Ticket #34473: 34473-wrong-default-order-for-pages.diff

wp-admin/includes/post.php

@@ -1008 +1008 @@
                 $orderby = $q['orderby'];
         } elseif ( isset( $q['post_status'] ) && in_array( $q['post_status'], array( 'pending', 'draft' ) ) ) {
                 $orderby = 'modified';
-        } else {
+        } elseif ( isset( $post_type ) && ! is_post_type_hierarchical( $post_type ) ) {
                 $orderby = 'date';
         }