# Sorting by category mixes sub-categories with the same name

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorting-by-category-mixes-sub-categories-with-the-same-name/34027>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [October 2, 2015, 5:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorting-by-category-mixes-sub-categories-with-the-same-name/34027 "2015-10-02T05:03:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![dandv](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dandv/32/169779_2.png) [@dandv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dandv)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2015, 5:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorting-by-category-mixes-sub-categories-with-the-same-name/34027/1 "2015-10-02T05:03:21Z")

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1. Have two (sub)categories with the same name, and some posts in each.
2. Sort the `/` page by category.

Expected result: Posts from one category follow posts from the other.

Actual result: Posts from the two categories will alternate.

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**Author:** ![riking](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/riking/32/170938_2.png) [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 4:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorting-by-category-mixes-sub-categories-with-the-same-name/34027/2 "2015-10-03T16:47:06Z")

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Question: does anyone think that sorting by category is a sane operation that makes any sense?

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**Author:** ![Mittineague](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mittineague/32/114259_2.png) [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 5:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorting-by-category-mixes-sub-categories-with-the-same-name/34027/3 "2015-10-03T17:01:57Z")

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> [@riking](#):
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> does anyone think that sorting by category is a sane operation that makes any sense?

I’m not one to judge sanity. But I’m thinking having Latest do a Categories sort is not needed. (in fact, I don’t even know why that option is available there in the first place anyway) as by going to the Category’s page the topics _are_ sorted by latest

I am also thinking it might be wise to _not_ have more than one category - subcategory with the same name.(even if only to improve Search results)

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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:** [October 4, 2015, 3:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorting-by-category-mixes-sub-categories-with-the-same-name/34027/4 "2015-10-04T03:57:23Z")

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A post was split to a new topic: [Categories page looks crowded compared to myBB](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-page-looks-crowded-compared-to-mybb/34104)