How to change the default products ordering direction on the frontend product lists from ascending to descending?

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dmitrii_fediuk (Dmitrii Fediuk) April 2, 2016, 5:18am 2

Use the \Magento\Catalog\Block\Product\ProductList\Toolbar::setDefaultDirection() method:

github.com

magento/magento2/blob/d447fa6e1/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Block/Product/ProductList/Toolbar.php#L292-L304


/**
 * Set default sort direction
 *
 * @param string $dir
 * @return $this
 */
public function setDefaultDirection($dir)
{
    if (in_array(strtolower($dir), ['asc', 'desc'])) {
        $this->_direction = strtolower($dir);
    }
    return $this;
}

For a detailed description see how is the «Sort By» control implemented on the frontend product lists.

Usage examples

1

github.com

magento/magento2/blob/d447fa6e1/app/code/Magento/CatalogSearch/Block/Result.php#L138-L144


$this->getListBlock()->setAvailableOrders(
    $availableOrders
)->setDefaultDirection(
    'desc'
)->setDefaultSortBy(
    'relevance'
);

2

github.com

magento/magento2/blob/d447fa6e1/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Block/Product/ListProduct.php#L187-L190


$dir = $this->getDefaultDirection();
if ($dir) {
    $toolbar->setDefaultDirection($dir);
}