# 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 Febbraio 2016, 8:13pm 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:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [23 Febbraio 2016, 12:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-default-sort-by-setting-for-search/38847/2 "2016-02-23T00:21:38Z")

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Sorry for the delay… no this is not possible, but I could add a site setting for it.

I also usually prefer `order:latest` as a default for stuff I am searching for. Cause I like to use search to recall a topic I recently looked at.

Another option could be to give significantly more weight to recent stuff while leaving it as a “smart search” But… to be honest … maybe `order:latest` is simply a better default… @codinghorror?

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