# Introducing new filter and sort options for chat channels 💬

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-new-filter-and-sort-options-for-chat-channels/411958
**Category:** Announcements
**Tags:** chat
**Created:** [September 9, 2026, 2:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-new-filter-and-sort-options-for-chat-channels/411958 "2026-09-09T02:37:21Z")
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### Author: ![martin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/martin/32/491371_2.png) [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-new-filter-and-sort-options-for-chat-channels/411958/5 "2026-09-10T01:55:30Z")

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We did a fast followup here:

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/43503>
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> Followup https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/3dfc739016f9ee6523d91a5b6…b28d0968ef028e6
> 
> When a channel section is empty because no channels match
> the filter, we no longer show a bulky message + link for
> the empty state.
> 
> Now, we show an eye icon in the header of the section, which
> allows users to temporarily disable their filter and see all
> channels in the section, still respecting their sort preferences.
> 
> This applies in the sidebar and in the channel list.
> 
> This commit also extends the sidebar section header to allow
> for more than one action button.
> 
> \*\*DM section, no channels\*\*
> 
> \<img width="257" height="45" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/64eef32e-86e3-4852-a0c7-480683c14981" /\>
> 
> \*\*DM section, all channels temporarily shown\*\*
> 
> \<img width="273" height="120" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0acbd1ab-a3fb-498f-ad4a-b6e175a45463" /\>
> 
> 
> \*\*DM in drawer and mobile, no channels matching filter\*\*
> 
> \<img width="553" height="670" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/604dc4be-9998-4b92-8175-8a16e9792c7e" /\>
> 
> \*\*DM in drawer and mobile, all channels temporarily shown\*\*
> 
> \<img width="555" height="668" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7be0588f-25be-458f-9b01-94a6f9ebf376" /\>

Now if a filter makes one of your sections empty, we show this button at the top of it to temporarily show all channels, and no longer show the empty placeholder which was a bit bulky:

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/b/1/c/b1c8aa6b5d0dcb5d4c8518f710293b9c8ecda79d.png)

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/a/a/3/aa32e6f0bfca957a725a5caacb0aa3d258378675.png)

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