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

[Scot]

I’ve been waiting 2.5 years for this since I started the topic. Still hopeful it will be added as an option.

[martin (Martin Brennan)]

I just merged a new feature:

FEATURE: Add setting & preference for search sort default order

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.

[schleifer (Andrew Schleifer)]

@martin

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.

[Scot]

Thank you very much!