Reverted to commit de2d4a495f

src/lib/moderation/sorting.ts

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export function sortModerationItems(
 export function getDefaultSortConfig(): SortConfig {
   return {
     field: 'created_at',
-    direction: 'desc', // Newest first by default
+    direction: 'asc',
   };
 }
 
@@ -71,7 +71,16 @@ export function loadSortConfig(key: string = 'moderationQueue_sortConfig'): Sort
   try {
     const saved = localStorage.getItem(key);
     if (saved) {
-      return JSON.parse(saved);
+      const config = JSON.parse(saved);
+      
+      // Migrate old 'username' sort to 'created_at'
+      if (config.field === 'username') {
+        console.warn('[Sort] Migrating deprecated username sort to created_at');
+        config.field = 'created_at';
+        saveSortConfig(config, key); // Save the migrated config
+      }
+      
+      return config;
     }
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Failed to load sort config:', error);