Fix default sorting for subgroups and projects list

app/finders/group_descendants_finder.rb

@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class GroupDescendantsFinder
   end
   def sort
-    params.fetch(:sort, 'id_asc')
+    params.fetch(:sort, 'created_desc')
   end
   # rubocop: disable CodeReuse/ActiveRecord

changelogs/unreleased/53290-incorrect-project-list-order-select-default-label.yml

+---
+title: Fix default sorting for subgroups and projects list
+merge_request: 23058
+author: Jacopo Beschi @jacopo-beschi
+type: fixed

spec/finders/group_descendants_finder_spec.rb

@@ -74,6 +74,13 @@ describe GroupDescendantsFinder do
       end
     end
+    it 'sorts elements by latest created as default' do
+      project1 = create(:project, namespace: group, created_at: 1.hour.ago)
+      project2 = create(:project, namespace: group)
+
+      expect(subject.execute).to eq([project2, project1])
+    end
+
     context 'sorting by name' do
       let!(:project1) { create(:project, namespace: group, name: 'a', path: 'project-a') }
       let!(:project2) { create(:project, namespace: group, name: 'z', path: 'project-z') }