Magento 2 Change Default OrderBy Parameter for Search Results

Question

How can I change the default order by value and direction for search results listing page?

The default is set to Relevance but I want to change this permanently to something else i.e. Price for example.

Answer 1

Try a below code. Tested in M2.3.

This will change the sorting option from Relevance to Price only for Search Result Page.

You can change the $defaultSortBy and $directionToSet as per your need.

File - Custom/SortBy/etc/frontend/di.xml

<type name="Magento\CatalogSearch\Block\Result">
    <plugin name="Custom_SortBy::setPriceSortBy" type="Custom\SortBy\Plugin\Search\Block\Result" sortOrder="100"/>
</type>

File - Custom/SortBy/Plugin/Search/Block/Result.php

<?php
namespace Custom\SortBy\Plugin\Search\Block;

use Magento\Framework\View\Element\AbstractBlock;
use Magento\Framework\View\Element\Template\Context as Context;
use Magento\Catalog\Model\Layer\Resolver as LayerResolver;
use Magento\Framework\View\Element\Template as ViewTemplate;
use Magento\Search\Model\QueryFactory;

class Result extends ViewTemplate
{
    public function __construct(
        Context $context,
        LayerResolver $layerResolver,
        QueryFactory $queryFactory,
        array $data =[]
    )
    {
        $this->_catalogLayer = $layerResolver->get();
        $this->_queryFactory = $queryFactory;
        parent::__construct($context, $data);
    }

    public function afterSetListOrders() {

        $query = $this->_queryFactory->get();
        $queryText = $query->getQueryText();

        $category = $this->_catalogLayer->getCurrentCategory();
        $availableOrders = $category->getAvailableSortByOptions();    
        unset($availableOrders['position']);
        $availableOrders['relevance'] = __('Relevance');

        $directionToSet = 'desc';
        $defaultSortBy = 'price';

        if($queryText == 'ABC') {
          $directionToSet = 'asc';
        } elseif($queryText == 'DEF') {
          $directionToSet = 'desc';
        } else {
          $directionToSet = 'desc';
        }

        $this->getLayout()->getBlock('search_result_list')->setAvailableOrders(
            $availableOrders
        )->setDefaultDirection(
            $directionToSet
        )->setDefaultSortBy(
            $defaultSortBy
        );
        return $this;

    }
}

File - Custom/SortBy/etc/module.xml if required

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:framework:Module/etc/module.xsd">
    <module name="Custom_SortBy">
        <sequence>
            <module name="Magento_CatalogSearch"/>
        </sequence>
    </module>
</config>

Answer 2

As mentioned by Martin you can follow those steps but that'll not make any impact on the search result page.

Here's a fix that helped me to achieve the same.

Inside

form.mini.phtml at location /var/www/html/magento2/vendor/magento/module-search/view/frontend/templates

Just add below lines just after the form tag starts.

<input type="hidden" name="product_list_order" value="price" />
<input type="hidden" name="product_list_dir" value="asc" />

Clear the cache and run setup:upgrade and you're good to go.

In case, if you don't want to modify vendor file, you can just create your own module and just extend the same file.

Answer 3

For only Search result page you need to override Magento\CatalogSearch\Block\Result file as below:

1.Edit your module's di.xml file, add below preference,

    <preference for="Magento\CatalogSearch\Block\Result" type="Vendor\Module\Block\Search\Result" />

2. Add New block Result as mention above:

namespace Vendor\Module\Block\Search;

class Result extends \Magento\CatalogSearch\Block\Result
{
  public function setListOrders()
  {
      $category = $this->catalogLayer->getCurrentCategory();
      /* @var $category \Magento\Catalog\Model\Category */
      $availableOrders = $category->getAvailableSortByOptions();
      unset($availableOrders['position']);
      $availableOrders['relevance'] = __('Relevance');

      $this->getListBlock()->setAvailableOrders(
          $availableOrders
      )->setDefaultDirection(
          'desc'
      )->setDefaultSortBy(
          'price'
      );
      // 'price' you can set any attribute here ex.: name, price, any custom attribute
      return $this;
  }
}

Let me know if not working.

Answer 4

If you mean the order by which the product's are outputted on the product listing page(Category View) then there is a configuration in the backend of Magento 2 to change that. The Config is Under:

"Stores" -> "Configuration" -> "Catalog" -> "Catalog" -> "Storefront" -> "Product Listing Sort by"

Not sure if this applied to the Search Result page though.

Answer 5

For this, you need to override the Magento core block file. Step 1: create di.xml file with below code in etc folder.

Step 2: Create Result.php file in Vendor\Module\Block\Search folder. Add below code in it. catalogLayer->getCurrentCategory(); /* @var $category \Magento\Catalog\Model\Category */ $availableOrders = $category->getAvailableSortByOptions(); unset($availableOrders['position']); $availableOrders['relevance'] = __('Relevance'); $this->getListBlock()->setAvailableOrders( $availableOrders )->setDefaultDirection( 'desc' )->setDefaultSortBy( 'price' ); return $this; } } ?>

Or

If you are not familiar with Magento coding then I suggest you use Solwin Advanced Sorting Magento 2 extension.

Advanced Sorting Magento 2 extension will add custom sorting options to your store to make the product search process easier for customers.

Refer the link below: https://www.solwininfotech.com/product/magento-2-extensions/advanced-sorting-magento-2/