Option to order sections by date for index.html

[micw]

In index.html sections are default-ordered (https://gohugo.io/methods/site/regularpages/). Would be nice to have an option to change this order (e.g. by date ascending)

[JincanDeng]

Same problem. Any method to change the order?

[micw]

Here's the way I do it (switchable vie site parameter):

diff --git a/layouts/index.html b/layouts/index.html
index 4b826a1..84a5caf 100644
--- a/layouts/index.html
+++ b/layouts/index.html
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
     {{ $section_name := . }}
     {{/* Create a variable with that section to use in multiple places. */}}
     {{ $section := where $.Site.RegularPages "Section" "in" $section_name }}
+
+    {{ if $.Site.Params.order_by_date | default false }}
+    {{ $section = $section.ByDate }}
+    {{ end }}
+
+
     {{ $section_count := len $section }}
     {{ if ge $section_count 1 }}
       <div class="pa3 pa4-ns w-100 w-70-ns center">