Search Page Template the_category() bug

[cybentizen]

Suppose If I've selected three categories following a structure HR -> Reports -> Daily Reports.

Single.php shows the structure in the right way but when I use the same the_category () function inside Search template then it shows the different result. Rather than showing it in the default structure, it shows it like Daily Reports -> HR -> Reports. In search template the structure changes to order by name. The_category working perfectly in other pages.

[Howdy_McGee]

Reverting back to 4.7 I don't see where it orders by hierarchy. It seems to order by Alpha always. In WordPress 4.9 there's the wp_get_object_terms_args filter hook which may circumvent this issue but there isn't anything specific to the_category(). Not sure if this change is wanted or necessary. We would likely need an additional parameter to pass all the way down to wp_get_object_terms().