# Topics order in a category

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-order-in-a-category/154953
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [16 juni 2020 om 01:10 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-order-in-a-category/154953 "2020-06-16T01:10:39Z")
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### Author: ![jenni\_alencar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jenni_alencar/32/169068_2.png) [@jenni\_alencar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jenni_alencar)
#### Post date: [16 juni 2020 om 01:10 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-order-in-a-category/154953/1 "2020-06-16T01:10:39Z")

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Why the order of the topics inside a category is different from the order outside the categories ?

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### Author: ![awesomerobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/32/142900_2.png) [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [16 juni 2020 om 02:07 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-order-in-a-category/154953/2 "2020-06-16T02:07:25Z")

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Which category layout are you using? (under the site setting `desktop category page style`). Some category page layouts show top or featured topics instead of the topics with the most recent activity.