Add site setting to default search results sort by latest post instead of relevance

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I just merged a new feature:

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/24428

This adds a new search_default_sort_order site setting, set to “relevance” by default, that controls the default sort order for the full page /search route.

If the user changes the order in the dropdown on that page, we remember their preference automatically, and it takes precedence over the site setting as a default from then on. The preference is stored in browser LocalStorage, so it is device-specific.

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