# Sort Order of Threads within a Forum **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 22, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sort-order-of-threads-within-a-forum/911063 "2020-06-22T02:54:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sort-order-of-threads-within-a-forum/911063/1 "2020-06-22T02:54:55Z")
The threads don’t appear to come up sorted in order of most recent activity. That’s going to require some adjustments. Although I mostly use the New Posts button which kind of fixes the problem, I’m wondering about the folks accustomed to browsing by forum title. OK, so I’m 85% just experimenting with creating a thread 😛 ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sort-order-of-threads-within-a-forum/911063/2 "2020-06-22T04:24:28Z")
You can sort by clicking on Replies, Views, or Activity. Clicking twice reverses the listing order. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sort-order-of-threads-within-a-forum/911063/3 "2020-06-22T06:17:00Z")
I just maxed out on likes. Thank you for the tutorial (which I will start reading when I don’t have to leave for an appointment in 5 minutes), and sprinkling your pearls of wisdome. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sort-order-of-threads-within-a-forum/911063/4 "2020-06-22T06:18:36Z")
Hope it helps! And you’re welcome. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sort-order-of-threads-within-a-forum/911063/5 "2020-06-22T06:22:49Z")
And I’m in Like Jail now, too… ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sort-order-of-threads-within-a-forum/911063/6 "2020-06-22T13:23:22Z")
I’m having trouble navigating. I guess I expected that, because I played with a different discourse forum for a couple of weeks and never did get comfortable with the navigation. I was hoping this might be implemented differently. It’s not as bad as Facebook, which simply doesn’t allow navigation, but it wants to lead you around, rather than let you go to your favorite places, i think. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sort-order-of-threads-within-a-forum/911063/7 "2020-06-22T15:38:19Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > it wants to lead you around, rather than let you go to your favorite places, i think. Wait till system starts randomly bumping old threads.