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Level 11
Laracasts: 2-in-1 suggestion - actually LATEST threads?
I'm a casual Laracasts user, when I have downtime I want to go through the latest posts and maybe help someone. But I noticed that "latest" actually means the latest ANSWER to the post which may be a thread from 3 years old, resurrected by some comment like "anyone knows the answer?"
Not sure if I'm alone in this, or this idea has been raised before, but I would love to have "latest questions" sorting, or at least "Today's questions" which would order by the original thread starting time, and not the latest comment. Then I could go through the latest ones for the day and move on with my life :)
Also, it may be easier, just show in the list when the thread was actually started. Currently, it shows only the time of the latest comment. So if I saw a thread posted 3 years ago, I wouldn't bother opening that post, and focus only on the fresh ones that need my help.
Level 16
Agreed.
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Level 39
Good idea
Level 75
You can look at "No Replies Yet".
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Level 11
@jlrdw that's not exactly the same, I may add a better answer on top of existing ones. Also some replies are just for clarification, not answers.
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Level 51
I do wonder about the priority for the forum. I get this site is actually called Laracasts and the primary revenue model is selling screencasts. Not complaining. Love the content.
There was another thread (a month ago) talking about ux enhancements... some were pretty simple tweaks. That didn't land.
Perhaps, there is a way we can contribute to the code? idk?
Level 11
@webrobert I remember at least a few Laracasts redesigns, but forum behavior didn't change then, so I guess indeed it's not a priority, but it's quite understandable. Demotivates me from participating more actively, but I understand that courses are the focus here.
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Level 59
@PovilasKorop Oh good grief, guys. We've made a thousand updates and quality of life improvements to the forum in the last year.
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Level 22
@JeffreyWay I have a suggestion about assigning best answer it would be great if you can undo it I hope this comment don't make you unhappy
Level 59
@karwan Sure, that's done now.
Level 22
@JeffreyWay Thanks for acceptance
Level 59
I'm happy to add a latest filter to the sidebar, though, @povilaskorop, I think you're the only person who has specifically requested it in writing.
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Level 11
@JeffreyWay ok if I'm the only one then don't do it for me, perhaps my use case of using forum is untypical. And sorry, in my message I didn't mean that forum didn't change, I meant that this specific behavior of "latest" feature didn't change, will try to be more clear next time.
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