The problem is the side bar on some subs can be very long and the list you'll end up being far below.
That why I mentioned the sorting buttons in posts and subs, they will give you a full list of posts sorted to your preference.
I see. It could be made optional per subverse.
But I have an alternative idea: Under the four sorting selector buttons, one could put a text that shows the number of submissions and comments during the last 24 hours, e.g.
7 new submissions and 134 comments posted during the last 24 hours
Isn't what hot and pop are for? That would be redundant.
But I presume that some users find Poal through a post listed in a web search engine.
If they happen to be on desktop and glance at the side bar, they could get encouraged to take a look at the new posts if they see that there have been some during the last 24 hours.
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