The Sort widget does not return accurate results on the first try

Issue

• Some inconsistencies in the sort widget's behavior
• Steps to reproduce:
  1) Create 3-4 web contents with the keyword 'test' at different time intervals to see the time difference in their creation.
  2) Create a widget page
  3) Drag and drop the 'Search Bar', 'Search Result', and 'Sort' widgets on this page
  4) Configure the 'Sort' widget so that it only has two options: 'Modified' and 'Created'.
  5) Now, search for 'test' and we will get a web content list
  Expected Behavior: The web content list should be correctly sorted by creation date.
  Observed Behavior: The list of web content is not in proper order, however, if we try again to select any option from 'Modified' or 'Created', it returns correct results based on the date.

Environment

• Liferay DXP 7.3 GA1

Resolution

• The observed behavior is a known DXP bug that has been addressed in liferay-dxp-7-3-service-pack-1 or liferay-dxp-7-3-fix-pack-1
• Create a hotfix that includes LPS-123103 and LPS-124755 to address the same concern in DXP 7.3 GA1.

Additional Information

• Note: Please be aware that DXP 7.3 GA1 was released almost 3 years ago at the time of writing this article, so providing a hotfix on such an old baseline may necessitate additional action or challenge depending on the situation or use cases. As a result, please plan ahead of time for future references, as we always recommend upgrading to the most recent patches to avoid any critical concerns or bugs.
• If a hotfix or any more information is required, please create a support ticket requesting the hotfix by attaching the patch details.
• Installing Fix Packs and Hotfixes on Liferay DXP will guide you to install the Fixpack/Hotfix in your environment.