# Feasibility of a reddit-like "hot" order

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/feasibility-of-a-reddit-like-hot-order/27051>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [April 1, 2015, 4:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feasibility-of-a-reddit-like-hot-order/27051 "2015-04-01T04:35:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![noamraph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a88e57/32.png) [@noamraph](https://meta.discourse.org/u/noamraph)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2015, 4:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feasibility-of-a-reddit-like-hot-order/27051/1 "2015-04-01T04:35:41Z")

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Hi,

I consider using Discourse to start a forum for political discussion. I think that as it gains traction, a default “hot” order, which combines popularity measures (likes, replies and views) with the age of the conversation, would be very useful. Like in Reddit, it would let visitors see what’s most interesting, and would also allow new posts to have an opportunity to be rated.

My question is, can you estimate how difficult would it be for an experienced programmer (me) to add this feature along the way?

Thanks,  
Noam

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