Shouldn't there be a publish date filter?

[SBells27]

I always thought it was weird the fact that you can sort various forums by its last post and not by its publish date. Why do I mean by that?

Sorting by 'post time', is sorting a forum by the last reply that was typed on that forum specifically. Sorting by publish date however, is sorting the threads by their creation date. Why isn't there one?

[Enjl]

Since you don't seem to have searched for solutions online... There seems to be a plugin for this, thought it appears to have... dropped support for phpbb 3.1.x, so RIP https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/exte ... rt_topics/

[cato]

I seriously dislike the fact there isn't one. Just one reply would bring the entire thread to the tops seems ridiculous, especially if the thread is something trivial.

[Cedur]

on the other end, in what way would it be beneficial? (like, other options are useful if you want to search the most popular threads, or threads from a specific person)

[SBells27]

on the other end, in what way would it be beneficial? (like, other options are useful if you want to search the most popular threads, or threads from a specific person)

The fact that you can sort the forums in a chronological way. Some people want to see the first forums and last forums posted in the website for example.