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This is such a practical “quality of life” post, and it’s the kind of small UX/friction detail that quietly determines whether a Substack becomes a searchable knowledge base or a never-ending scroll.

Alphabetical ordering sounds trivial until you’re the reader who knows the piece exists (“that RSV one… that ApoB one… that writing craft one…”) and can’t reliably find it again. For creators with an archive that’s meant to be referenced (health, finance, education, tools), discoverability is part of the product.

One thought to add: even if Substack doesn’t offer true alphabetical sorting everywhere yet, your suggestion implicitly points toward a broader principle: design the archive like a library, not a feed. Tags, pinned “Start Here” pages, topic hubs, and a clean index post (A–Z or by theme) are surprisingly high leverage for retention and paid conversions.

Thanks for writing the post I didn’t know I needed until I felt the pain…

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