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MC1187781: Viva Engage Adds Recent Posts View and Sticky Feed Preferences in Communities

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Assessment Reasoning
The main change is a shift in default feed sorting for Viva Engage communities, now focusing on recent posts and adding sticky user preferences. Rollout was pushed from July to September, reducing immediate urgency. Admin impact is low because no configuration or compliance steps are required. Users will see a noticeable UI change in feed behaviour, which may prompt minor support questions or training. Effort is limited to awareness and communication.
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🛡️ Admin Impact
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👥 User Impact
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⚡ Urgency
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🔧 Effort
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ℹ️ WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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AT A GLANCE

Viva Engage community feeds will show conversations by recent posts by default, replacing the current recent activity view. Users can still switch views.
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END USERS

Feeds will default to recent posts, but users can choose their preferred view and it will stick.
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IT ADMINS

No immediate admin action required.
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ROLLOUT TIMELINE

Start:
September 2026

📢 Official Microsoft Message Center Announcement

(Updated) Viva Engage: Community feeds improvements
Message ID: MC1187781 (Updated)

Updated July 23, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. 

[Introduction:]

We’re introducing a simpler way to view conversations in Viva Engage communities, organized by recent posts rather than recent activity. This new view is designed to make it easier for users to follow discussions and will be available as an option, alongside the current system, for those who prefer sorting by recent activity and filtering to new conversations only.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 513275.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in September 2026 (previously July).

[How this will affect your organization:]

This change should align better with how people expect to browse and engage with content in their communities, while still preserving the triage flow for those who prefer it.

Who is affected: All Viva Engage users in your organization.

Current experience:

  • Communities default to “new” and “recent activity” if there’s any new content (posts or replies).
  • If there’s no new content, the feed falls back to “all.”
  • Unread indicators on content only exist in the “new” feed.

New experience:

  • The feature will be ON by default.
  • Communities will default to “all” and “recent posts”:

    •  user settings

  • Unread indicators will exist in both the “new” and “all” feeds.
  • A sticky user preference will be introduced:
    • If someone changes the feed (new/all) or sort order (recent posts/recent activity), we will maintain that setting across their communities.
    • If someone picks “new” and there’s no new content in the next community, we will fall back to “all” for that community visit, but “new” will remain the preference for that user.

      [What you can do to prepare:]

      No action is required.

      [Compliance considerations:]

      No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate

      Source: Microsoft Message Center • Analysed by MWPro

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