zulip/zulip

Prioritize showing offline users with unread messages in the right sidebar

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#5,553 opened on Jun 24, 2017

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UXarea: right sidebarhelp wanted

Description

Edit by @alya 2025-11:

Users with unread messages should always be included in the right sidebar, and sorted above other offline users in each section.

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Tech stack
pythontypescriptreact
Domain
frontendbackend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
needs investigation
Prerequisites
Basic understanding of Zulip's codebaseReact and Python experience
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
35
Research direction
The issue requires modifying backend logic to sort offline users with unread messages higher in the right sidebar. Investigate the backend user presence model and sorting function in zulip/zulip#5553. On the frontend, the sidebar component that renders users needs to be updated to reflect the new sort order. Review existing tests in the repository for guidance on testing such changes.