# Criteria for deciding 'recent projects'

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/criteria-for-deciding-recent-projects/6125>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [August 28, 2019, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/criteria-for-deciding-recent-projects/6125 "2019-08-28T04:19:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![thebeachcomber](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/thebeachcomber/32/12748_2.png) [@thebeachcomber](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/thebeachcomber)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2019, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/criteria-for-deciding-recent-projects/6125/1 "2019-08-28T04:19:58Z")

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Using the dropdown menu, I get a list of my supposed ‘recent’ projects, however, they seem like a random sample of all the projects I’m a part of. Certainly not the most recent. Half the ones on this list I haven’t interacted with in ages, and the one I use the most never turns up on the list. Any way to rectify/control this list?

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**Author:** ![bouteloua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bouteloua/32/1180_2.png) [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2019, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/criteria-for-deciding-recent-projects/6125/2 "2019-08-28T11:50:55Z")

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Unfortunately there is no way to manually edit this list, so I (try to remember to) ignore it and use my browser bookmarks to manage my project access instead.

Closing to focus the discussion on this topic opened by staff: [https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/ideas-for-your-recent-projects/1012](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/ideas-for-your-recent-projects/1012) (and this bug report [https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/recent-projects-list-in-header-does-not-show-recently-created-projects/3427](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/recent-projects-list-in-header-does-not-show-recently-created-projects/3427))

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**Author:** ![bouteloua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bouteloua/32/1180_2.png) [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2019, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/criteria-for-deciding-recent-projects/6125/3 "2019-08-28T11:51:11Z")

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Closed on August 28, 2019, 11:51am UTC