Hey there,
After checking the code, the default behavior for 'lastest' sorting is based on the latest update of the discussions.
If you really want the 'lastest' sorting to based on the latest creation date of the discussions, you need to modify the
posts.php file which is at
JoomlaFolder/administrator/components/com_easydiscuss/models/posts.php.
In line 951 of
posts.php file that I mentioned, you need to replace the following code:
default:
$orderby = " ORDER BY " . $featuredOrdering . "a.`replied` DESC"; //used in getsticky and get created date
break;
with the following code:
default:
$orderby = " ORDER BY " . $featuredOrdering . "a.`created` DESC"; //used in getsticky and get created date
break;
Take note that you need to back up this modified file so that you can replace it back after you update it to the next version of EasyDiscuss.
Can you have a try and see how it goes?