# \#hot-topics **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/hot-topics/759.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [Topic with muted tag still shows up in Hot](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-with-muted-tag-still-shows-up-in-hot/308445)
**Author:** [@th21](https://meta.discourse.org/u/th21)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 5:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-with-muted-tag-still-shows-up-in-hot/308445 "2026-02-27T05:33:49Z")
The mute tag fucntion works normally elsewhere but not in the Hot sorting. --- ## [How do I disable the hot feature?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-disable-the-hot-feature/396803)
**Author:** [@Jesse\_Starks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jesse_Starks)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-disable-the-hot-feature/396803 "2026-02-24T21:13:33Z")
I would rather just shut this feature off - my community is new / small and labeling things hot seems kind of pathetic and distracting - there are barely any people here --- ## [How Do I Change The "Hot" Settings?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-change-the-hot-settings/347701)
**Author:** [@Fred\_Alberti](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fred_Alberti)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 2:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-change-the-hot-settings/347701 "2025-01-18T02:22:48Z")
How do I edit the “Hot” settings in my admin. It is showing some discussions as hot that I don’t think actually are “hot” topics. --- ## [Allow setting "Hot" as default topic list for categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-setting-hot-as-default-topic-list-for-categories/314430)
**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 8:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-setting-hot-as-default-topic-list-for-categories/314430 "2026-01-21T08:38:20Z")
Admins can set “Hot” as the default sorting for the Main page but this option is not available for category lists. There, only Latest and Top are available. To be consistent, the possibility to set “Hot” topic sorting by… --- ## [Discover popular conversations in your community with Hot topic sorting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discover-popular-conversations-in-your-community-with-hot-topic-sorting/296747)
**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2024, 12:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discover-popular-conversations-in-your-community-with-hot-topic-sorting/296747 "2024-11-28T12:05:46Z")
Keeping up with the content in active communities can be challenging. Outside of reading everything created in your community, how can you be sure that you’re reading what’s resonating most with your members? Introducin… --- ## [Adding ‘hot topics’ to the Sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-hot-topics-to-the-sidebar/321777)
**Author:** [@Sena\_SARIVAZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sena_SARIVAZ)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 9:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-hot-topics-to-the-sidebar/321777 "2024-08-15T09:33:43Z")
Could you provide a code snippet that allows me to add hot topics to the left sidebar? --- ## [Ability to set Hot and Top sorting for tag pages by default](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-set-hot-and-top-sorting-for-tag-pages-by-default/314751)
**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 7:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-set-hot-and-top-sorting-for-tag-pages-by-default/314751 "2024-07-03T07:13:05Z")
Right now tag pages only accept Latest sorting by default. Hot and Top sorting are also available, but they must be selected manually by users. There is no way for admins to set them by default (right?). See for instance…