Questions tagged [sorting]
For questions related to the sort orderings of questions, answers, and other lists on SE sites.
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Difference in sorting recent close and reopen votes
On the Tools page for "Recent Votes", the sorting of votes is different for "Close Votes" and "Reopen Votes".
Close votes are sorted from oldest to newest and Reopen ...
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What is the sorting order of the names of custom filters?
I can see that alpha characters are sorted case-insensitively in ascending alphabetical order. What about other characters - how would they be sorted compared to alpha characters?
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Add an option to sort answers by the viewer's previously cast votes
Motivation: When I sort by highest score, what I really want is that by default, what other people found the most useful is at the top, because I'm in a mode where I want to find things that will be ...
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“Hide Communities“ list should be sorted alphabetically in site name order, not site URL order
In your profile there is a Hide Communities list that lets you configure which communities show up on your profile page. The list displays all the sites you have an account on. It presents their names ...
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Default sort order for answers does not stick
There have been lots of questions about the sort order for answers on questions, but the most recent relevant ones seem to be from at least four or five years ago and are possibly not relevant anymore....
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Saved Lists sorted by Activity doesn't display when the latest activity occurred
Lists of Saves can be sorted by: Score, Activity, Views, Newest, or Added. The sorting of the posts seems to work fine, but...
For example, if sorted by Activity, the list shows when the posts were ...
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Network Profile: Top Questions are scored by upvotes only, but Top Answers by total + -? [duplicate]
Is this intentional?
Both the question and the answer received (n + 1) upvotes and 1 downvote. On the Network Profile page, the net score is reflected on the answer, but not the question. The ...
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What's the order of posts in bounty offered tab?
The order of posts in my offered bounties look like this:
I don't get it, what's the sorting criteria used here?
Post position
Offered time
first
2023-01-20 10:04:25Z
middle
2021-03-15 13:55:51Z
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For paginated results, add a way to type the page number to which to navigate
I'd like to request a feature addition where navigating to the page of the result I desire to view (in any SE website) is able to be done by simply entering the page number of the results page you ...
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Add a way to sort results by date on https://stackexchange.com/search
Feature request: add a way to sort results by date on https://stackexchange.com/search (e.g., date of post and date of last activity).
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Order of completed contests and promotions seems random
I was looking at the page of Completed Contests and Community Promotions and apparently the order in which past events are shown is random. It is not ordered by date nor in any seemingly alphabetic ...
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How are the lists of saves ordered?
When I am saving a question to a specific lists, how are is the list of my lists sorted? (To some extent I am asking out of curiosity - regardless of the ordering, the lists are usable just fine.)
For ...
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Is there a plan to provide the Trending sort option to sites other than Stack Overflow?
Stack Overflow has recently unveiled the Trending sort option, that weighs votes cast recently heavier than those cast earlier, in order to promote fresh answers showcasing new techniques over stale ...
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"Sorted by" dropdown is further right-aligned than the answer area on Q&A pages
The sorted by dropdown is not aligned with the rest of the answers page:
You should add the class post-layout--right to the <div class="answers-subheader d-flex ai-center mb8"> div ...
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When JavaScript is disabled, sort orders other than "votes" are buggy
I normally browse Stack Exchange with JavaScript disabled, and reading, searching, etc. mostly work just fine in that context. However, sort orders other than "votes" are broken, for users ...
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