# Custom topic ordering

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-topic-ordering/366644>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** docs\
**Created:** [May 19, 2025, 4:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-topic-ordering/366644 "2025-05-19T04:46:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![nathank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nathank/32/290039_2.png) [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2025, 10:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-topic-ordering/366644/8 "2025-05-19T10:11:52Z")

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I have also had this need, and work around the current limitations by doing this:

1. Setting a Category so it sorts by created date
2. Change the date/time of each topic so that they are ordered as I wish

Now it is obvious that only an admin can do this - and the dates/times do become a bit confusing. So it isn’t ideal!

It would certainly be a worthy feature request (i.e. in #Contribute > Feature).

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