# Component/plugin to show most active topics?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/component-plugin-to-show-most-active-topics/241572
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 11, 2022, 10:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/component-plugin-to-show-most-active-topics/241572 "2022-10-11T10:39:54Z")
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### Author: ![merefield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/merefield/32/176214_2.png) [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2022, 10:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/component-plugin-to-show-most-active-topics/241572/2 "2022-10-11T10:55:55Z")

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You could use ‘Top’ and set all the multiplier settings to zero. That would get you (at least very close) to “Topics with most replies” without having to do anything more fancy?:

> [@Calculating "Top" topics in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-top-topics-calculated/240928):
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> bookmark This is a reference guide explaining how topics filtered by “Top” are determined to be “Top Topics” in Discourse. person_raising_hand Required user level: All users Discourse sites have a feature that allows users to sort topics by “Top”. This guide explains how these “Top” topics are calculated and displayed. Summary All “Top” topics are assigned a “Top Score” The score is based on likes, replies, and views within a selected time period Topics with the highest “Top Score” ap…

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