Is there a way to show feed in post creation order desc in Viva Engage?

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Is there a way to show feed in post creation order desc in Viva Engage?

Hasnu Zama 15

Hello,

We have recently transitioned from Meta Workplace to Viva Engage.

As many of our users were accustomed to the feed behavior in Workplace, they have raised concerns regarding how the feed is displayed in Viva Engage. Specifically, the posts are not appearing in descending order of their creation time, which is causing confusion and impacting user experience.

Is there a way to configure the feed—both on the home page and within individual communities—to display posts in descending chronological order (i.e., newest posts first)?

This would help improve user adoption and make the experience more intuitive for our team.

Please let me know if there is any workaround to mitigate this issue for now.

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Teddie-D 19,760 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

Hi @Hasnu Zama
Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Q&A forum.
I understand your concern. The home feed uses an algorithm to rank and sort content based on its relevance to you. By design, the feed does not display chronologically, the time since a message was posted is a key factor in their ranking process. For more information, please refer to Viva Engage Explained: The Feed | Microsoft Community Hub

Currently, I haven't found any workaround for this issue yet. I agree that having the ability to sort posts by the most recent in Viva Engage feed will benefit the users and we kindly encourage you to submit your feedback to Microsoft through the Ideas · Community. User feedback can occasionally influence future updates and feature enhancements.

Thank you for your understanding. Have a great day!

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Teddie-D 19,760 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-06-06T07:28:46.92+00:00

Hi @Hasnu Zama
Just checking in to see if the above information was helpful.

If you have any further updates on this issue, please feel free to post back.

If you think my reply is helpful to you, please remember to mark it as an answer. Warm thanks.
Teddie-D 19,760 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-06-09T06:55:30.95+00:00

Hi @Hasnu Zama,

Is there any update from you?

Have you had a chance to check the replies provided?

Any update would be appreciated.
Hasnu Zama 15 Reputation points

2025-06-09T07:07:10.3366667+00:00

Hello @Teddie-D
Thank you for your information.
We have raised a feature request with Microsoft as you have mentioned.

Also as a workaround what we have done is - we have muted old posts so that they don't appear in feed section. But still some of the muted posts are appearing in feed, currently we are coordinating with Microsoft on this issue.
Teddie-D 19,760 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-06-11T08:00:47.96+00:00

Hi @Hasnu Zama,

Thank you for your prompt response.

I'm delighted to hear you found a temporary workaround. I also learned from your method for muting old posts, which may prevent activity from appearing in the feed. Your feedback is invaluable, and I hope this feature will be added in the next update, as it will be very beneficial for users.

Is there anything else I can assist you with? If not, please let me know so I can close this post.

If you found the answer helpful, please click "Accept Answer" and kindly give it an upvote. Your feedback helps others in the community too.
Hasnu Zama 15 Reputation points

2025-06-11T09:05:04.88+00:00

Hello @Teddie-D

You can close this conversation.

Thank you.