unfairest inquires about sorting topics alphabetically within a Discourse category, noting that this basic feature is missing from core and expressing interest in a plugin or theme component. Canapin responds by linking to previous discussions from 2019, confirming that no existing plugin or theme component currently handles this, though they provide a starting point for custom development. pfaffman suggests an alternative workaround: using a specific topic as a table of contents or syllabus, and recommends posting in the Marketplace if the user has a budget for custom development. unfairest thanks the community for the links, realizing they had used incorrect search keywords, and confirms they have found a solution using the provided resources. They also acknowledge the advice to use the marketplace. Finally, satonotdead asks if there are any workarounds available for the issue, noting they are still investigating closed threads with similar requests.
I have a category where I need to be able to sort the topics alphabetically. The most recent discussion I found about this was in 2016, and although several people were interested, it doesn’t look like there’s an easy way to achieve this right now. It’s the biggest disadvantage I’ve found in Discourse so far, since this is a basic option in the other forum software I’ve tried.
I’d be happy with a theme component or plugin if it won’t be introduced in core - anyone have an idea of how to make this happen?
Thanks for the heads up, and apologies for missing those more recent posts. Looks like I was using the wrong keywords in my search. Using these I’ve been able to do what I need to do!
@pfaffman I will definitely keep the marketplace in mind going forward.