huseyinfiliz/sort-changer

Change default discussion sort order in Flarum

v1 2025-08-29 13:48 UTC

Requires

• flarum/core: ^1.8.1

MIT

• Hüseyin Filiz

• flarum

README

A Flarum extension that allows you to change the default discussion sort order.

Features

• 🎯 Set default sort order (Latest, Top, Newest, Oldest)
• 🏠 Works only on homepage (not on tag or search pages)
• 🔗 Clean URLs for default sort option
• ⚡ Seamless user experience

Installation

Install with composer:

composer require huseyinfiliz/sort-changer

Updating

composer update huseyinfiliz/sort-changer
php flarum cache:clear

Configuration

1. Enable the extension in admin panel
2. Go to extension settings
3. Select your preferred default sort order:
   • Latest: Shows discussions with most recent replies
   • Top: Shows most popular discussions
   • Newest: Shows newest created discussions
   • Oldest: Shows oldest created discussions
4. Save changes

How it Works

• Sets the default sort order when users first visit your forum homepage
• Users can still change the sort order manually using the dropdown
• Clean URLs: Hides the sort parameter when the default option is selected
• Only applies to the main index page (doesn't affect tag or search pages)

Compatibility

• Flarum: 1.8.1+
• PHP: 8.1+
• MySQL: 5.6+/8.0.23+ or MariaDB: 10.0.5+
• Works with both Nginx and Apache