Question

Can I order my users in the database, so I don’t have to say order_by(“created_at desc”) each time I query?

Sounds for me like a logical thing to do, but I don’t know if it’s possible and if it’s best practice?

SOLUTION

I’m already using the default_scope and as I understand it from you, it is the best way to do it? Thanks a lot for the answers though.

Answer 1

There are mixed views about default scopes, but to achieve what you’re asking:

http://apidock.com/rails/ActiveRecord/Base/default_scope/class

class User < ActiveRecord::Base
  default_scope order('created_at DESC')
  ### other model code here ###
end