503558 - "Sort by" on search results page doesn't preserve the current query

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(addons.mozilla.org Graveyard :: Public Pages, defect)

Description

[krupa raj[:krupa]]

steps to reproduce;
1.Search for "Firebug"
2.Refine the results by clicking on the tag "asem" in the search results page
3.Notice there are two add-ons for the search criteria-YSlow and pixel Perfect
4.Sort the search results by "popularity"

expected results
The search results are sorted acc to popularity i.e YSlow with 3,264 weekly downloads is listed above Pixel Perfect.

actual results:
Search is reset and Adblock Plus is listed at the top and all 7359 add-ons are listed by popularity

screencast: http://screencast.com/t/OQMGYuyU

Comment 1

[Jeff Balogh (:jbalogh)]

You can see the results by sorting right after doing a search.  The sorting form is only sending the sort parameter, not any of the existing query terms, so the search gets reset.

STR:
1. Search for "Firebug"
2. Use the "Sort By" button
3. Observe URL with sort=..., no search terms.

Comment 2

[Jeff Balogh (:jbalogh)]

r29612. (r=clouserw on attachment 387950 [details] [diff] [review] on bug 503588, which looks quite similar to this bug number)

Comment 3

[krupa raj[:krupa]]

verified  using https://preview.addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?sort=weeklydownloads&q=firebug&appid=1&cat=0%2C0&tag=asem&atype=-1&pid=-1&lup=&hver=any&lver=-1&vfuz=&pp=20