Specify correct orderBy parameter for the Recommended tab (#83185)

The "Recommended" tab should show posts ordered by popularity. Previously, we ordered "Recommended" by date so it showed the same posts as "Latest".
Automattic · Oct 18, 2023 · c12c945 · c12c945
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diff --git a/client/state/data-layer/wpcom/read/streams/index.js b/client/state/data-layer/wpcom/read/streams/index.js
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ const streamApis = {
 				tag_recs_per_card: 5,
 				site_recs_per_card: 5,
 				age_based_decay: 0.5,
+				// Default order is by date (latest) unless we're on the recommended tab which shows popular instead.
+				orderBy: streamKeySuffix( streamKey ).includes( 'recommended' ) ? 'popular' : 'date',
 			} ),
 		apiNamespace: 'wpcom/v2',
 	},

diff --git a/client/state/data-layer/wpcom/read/streams/test/index.js b/client/state/data-layer/wpcom/read/streams/test/index.js
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ describe( 'streams', () => {
 							site_recs_per_card: 5,
 							tags: [],
 							age_based_decay: 0.5,
+							orderBy: 'popular',
 						},
 					},
 				},