diff --git a/gramps/plugins/webreport/narrativeweb.py b/gramps/plugins/webreport/narrativeweb.py
index d1a34058f..2210f2bd0 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/webreport/narrativeweb.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/webreport/narrativeweb.py
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ class BasePage(object):
         @param: place_lat_long -- for use in Family Map Pages. This will be None
         if called from Family pages, which do not create a Family Map
         """
-        family_list = individual.get_family_handle_list()
+        family_list = sorted(individual.get_family_handle_list())
         if not family_list:
             return None
 
@@ -1599,16 +1599,17 @@ class BasePage(object):
                 user_footer += note
 
             msg = _('Generated by %(gramps_home_html_start)s'
-                    'Gramps%(html_end)s %(version)s on %(date)s'
+                    'Gramps%(html_end)s %(version)s'
                    ) % {'gramps_home_html_start' :
                             '<a href="' + URL_HOMEPAGE + '">' ,
                         'html_end' : '</a>' ,
-                        'version' : VERSION ,
-                        'date' : _dd.display(Today()) }
+                        'version' : VERSION }
             if date is not None:
                 msg += "<br />"
                 last_modif = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(date).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
                 msg += _('Last change was the %(date)s') % { 'date' : last_modif }
+            else:
+                msg += _(' on %(date)s') % { 'date' : _dd.display(Today()) }
 
             # optional "link-home" feature; see bug report #2736
             if self.report.options['linkhome']:
@@ -2070,7 +2071,11 @@ class BasePage(object):
         """
 
         # return media rectangles to its callers
-        return _region_items
+        # bug 8950 : it seems it's better to sort on name + coords of the rectangle.
+        def sort_by_name_and_rectangle(obj):
+            return(obj[0], obj[1], obj[2], obj[3], obj[4])
+
+        return sorted(_region_items, key=lambda x:sort_by_name_and_rectangle(x))
 
     def media_ref_region_to_object(self, media_handle, obj):
         """
@@ -2824,8 +2829,12 @@ class BasePage(object):
         if depth > len(list_style):
             return ""
         # Sort by the name of the object at the bkref_class, bkref_handle
+        # bug 8950 : it seems it's better to sort on name + gid.
+        def sort_by_name_and_gid(obj):
+            return (obj[1], obj[2])
+
         for (bkref_class, bkref_handle) in sorted(
-                bkref_list, key=lambda x:self.report.obj_dict[x[0]][x[1]][1]):
+                bkref_list, key=lambda x:sort_by_name_and_gid(self.report.obj_dict[x[0]][x[1]])):
             list = Html("li")
             path = self.report.obj_dict[bkref_class][bkref_handle][0]
             name = self.report.obj_dict[bkref_class][bkref_handle][1]
@@ -3163,10 +3172,10 @@ class FamilyPages(BasePage):
                         letter ='&nbsp;'
 
                     # get person from sorted database list
-                    for person_handle in handle_list:
+                    for person_handle in sorted(handle_list):
                         person = self.dbase_.get_person_from_handle(person_handle)
                         if person:
-                            family_list = pers_fam_dict[person_handle]
+                            family_list = sorted(pers_fam_dict[person_handle], key=lambda x:x.get_gramps_id())
                             first_family = True
                             for family in family_list:
                                 trow = Html("tr")
@@ -4837,9 +4846,12 @@ class ThumbnailPreviewPage(BasePage):
         self.dbase_ = report.database
         BasePage.__init__(self, report, title)
         self.create_thumbs_only = report.options['create_thumbs_only']
+        # bug 8950 : it seems it's better to sort on desc + gid.
+        def sort_by_desc_and_gid(obj):
+            return (obj.desc, obj.gramps_id)
 
         self.photo_keys = sorted(self.report.obj_dict[MediaObject],
-                                 key=lambda x: SORT_KEY(self.dbase_.get_object_from_handle(x).desc))
+                                 key=lambda x: sort_by_desc_and_gid(self.dbase_.get_object_from_handle(x)))
 
         media_list = []
         for person_handle in self.photo_keys:
@@ -5233,7 +5245,7 @@ class PersonPages(BasePage):
                                   len(self.report.obj_dict[Person]) + 1) as step:
             self.IndividualListPage(self.report, title,
                                     self.report.obj_dict[Person].keys())
-            for person_handle in self.report.obj_dict[Person]:
+            for person_handle in sorted(self.report.obj_dict[Person]):
                 step()
                 person = self.report.database.get_person_from_handle(person_handle)
                 self.IndividualPage(self.report, title, person)
@@ -5314,7 +5326,7 @@ class PersonPages(BasePage):
                     surname = _ABSENT
 
                 first_surname = True
-                for person_handle in handle_list:
+                for person_handle in sorted(handle_list):
                     person = self.dbase_.get_person_from_handle(person_handle)
                     if person.get_change_time() > date: date = person.get_change_time()
 
@@ -7736,7 +7748,7 @@ class NavWebReport(Report):
                 "surnames_count")
 
             for (surname, handle_list) in local_list:
-                SurnamePage(self, self.title, surname, handle_list)
+                SurnamePage(self, self.title, surname, sorted(handle_list))
                 step()
 
     def thumbnail_preview_page(self):