[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #63659: Adding the "order" or "orderby" query argument to the front page causes the latest news to be displayed

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#63659: Adding the "order" or "orderby" query argument to the front page causes the
latest news to be displayed
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 Reporter:  oglekler                 |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)             |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Query                    |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch has-test-info  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by 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).

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/63659#comment:5>
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