One disappointing issue we had with the sort feature was that it totally ignored the product sort order set in the Admin. Also, if you highlighted a category in the menu, the subcategories in the content area were not in the order selected in the Admin either.
A very simple fix.
In the CategoryGridPage.ascx code (whichever grid you have chosen), look for a control called
Code: Select all
<asp:DropDownList ID="SortResults" runat="server" AutoPostBack="true" CssClass="sorting" EnableViewState="false">
Code: Select all
<asp:ListItem Text="Normal" Value=""></asp:ListItem>