adjust sort order

app/controllers/template_folders_controller.rb

@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 class TemplateFoldersController < ApplicationController
   load_and_authorize_resource :template_folder
 
+  helper_method :selected_order
+
   def show
     @templates = @template_folder.templates.active.accessible_by(current_ability)
                                  .preload(:author, :template_accesses)
     @templates = Templates.search(current_user, @templates, params[:q])
-    @templates = Templates::Order.call(@templates, current_user, cookies.permanent[:dashboard_templates_order])
+    @templates = Templates::Order.call(@templates, current_user, selected_order)
 
     @pagy, @templates = pagy_auto(@templates, limit: 12)
   end
@@ -25,6 +27,16 @@ class TemplateFoldersController < ApplicationController
 
   private
 
+  def selected_order
+    @selected_order ||=
+      if cookies.permanent[:dashboard_templates_order].blank? ||
+         (cookies.permanent[:dashboard_templates_order] == 'used_at' && can?(:manage, :countless))
+        'created_at'
+      else
+        cookies.permanent[:dashboard_templates_order]
+      end
+  end
+
   def template_folder_params
     params.require(:template_folder).permit(:name)
   end

app/controllers/templates_dashboard_controller.rb

@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ class TemplatesDashboardController < ApplicationController
   TEMPLATES_PER_PAGE = 12
   FOLDERS_PER_PAGE = 18
 
+  helper_method :selected_order
+
   def index
     @template_folders = @template_folders.where(id: @templates.active.select(:folder_id))
 
     @template_folders = TemplateFolders.search(@template_folders, params[:q])
-    @template_folders = sort_template_folders(@template_folders, current_user,
-                                              cookies.permanent[:dashboard_templates_order])
+    @template_folders = sort_template_folders(@template_folders, current_user, selected_order)
 
     @pagy, @template_folders = pagy(
       @template_folders,
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ class TemplatesDashboardController < ApplicationController
     else
       @template_folders = @template_folders.reject { |e| e.name == TemplateFolder::DEFAULT_NAME }
       @templates = filter_templates(@templates).preload(:author, :template_accesses)
-      @templates = Templates::Order.call(@templates, current_user, cookies.permanent[:dashboard_templates_order])
+      @templates = Templates::Order.call(@templates, current_user, selected_order)
 
       limit =
         if @template_folders.size < 4
@@ -101,6 +102,16 @@ class TemplatesDashboardController < ApplicationController
     end
   end
 
+  def selected_order
+    @selected_order ||=
+      if cookies.permanent[:dashboard_templates_order].blank? ||
+         (cookies.permanent[:dashboard_templates_order] == 'used_at' && can?(:manage, :countless))
+        'created_at'
+      else
+        cookies.permanent[:dashboard_templates_order]
+      end
+  end
+
   def load_related_submissions
     @related_submissions = Submission.accessible_by(current_ability)
                                      .left_joins(:template)