[5.3]Sort order of fields relative to their actual location in the table

[brianteeman]

Pull Request for Issue #34501 .

Summary of Changes

in the element sorting field on the page, the STAGE field is at the very bottom, however, I remember exactly that we previously saved the order in this field relative to the actual location in the table (in this case, the stage line should be the second after ORDERING).

This pull request includes changes to the workflow-related sorting options in the content management system. The changes ensure that these options are only available when the workflow feature is enabled AND that they are positioned in the filter in the correct position

Workflow-related sorting options:

• administrator/components/com_content/forms/filter_articles.xml: Added new sorting options JSTAGE_ASC and JSTAGE_DESC that require the workflow feature to be enabled.

Conditional form field handling:

• administrator/components/com_content/src/Model/ArticlesModel.php: Removed the addition of workflow-related sorting options within the getFilterForm method when the workflow feature is enabled, as this is now handled directly in the form definition.

Conditional option inclusion:

• libraries/src/Form/Field/ListField.php: Added a check to exclude options that require the workflow feature if the workflow feature is not enabled.

Testing Instructions

Using Sample Data
Test 1. Enable workflows and observe in the sort filter dropdown the position of Stage Asc/Desc in the list
Test 2. Disable Workflows and observe that Stage Asc/Desc is not present in the list

Actual result BEFORE applying this Pull Request

1. At the bottom of the list
2. Not present

Expected result AFTER applying this Pull Request

1. Near the top Directly below ordering to match the column order in the table
2. Not present

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[Kostelano]

I have tested this item ✅ successfully on d44ec3c

The fix works

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[Quy]

I have tested this item ✅ successfully on d44ec3c

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[Quy]

RTC

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[brianteeman]

@Quy @Kostelano I forgot to do the same for the featured articles list - please can you additionally test that

[Quy]

I have tested this item ✅ successfully on d223bd3

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[Kostelano]

I have tested this item ✅ successfully on d223bd3

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