# Sort topics (within category) in alphabetical order by default

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/sort-topics-within-category-in-alphabetical-order-by-default/25350>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [Fevereiro 18, 2015, 9:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sort-topics-within-category-in-alphabetical-order-by-default/25350 "2015-02-18T09:38:39Z")\
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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:** [Fevereiro 18, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sort-topics-within-category-in-alphabetical-order-by-default/25350/2 "2015-02-18T18:14:26Z")

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I think if you “need” to sort by title there is something wrong with your approach. As in, you should be using categories or tags for that information rather than embedding it in the title as a string.

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