How Do I Change The "Hot" Settings?

[bloomexperiment (Tracey)]

I did a quick search and there doesn’t seem to be a way to customise the parameters for Hot topic sorting yet.

But it would be helpful to know more about why you think some of those topics on your forum shouldn’t have been included in Hot – so that Discourse can use the feedback if they decide to add settings for admins to adjust Hot topic sorting in future.

Do you feel that those topics have too few likes/recent views/recent comments to be in Hot?

Also for context, here is a bit more info about how Hot sorting works:

@lindsey

How does Hot sorting work?

The Hot sort algorithm blends the overall popularity (based on likes, reactions, or comments) of a topic since it was first created and its recent popularity based on how members are interacting with the topic. This means that Hot will surface newer, actively discussed topics alongside older, popular topics. Hot sorting is ideal for members in large, active communities that want to find conversations that are currently trending, which they might want to participate in.