The issue concerns category links on the homepage/sidebar not honoring the category’s default sorting order. Nacho_Caballero reported that clicking a category link uses /latest.json, sorting topics by latest activity instead of the configured order (e.g., ‘Created Descending’). While reloading the page applies the correct order, the initial load does not. JammyDodger confirmed the bug and noted a fix was in progress. david later pushed a second fix, and Nacho_Caballero confirmed the issue was resolved after the update.
The category/tag links on the homepage/sidebar (class=“subcategory”) load the category using /latest.json. It doesn’t appear on the URL, but you can see it in the Network tab:
This means that the topics in the category will be sorted by latest activity.
If the category has a setting with a different order, it is not honored.
To see the default order, you have to reload the page. Example: category 25 with order “created descending”:
