When Twitter removed the chronological order of tweets in the timeline, lots of users complained.
I know.
I was one of them.
And to this day, I long for the simpler times of Twitter.
When tweets from people and organizations I followed were in chronological order.
So I was thrilled when Andy Baio tweeted that you could get your tweets back in chronological order in your Twitter timeline.
This ✨magical link✨ shows your Twitter timeline in true chronological order—without retweets, liked tweets, or any algorithm nonsense. (On mobile? Click “Latest.”) Enjoy! https://t.co/Q6h6pV20wV
— Andy Baio (@waxpancake) August 17, 2018
Woohoo!
If you’re only seeing the shortened version of the search, here is the full link:
https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=filter%3Afollows%20-filter%3Areplies&src=typd
What You Need to Know
Want something easier to remember and type? Erin Sparling set up his Real Twitter domain to point directly to the search.
Note: in mobile, you’ll need to select Latest to make sure you get the timeline displayed in chronological order.
Added bonus?
You get tweets in chronological order, with no retweets or likes showing up in your timeline.
But, if you want native retweets to be included in your chronological timeline, use this search:
Double bonus?
Set this up as a saved stream or column in Tweetdeck or Hootsuite.
Triple bonus?
Some people are reporting no ads are displayed.
In Conclusion
If like me, you’re frustrated with a non-chronological Twitter timeline with constant ads, use this search filter to get your cleaner Twitter timeline back in chronological order.
Isn’t that a nice tip to start your week?
Andy Baio and Erin Sparling, you’ve made a lot of Twitter users very happy. Thank you!
What’s the trick to make this work in Tweetdeck? I seem to be searching for the search string itself, rather than my own stream.
Wish I could help. I don’t know, since I don’t use Tweetdeck.