New online_hot_default preference (on by default, so guests and accounts
that never saved preferences get it): opening /online without a search
replaces the URL with ?tags=order:hot — e621's metatag for the order the
Hot page uses — so it is visible in the search field and shareable.
Existing searches are never touched: they live in the URL, so a refresh
or back/forward keeps them, while a fresh visit (nav pill, first time,
after a long time away) gets the hot default again. Turning the toggle
off opens Online on the site-wide newest posts as before.
The toggle sits in Account -> Browsing preferences and saves with the
rest of the settings; the backend validates the new boolean
(400 for non-boolean input).
JakeBreath
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