# Sort topics in user-defined/alphabetical order

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/sort-topics-in-user-defined-alphabetical-order/118216
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [20.Май.2019 13:49:32 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sort-topics-in-user-defined-alphabetical-order/118216 "2019-05-20T13:49:32Z")
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### Author: ![micheldietz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8edcca/32.png) [@micheldietz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/micheldietz)
#### Post date: [20.Май.2019 13:49:32 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sort-topics-in-user-defined-alphabetical-order/118216/1 "2019-05-20T13:49:32Z")

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Hey there,

Is it possible to sort topics (e.g. alphabetically)?

I would like to create a category (users only have the possibility to read the topics) in which I explain features for my application. The feature names should be the topic names and then all topics should be in alphabetical order.  
Of course, I could directly create them in alphabetical order, but if there are new features in the future, and I create a new theme for them, the whole order is no longer given. Unless I rewrite the complete list.  
Or is there a plugin?

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### Author: ![dax](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dax/32/244677_2.png) [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)
#### Post date: [20.Май.2019 18:16:49 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sort-topics-in-user-defined-alphabetical-order/118216/2 "2019-05-20T18:16:49Z")

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> [@micheldietz](#):
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> Is it possible to sort topics (e.g. alphabetically)?

Nope, you can’t do that by default, the only choices are those visible in the category setting `Topic List Sort By`:

- Activity
- Category
- Created
- Likes
- Original Post Likes
- Posters
- Posts
- Views
- Votes

To get a list sorted alphabetically I think your only choice is to build a plugin. Or follow the workarounds you can find in [Sort display of topics Alphabetically](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-sort-display-of-topics-alphabetically/53911)

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [20.Май.2019 23:56:37 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sort-topics-in-user-defined-alphabetical-order/118216/3 "2019-05-20T23:56:37Z")

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