        return Ox.getIndexById(items, key.id) == -1 && (
+                            !key.capability
+                            || pandora.site.capabilities[key.capability][pandora.user.level]
+                        ) ? Ox.extend({
                             checked: ui.listSort[0].key == key.id
-                        }, key);
-                    }) : []
+                        }, key) : null;
+                    })
                 ) }
             ] },
             { id: 'orderitems', title: 'Order ' + (isClipView ? 'Clips' : pandora.site.itemName.plural), items: [
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/sortSelect.js b/static/js/pandora/sortSelect.js
index f44c6aee7..e3e30dffa 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/sortSelect.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/sortSelect.js
@@ -4,26 +4,26 @@
 
 pandora.ui.sortSelect = function(isNavigationView) {
     var isClipView = pandora.isClipView(),
-        items = [],
-        sortKey = !pandora.user.ui.item ? 'listSort' : 'itemSort',
-        that;
-    if (isClipView) {
-        items = pandora.site.clipKeys.map(function(key) {
+        items = isClipView ? pandora.site.clipKeys.map(function(key) {
             return Ox.extend(Ox.clone(key), {
                 title: 'Sort by ' + (!pandora.user.ui.item ? 'Clip ' : '') + key.title
             });
-        });
+        }) : [],
         // fixme: a separator would be good
-        // !pandora.user.ui.item && items.push({});
-    }
+        sortKey = !pandora.user.ui.item ? 'listSort' : 'itemSort',
+        that;
     if (!pandora.user.ui.item) {
-        items = Ox.merge(items, Ox.map(pandora.site.sortKeys, function(key) {
-            return Ox.getIndexById(items, key.id) == -1
-                ? Ox.extend(Ox.clone(key), {
+        items = Ox.merge(
+            items,
+            Ox.map(pandora.site.sortKeys, function(key) {
+                return Ox.getIndexById(items, key.id) == -1 && (
+                    !key.capability
+                    || pandora.site.capabilities[key.capability][pandora.user.level]
+                ) ? Ox.extend(Ox.clone(key), {
                     title: 'Sort by ' + key.title
-                })
-                : null;
-        }));
+                }) : null;
+            })
+        );
     }
     that = Ox.Select({
             id: 'sortSelect',
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/status.js b/static/js/pandora/status.js
deleted file mode 100644
index f79e5aa12..000000000
--- a/static/js/pandora/status.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-// vim: et:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:ft=javascript
-'use strict';
-pandora.ui.status = function(key, data) {
-    var itemName = data.items != 1 ? pandora.site.itemName.plural : pandora.site.itemName.singular,
-        segments = [],
-        that = Ox.toTitleCase(key) + ': ';
-    if (!pandora.user.ui.item && pandora.user.ui.listView == 'clip') {
-        itemName = data.items != 1 ? 'Clips' : 'Clip';
-    }
-    segments.push(Ox.formatNumber(data.items) + ' '+ itemName);
-    if (data.runtime)
-        segments.push(Ox.formatDuration(data.runtime, 'short'));
-    if (data.files)
-        segments.push(data.files + ' file' + (data.files != 1 ? 's' : ''));
-    if (!data.runtime && data.duration)
-        segments.push(Ox.formatDuration(data.duration, 'short'));
-    else if (data.duration)
-        segments.push(Ox.formatDuration(data.duration));
-    if (data.size)
-        segments.push(Ox.formatValue(data.size, 'B'));
-    if (data.pixels)
-        segments.push(Ox.formatValue(data.pixels, 'px'));
-    return that + segments.join(', ');
-};
-
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/statusbar.js b/static/js/pandora/statusbar.js
index 679fc889a..d7f1bdc06 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/statusbar.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/statusbar.js
@@ -36,18 +36,17 @@ pandora.ui.statusbar = function() {
                 : (pandora.site.itemName[data.items == 1 ? 'singular' : 'plural']),
             parts = [];
         parts.push(Ox.formatNumber(data.items) + ' '+ itemName);
-        if (data.runtime)
+        if (data.runtime) {
             parts.push(Ox.formatDuration(data.runtime, 'short'));
-        if (data.files)
-            parts.push(data.files + ' file' + (data.files == 1 ? '' : 's'));
-        if (!data.runtime && data.duration)
+        } else if (data.duration) {
             parts.push(Ox.formatDuration(data.duration, 'short'));
-        else if (data.duration)
-            parts.push(Ox.formatDuration(data.duration));
-        if (data.size)
-            parts.push(Ox.formatValue(data.size, 'B'));
-        if (data.pixels)
-            parts.push(Ox.formatValue(data.pixels, 'px'));
+        }
+        if (pandora.site.capabilities.canSeeFiles[pandora.user.level]) {
+            data.files && parts.push(data.files + ' file' + (data.files == 1 ? '' : 's'));
+            data.duration && parts.push(Ox.formatDuration(data.duration));
+            data.size && parts.push(Ox.formatValue(data.size, 'B'));
+            data.pixels && parts.push(Ox.formatValue(data.pixels, 'px'));
+        }
         return parts.join(', ');
     }