Twitter to Introduce Option to Organize Tweets on Profile
As the ongoing dispute between Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter owner Elon Musk escalates, both are also engaged in a battle to retain users on their respective platforms. Recently, Threads announced its plans to introduce search and web support, and now X (formerly Twitter) is following suit by incorporating quality-of-life enhancements to increase user engagement. A designer affiliated with the company recently hinted at an upcoming feature that will offer additional sorting options for tweets on the profile tab. In addition to the existing chronological view, users will soon have the ability to sort tweets based on popularity, including most liked and most engaged with posts.
Andrea Conway, whose profile says she works as a designer with X, posted a tweet teasing the new feature. The post included a picture of a profile tab, with a downward-pointing arrow on the Message tab, which, when tapped, opens a new menu option called “Sort Messages.” The options are “Most Recent”, “Most Liked” and “Most Excited”. Responding to the tweet, Musk said, “This is going to be cool.”
Twitter to get post-sorting feature
As one of the highly requested features, most of the users expressed their excitement about the new feature. However, some also wanted more sorting options, such as time range-based sorting under liked and engaged posts (from this week, this month, etc.). However, Conway has assured that it will also be addressed in the future.
X was also previously said to be working on a comment sorting feature where users can switch between liked, most commented and most retweeted replies to interact with posts the way they want. Conway said in a later response that it’s a work in progress and should be added soon as well.
Interestingly, the image Conway shared also shows a full-width post layout, which differs from the current layout, which leaves a margin to the left where only the poster’s profile icon can be visible. In the picture, the text and picture publication spread under the profile icon, which gives the messages a wider display area. This was also a rumored feature that was believed to be in the works, but this image highlights that it may be coming soon.
