Were you frustrated when LinkedIn’s new redesign was launched and you could no longer view your feed chronologically?
I know I was.
By default, the new LinkedIn design feed displays Top updates, based on the relevancy of each person’s LinkedIn activity.
Why would LinkedIn order my feed so that I see updates from three days ago? Or eight days ago?
Frustrating.
I want to see the latest updates and events from my LinkedIn connections.
I contacted LinkedIn Help on Twitter and asked when they would let users order their feed chronologically again:
Dear @LinkedInHelp, I only see items in my feed that are 3-8 days old. When will you return option to users to order feed chronologically?
— DeborahEdwards-Onoro (@redcrew) March 3, 2017
And received a quick reply from their support group:
Our team is aware and is looking into it. Stay tuned! -jlk
— LinkedIn Help (@LinkedInHelp) March 3, 2017
To which I replied:
Thanks. I’ve been given that same reply, but no info on whether it’s been added to the roadmap. Has it been added to the roadmap?
— DeborahEdwards-Onoro (@redcrew) March 3, 2017
Yay! Some positive news with their next reply, though no date was given. Glad LinkedIn is listening to their users:
Unfortunately, we don’t have a date we can release just yet, but our team has let us know it is coming back. -KE
— LinkedIn Help (@LinkedInHelp) March 3, 2017
I was still disappointed there was no date for the feature to return, especially when I discovered events I would have attended.
Had I known about the event in time.
Gotta love LinkedIn. Event I would have attended surfaces to my feed today, 4 days after event. Bring back chronological feed, @LinkedInHelp
— DeborahEdwards-Onoro (@redcrew) March 31, 2017
I cut back on my LinkedIn usage, frustrated with erratic ordering of updates, six-day-old updates followed by two-hour-old updates followed by four-day-old updates.
Chronological Updates Return to LinkedIn Feed
Last week, I was pleasantly surprised to learn LinkedIn had returned the chronological ordering of the feed.
Hi – Good news! You can customize your LinkedIn Feed: https://t.co/uXpe3oOtNB – LJ
— LinkedIn Help (@LinkedInHelp) June 30, 2017
Great to hear!
On LinkedIn desktop, instead of Top updates you can now order your feed updates by Recent, which will order your updates by date, with newest update at top of the feed.
The Recent setting must be set manually.
How to Sort Your LinkedIn Feed By Date
After you’ve logged into LinkedIn on desktop:
- At the top of your LinkedIn feed, look for the Post button in the area where you would add an update
- Select the down arrow next to Sort by
- Select Recent from the dropdown menu
What Your Need to Know About the LinkedIn Sorting Option
- Sorting is only available on desktop; as of July 5, 2017, sorting is not available for the mobile app. Confirmed with LinkedIn Help staff on March 27, 2019.
- The Sort by Recent option is
notpermanent, as of March 20, 2019 on desktop. Even though their help page says the sort will default to Top after a four-hour period of no activity, my setting for Recent has remained.
Conclusion
As a longtime LinkedIn user, I’m glad they listened to their users and brought back the feature to sort the feed by date.
Much easier for me to keep track of what’s happening with my connections and upcoming events.
Will you sort your LinkedIn feed by most recent update? Share your thoughts in the comments.
