Latest/Hot/Top - what about Best/Popular? Request for automatic selection

[Ed_S]

Most topics on my forum are a substantial head post with some conversation in the comments. I’d like to be able to see those topics where the head post has the most likes - for want of a better name, call it “Best”, or maybe “Popular”

Would that be generally useful? I’m sure a Data Explorer query could find these topics, but how to make it easy to find them as a user?

[Moin]

@Ed_S

but how to make it easy to find them as a user?

You can order the topic list by op likes
For example https://meta.discourse.org/?order=op_likes

Using query strings to filter topic views

[Ed_S]

Ah, just the thing - thanks!

[Heliosurge (Dan DeMontmorency)]

There is also the new experimental

Experimental topics list filter feature

We have recently introduced an innovative /filter route, enabling more sophisticated filtering of the topics list. Significantly, this marks the initial step towards a unified topic filtering language for both search and filtering. Additionally, the dedicated route for topic list filtering enhances the customizability of the sidebar, as users can now incorporate links as custom section links within the sidebar. How to turn it on Enable the experimental_topics_filter site settings in the admin i…

Plugin that can be used with it as well.

Discourse Custom Topic Lists

Summary Allows you to create custom topic lists that can be accessed via a URL Repository Link GitHub - discourse/discourse-custom-topic-lists: custom topic lists Install Guide How to install plugins in Discourse Features This plugin adds a new dropdown; when clicked, it leads you to a custom topic list based on a filter defined in the configuration. The new dropdown: [Screenshot 2024-06-07 at 16.31.45] The sidebar links, you…