Set the Twitter detail page to automatically default to the "Most liked" filter.

tweet_most_liked_default.js

//UPDATE: Pls use this new script as of June 2025
//https://gist.github.com/KyleF0X/f191fd223586973f3bf67cce394a98f6
(function () {
    const statusMatch = /https:\/\/x\.com\/[^\/]+\/status\/\d+/;
    const MOST_RELEVANT = "most relevant";
    const MOST_LIKED = "most liked";
    let toNavigateUrl = null;
    function findSpanByText(text) {
        var aTags = document.getElementsByTagName("span");
        for (var i = 0; i < aTags.length; i++) {
            if (aTags[i].textContent.toLowerCase() == text) {
                return aTags[i];
            }
        }
        return null;
    }
    function performAction(elm) {
        const sortReply = findSpanByText(MOST_RELEVANT);
        if (sortReply) {
            console.log("Found sort reply button");
            sortReply.click(); //show sorting hovercard
            setTimeout(() => {
                const mostLiked = findSpanByText(MOST_LIKED);
                if (mostLiked) {
                    console.log('found most liked');
                }
                mostLiked?.click(); //sort by most liked
            }, 500)
        }
    }
    function runWhenReady(readySelector, callback) {
        var numAttempts = 0;
        var tryNow = function () {
            var elem = document.querySelector(readySelector);
            if (elem && window.location.href === toNavigateUrl) {
                console.log('Found: ' + elem);
                callback(elem);
            } else {
                numAttempts++;
                if (numAttempts >= 34) {
                    console.warn('Giving up after 34 attempts. Could not find: ' + readySelector);
                } else {
                    setTimeout(tryNow, 250 * Math.pow(1.1, numAttempts));
                }
            }
        };
        tryNow();
    }
    window.navigation.addEventListener("navigate", (event) => {
        if (!statusMatch.test(event.destination.url)) return;
        toNavigateUrl = event.destination.url;
        runWhenReady("article[data-testid='tweet']", performAction);
    });
})()

✅ Fixed Script Available!

Hi @samir-dahal, thanks for the original script! It stopped working due to Twitter UI changes, so I've created an updated version that works with the current Twitter/X interface.

What changed in Twitter's UI:

1. Sort button is now icon-only (no text) - it's a sliders icon
2. Text changed from "Most Relevant"/"Most Liked" to "Relevancy"/"Latest"/"Likes"
3. Button structure is more complex with nested SVG elements

Key fixes in the updated script:

• Detects sort button by exact SVG path instead of text
• Looks for "Likes" instead of "Most Liked"
• Properly navigates DOM tree to find clickable elements
• Uses MutationObserver for better browser compatibility

🔗 Fixed version available here:

https://gist.github.com/KyleF0X/f191fd223586973f3bf67cce394a98f6

The updated script is tested and working as of June 2025. It automatically sorts replies by "Likes" on every tweet you view.

Hope this helps anyone else who was looking for a fix! 🚀

Hi @KyleF0X, thanks for the update.
I've added a comment on top of my script file, so people will navigate to your gist.