Current problem
Right now, the discovery section automatically sorts communities from highest to lowest by member count, which naturally highlights massive communities with thousands of members. While those big spaces are great, managing smaller or mid-sized communities (like 200-400 members) has shown me that smaller spaces often have a much higher density of daily chat and active engagement per capita.
The issue is that tight, lively communities easily get buried under the giants simply because everything relies on that automatic member count order. It makes it hard for users looking for active, conversational spaces to stumble upon smaller hubs where things are genuinely happening.
Proposed change
Add a way to sort or filter communities by activity or engagement in the discovery section, rather than just automatically sorting by member count.
It would be awesome to have a toggle or option to switch to a "Most Active" view (based on things like daily chat activity or active participants relative to size). That way, smaller or mid-sized communities that are actually alive get a fair chance to be discovered by people looking for real conversations.
Additional information
Just throwing this out there as a small-to-mid community admin who wants to see lively spaces get more visibility. Even a basic toggle or sorting option would help a ton so users aren't just funneled exclusively into the biggest communities by default. Open to hearing how others think this could work best!