# Changing the default 'sort by' setting for search

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-default-sort-by-setting-for-search/38847>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [1 Febrero, 2016 20:13 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-default-sort-by-setting-for-search/38847 "2016-02-01T20:13:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![john\_mardlin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/john_mardlin/32/115622_2.png) [@john\_mardlin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/john_mardlin)\
**Post date:** [1 Febrero, 2016 20:13 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-default-sort-by-setting-for-search/38847/1 "2016-02-01T20:13:56Z")

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Is it possible to have the default search order be `order:latest`, either as a user preference or globally on an instance of Discourse?

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