Hello. People say, in file:
.../components/com_finder/models/search.php
there is another line:

$order = $input->getWord('filter_order', $params->get('sort_order', 'relevance'));

that try to read filter_order parameter. If there is no filter_order, system try to find sort_order in component or menu item item settings.

Original Smart Search (com_finder) component has Sort Field option (Date, Relevance, List price).

Original Smart search Menu Item also has some filters.


But EasySocial's (Search) Basic Search Layout doesn't has something similar 😩

Can you please help to edit this file to sort items by date or id?
Thanks.


UPDATED: edit file in Joomla .../components/com_finder/models/search.php
this line:

$order = $input->getWord('filter_order', $params->get('sort_order', 'relevance'));

to

$order = $input->getWord('filter_order', $params->get('sort_order', 'l.start_date'));

and seems it works – now items sorted by date.
Please don't close the topic.

Or file in Joomla 4 ...components/com_finder/src/Model

$order = $input->getWord('o', $params->get('sort_order', 'date'));