# How does one change the order in which threads are displayed?

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**Created:** [December 19, 2008, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-change-the-order-in-which-threads-are-displayed/477914 "2008-12-19T15:36:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-change-the-order-in-which-threads-are-displayed/477914/1 "2008-12-19T15:36:40Z")

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Specifically: is there a way to make the threads in a forum display in alphabetical order instead of most-recent-post-first? I wanted to look at all the Cafe Society posts about the show “Chuck” and I don’t want to wade through pages and pages of threads looking for them.

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**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-change-the-order-in-which-threads-are-displayed/477914/2 "2008-12-19T15:38:36Z")

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Sigh. Never mind, I figured it out. Sheesh, I feel kind of stupid - mods, feel free to delete this thread.