# Testing Boosts on Meta

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/testing-boosts-on-meta/399835>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [April 3, 2026, 9:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/testing-boosts-on-meta/399835 "2026-04-03T09:09:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![bartv](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/bartv/32/130052_2.png) [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 9:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/testing-boosts-on-meta/399835/9 "2026-04-03T09:40:52Z")

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> [@zogstrip](#):
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> > [@David\_Ghost](#):
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> > will posts with a boost change the order in the topic page?
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> That’s not planned. It’s just a reaction/emoji with a small text.

I love the feature, but the name and icon are a bit misleading for me. Why is this called ‘boost’ if that’s not what it does?

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