Clicking facet link destroys sort

I think I already fixed this a month ago in #258626: Add "your current search" block! Right now handles solrsort and gids (Organic Groups) arguments... probably could/should autodetect any others and attach them to the links...

Changed functions in the patch:

• theme_apachesolr_facet_item()
• theme_apachesolr_unclick_link()
• theme_apachesolr_sort_link()

New functions:

• _apachesolr_remove_facet_link()
• _apachesolr_url_query()

It's not just going to be sorts: for example the OG support (in testing) also depends on extra query arguments... who knows what else will also use them.

Removing or adding a facet should not, IMO, destroy sort, as the user is not explicitly unsorting: he/she is clicking on a "add" or "remove facet" link, and is expecting just that =) A similar case is the Autofilter widget in Excel; filtering/unfiltering doesn't re-sort all your data...

I also think there is no "unsorted" listing in a Solr search, rather it is default-sorted by relevancy...

Hmm, I'd vote for the module to provide this:

• in the Sort by block, explicitly show the "default" sort as "by relevancy", and let the user switch to that
• let the admin decide what's the "un-sorting" (or "switch to default sorting") behaviour; personally, from user testing, I think users *expect* that ONLY typing in a new query *should* unsort, as they see it as 'starting over'.

Just my .02 =)

I no nothing about organic groups, but this simple-dimple patch (1 new line and 3 changed lines) at least retains the sort when clicking (or unclicking) on a facet.

I added a sortby option "Relevancy" so the user can get out of sort mode...

Good work!
Fixed in Drupal-5 and Drupal-6.