Adding the "order" or "orderby" query argument to the front page causes the latest news to be displayed

[oglekler]

If the homepage displays a static page, adding "order" or "orderby" GET parameters leads to showing the latest news or, in their absence (in my case), just the header and footer.

I believe that main site settings should be the priority, and these parameters (and any parameters that do not match what is expected) should be ignored.

Related ticket: #45666

Trac ticket: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/63659

While this is working (for me), probably more needs to be done, like setting

$this->is_front_page = true; explicitely etc.

[pmbaldha]

Test Report

Patch tested: ​https://patch-diff.githubusercontent.com/raw/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/9185.diff

Steps to Reproduce or Test

1. Go to Admin Dashboard > Setting > Reading and set homepage display to a static page and set the Sample Page as Homepage as shown in the screenshot ​https://nimb.ws/eHo4GOC.
2. Go to ​https://yoursite.com/ and you can see the Sample Page as home page as shown in the screenshot ​https://prnt.sc/PI5iaut9IS6V.
3. 🐞 Browsing the ​https://yoursite.com/?order=test URL and the latest posts are displayed as shown in the screenshot ​https://prnt.sc/CZmuLb0tIX7R.
4. 🐞 Browsing the ​https://yoursite.com/?orderby=test URL and the latest posts are displayed as shown in the screenshot ​https://prnt.sc/dB8oI_5dXDYM.

Expected Results

When testing a patch to validate that it works as expected:

• ✅ The Sample page should be displayed as the home page.

When reproducing a bug:

• 🐞 The Latest posts are displaying as the home page.

Environment

• WordPress: 6.9-alpha-20250703.144223
• PHP: 7.4.31-dev
• Server: PHP.wasm
• Database: WP_SQLite_Driver (Server: 5.5 / Client: 3.40.1)
• Browser: Chrome 137.0.0.0
• OS: macOS
• Theme: Twenty Twenty-Five 1.2
• MU Plugins: None activated

Actual Results

When reproducing a bug/defect:

• 🐞 The Latest posts are displaying as the home page.

Screenshots:

• ​https://prnt.sc/CZmuLb0tIX7R
• ​https://prnt.sc/dB8oI_5dXDYM

When testing the bugfix patch:

• ✅ The Sample page is displayed as the home page.

Screenshots:

• ​https://nimb.ws/MSpZ6eD
• ​https://nimb.ws/GWkvQHi

[websiteredev]

Reproduction Report

This report validates that the issue can be reproduced.

Environment

• OS: Windows 10 Build 19045
• Web Server: PHP.wasm
• PHP: 8.0.30-dev
• WordPress: WordPress 6.8.1
• Browser: Chrome Version 137
• Theme: Twenty Twenty-Five 1.2
• Active Plugins:
  • None - Fresh Install

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create new test site via WP Playground
2. Navigate to Settings > Reading
3. Update "your homepage displays" setting from "Your latest posts" to "A static page"
4. Update "Homepage:" setting to "Sample Page"
5. Navigate to root URL - Sample Page is shown
6. Navigate to "/?order=test" - latest posts are displayed
7. Navigate to "/?orderby=test" - latest posts are displayed

Actual Results

• ✅ Error condition occurs (reproduced).