Here’s a screenshot from my iPad I just took. Do you not have this option? Using Safari?

I don’t know about everyone else but I prefer to see the responses in order of oldest. It gets confusing if you try to read the newest one first.

edited to add that I have the opposite problem - I cannot change the order on my iPhone. Go figure 😜

@tannatonk23_fl_z9a, same post you posted. Nothing to allow ordering of posts.

Yes, using Safari and my iOS is the latest version. I find reading newest to oldest confusing and counter-intuitive, somewhat akin to reading a book from finish to start.

I start at the top, scrolling down and reading. Then I hit a comment along the lines of “X, that cartoon is the funniest,” and I’m trying to figure out what cartoon because I haven’t seen any cartoon. Then I realize I have to scroll more to find the said-cartoon.

Well that’s odd. I do wish that when Houzz makes changes like this they would send out a notice to all explaining how those changes work. I looked all over for a solution and cannot find any information. I suppose you could send a note to their help/support department, but I’m not sure how responsive they are.

do let us know if you find a resolution. Good luck!

My screen is like bbstx, no sort option. But, I see the comments in oldest-to-newest, which is what makes sense. iPad, Safari. I see the same oldest-to-newest order, no sort option, on my Android phone, Chrome.

I remember thinking that most recent first would be nice when scrolling past 100 or more posts to find whaat had been added, but not liking it here. Either way, it the thread could take you to the last post when you previously viewed it -- that would probably be the best. Agree that it only makes it harder to find and figure out the changes because they are made without notice or comment.

I don’t use the app on either my Android phone or on the iPad. On the phone, it’s the gardenweb url. On the iPad, it’s the Houzz url. There are some minor differences, such as on the phone I can’t post a picture when I create a thread, but I can add one in comments. But it could all be much worse, so I’ll be content if it stays like this!

I just noticed on another thread -- in the upper right corner of the comments -- across from "Comments" on the left, there is a place to sort by newest or oldest. I don't know of that is new or if I just noticed it.

lascatx, it's there on my phone, but not on my computer. I wish when houzz makes updates, they wouldn't. Can't remember one that has increased my use or enjoyment of this forum.

I always use the Gardenweb URL on both my phone and laptop, and never have this problem.

https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/home-decorating-conversations

terezosa, when I follow your link, I go to gardenweb.com, but when I try to bookmark it, the bookmark is to Houzz.com. On gardenweb.com, I see the messages in the correct order - oldest to newest.

I spent more time than I wanted to in the last hour or so looking for a place to send a message to Houzz help. No luck. I never could find a link.

@emilyh, if this isn’t the Emily H that is part of the Houzz team, please accept my apologies. If this is THE Emily, please let us know what to do or when to expect a resolution to this problem. By the time I read the post at the top of the page, then scroll all the way to the bottom to comment, I can’t remember what the post said. It is really impacting my enjoyment of the forums.

When i click on terriks’ gardenweb link, it immediately converts it to Houzz on my ipad. 90% of the time I access this board on my ipad and at some point, it switched me from gardenweb to Houzz. However, on my Mac, it is still gardenweb. Another strange thing that has happened recently is that when I come to this board via my browser, it will randomly force open the Houzz app, rather than let me read the board on my browser.

I also have the problem with newest showing first, but on my ipad. I can use the drop down to change it back to show the oldest posts first, however the comment box is at the top now. So IOW, if i finish reading all the posts and want to comment, i have to go all the way back up to the top of the page to get to the ”comment” box. Really annoying.

I know I’m beating a dead horse but holy moly they do not make it easy to read and comment here.

Now, for the first time, I have newest to oldest, no option to change it, and the comment box at the bottom. The configuration changes each time I stop by but this crazy way is new. So if I scroll to the bottom to read in my preferred order of oldest to newest, then want to comment, I have to scroll back down again to locate the comment box. I don’t consider that user friendly. 🤷🏼‍♀️

I know, everyone is tired of hearing about it. I‘m tired of it, too.

In case the browser. makes a difference, I am seeing the sort option on my laptop with Chrome.

Geez, Louise. When I sign in using Chrome, I can sort. BUT the comment block is at the top of the comments. When I use Safari, I can’t sort; it is permanently stuck at Newest to Oldest; and the comment block is at the bottom. 🤦🏻‍♀️

In case the browser. makes a difference, I am seeing the sort option on my laptop with Chrome.

I only ever come here from my iPad, and I don’t change any of my settings or access. and yet what I see when I get here changes frequently. It strikes me as very strange.