diff --git a/routers/web/org/home.go b/routers/web/org/home.go
index 77d49f5b78..e63dfef841 100644
--- a/routers/web/org/home.go
+++ b/routers/web/org/home.go
@@ -48,32 +48,20 @@ func Home(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["Title"] = org.DisplayName()
 
 	var orderBy db.SearchOrderBy
-	ctx.Data["SortType"] = ctx.FormString("sort")
-	switch ctx.FormString("sort") {
-	case "newest":
-		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByNewest
-	case "oldest":
-		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByOldest
-	case "recentupdate":
-		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByRecentUpdated
-	case "leastupdate":
-		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByLeastUpdated
-	case "reversealphabetically":
-		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByAlphabeticallyReverse
-	case "alphabetically":
-		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByAlphabetically
-	case "moststars":
-		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByStarsReverse
-	case "feweststars":
-		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByStars
-	case "mostforks":
-		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByForksReverse
-	case "fewestforks":
-		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByForks
-	default:
-		ctx.Data["SortType"] = "recentupdate"
+
+	sortOrder := strings.ToLower(ctx.FormString("sort"))
+	if sortOrder == "" {
+		// TODO: add new default sort for org home?
+		sortOrder = setting.UI.ExploreDefaultSort
+	}
+
+	if order, ok := repo_model.OrderByFlatMap[sortOrder]; ok {
+		orderBy = order
+	} else {
+		sortOrder = "recentupdate"
 		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByRecentUpdated
 	}
+	ctx.Data["SortType"] = sortOrder
 
 	keyword := ctx.FormTrim("q")
 	ctx.Data["Keyword"] = keyword
diff --git a/routers/web/user/profile.go b/routers/web/user/profile.go
index 3f91233ee6..dc02e900a5 100644
--- a/routers/web/user/profile.go
+++ b/routers/web/user/profile.go
@@ -110,32 +110,19 @@ func prepareUserProfileTabData(ctx *context.Context, showPrivate bool, profileDb
 		orderBy db.SearchOrderBy
 	)
 
-	ctx.Data["SortType"] = ctx.FormString("sort")
-	switch ctx.FormString("sort") {
-	case "newest":
-		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByNewest
-	case "oldest":
-		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByOldest
-	case "recentupdate":
-		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByRecentUpdated
-	case "leastupdate":
-		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByLeastUpdated
-	case "reversealphabetically":
-		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByAlphabeticallyReverse
-	case "alphabetically":
-		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByAlphabetically
-	case "moststars":
-		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByStarsReverse
-	case "feweststars":
-		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByStars
-	case "mostforks":
-		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByForksReverse
-	case "fewestforks":
-		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByForks
-	default:
-		ctx.Data["SortType"] = "recentupdate"
+	sortOrder := strings.ToLower(ctx.FormString("sort"))
+	if sortOrder == "" {
+		// TODO: add new default sort for user profile?
+		sortOrder = setting.UI.ExploreDefaultSort
+	}
+
+	if order, ok := repo_model.OrderByFlatMap[sortOrder]; ok {
+		orderBy = order
+	} else {
+		sortOrder = "recentupdate"
 		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByRecentUpdated
 	}
+	ctx.Data["SortType"] = sortOrder
 
 	keyword := ctx.FormTrim("q")
 	ctx.Data["Keyword"] = keyword