diff --git a/models/repo/search.go b/models/repo/search.go
index 2baa85dc6..a73d9fc21 100644
--- a/models/repo/search.go
+++ b/models/repo/search.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ package repo
 
 import "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 
-// SearchOrderByMap represents all possible search order
-var SearchOrderByMap = map[string]map[string]db.SearchOrderBy{
+// OrderByMap represents all possible search order
+var OrderByMap = map[string]map[string]db.SearchOrderBy{
 	"asc": {
 		"alpha":    "owner_name ASC, name ASC",
 		"created":  db.SearchOrderByOldest,
@@ -31,22 +31,22 @@ var SearchOrderByMap = map[string]map[string]db.SearchOrderBy{
 	},
 }
 
-// SearchOrderByFlatMap is similar to SearchOrderByMap but use human language keywords
+// OrderByFlatMap is similar to OrderByMap but use human language keywords
 // to decide between asc and desc
-var SearchOrderByFlatMap = map[string]db.SearchOrderBy{
-	"newest":                SearchOrderByMap["desc"]["created"],
-	"oldest":                SearchOrderByMap["asc"]["created"],
-	"leastupdate":           SearchOrderByMap["asc"]["updated"],
-	"reversealphabetically": SearchOrderByMap["desc"]["alpha"],
-	"alphabetically":        SearchOrderByMap["asc"]["alpha"],
-	"reversesize":           SearchOrderByMap["desc"]["size"],
-	"size":                  SearchOrderByMap["asc"]["size"],
-	"reversegitsize":        SearchOrderByMap["desc"]["git_size"],
-	"gitsize":               SearchOrderByMap["asc"]["git_size"],
-	"reverselfssize":        SearchOrderByMap["desc"]["lfs_size"],
-	"lfssize":               SearchOrderByMap["asc"]["lfs_size"],
-	"moststars":             SearchOrderByMap["desc"]["stars"],
-	"feweststars":           SearchOrderByMap["asc"]["stars"],
-	"mostforks":             SearchOrderByMap["desc"]["forks"],
-	"fewestforks":           SearchOrderByMap["asc"]["forks"],
+var OrderByFlatMap = map[string]db.SearchOrderBy{
+	"newest":                OrderByMap["desc"]["created"],
+	"oldest":                OrderByMap["asc"]["created"],
+	"leastupdate":           OrderByMap["asc"]["updated"],
+	"reversealphabetically": OrderByMap["desc"]["alpha"],
+	"alphabetically":        OrderByMap["asc"]["alpha"],
+	"reversesize":           OrderByMap["desc"]["size"],
+	"size":                  OrderByMap["asc"]["size"],
+	"reversegitsize":        OrderByMap["desc"]["git_size"],
+	"gitsize":               OrderByMap["asc"]["git_size"],
+	"reverselfssize":        OrderByMap["desc"]["lfs_size"],
+	"lfssize":               OrderByMap["asc"]["lfs_size"],
+	"moststars":             OrderByMap["desc"]["stars"],
+	"feweststars":           OrderByMap["asc"]["stars"],
+	"mostforks":             OrderByMap["desc"]["forks"],
+	"fewestforks":           OrderByMap["asc"]["forks"],
 }
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/repo.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/repo.go
index 41368146d..05a63bc62 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/repo.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/repo.go
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func Search(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		if len(sortOrder) == 0 {
 			sortOrder = "asc"
 		}
-		if searchModeMap, ok := repo_model.SearchOrderByMap[sortOrder]; ok {
+		if searchModeMap, ok := repo_model.OrderByMap[sortOrder]; ok {
 			if orderBy, ok := searchModeMap[sortMode]; ok {
 				opts.OrderBy = orderBy
 			} else {
diff --git a/routers/web/explore/repo.go b/routers/web/explore/repo.go
index 1d5fb2c14..4e880660b 100644
--- a/routers/web/explore/repo.go
+++ b/routers/web/explore/repo.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func RenderRepoSearch(ctx *context.Context, opts *RepoSearchOptions) {
 		sortOrder = setting.UI.ExploreDefaultSort
 	}
 
-	if order, ok := repo_model.SearchOrderByFlatMap[sortOrder]; ok {
+	if order, ok := repo_model.OrderByFlatMap[sortOrder]; ok {
 		orderBy = order
 	} else {
 		sortOrder = "recentupdate"
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/repo.go b/routers/web/repo/repo.go
index 119a97f28..4d17be375 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/repo.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/repo.go
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ func SearchRepo(ctx *context.Context) {
 		if len(sortOrder) == 0 {
 			sortOrder = "asc"
 		}
-		if searchModeMap, ok := repo_model.SearchOrderByMap[sortOrder]; ok {
+		if searchModeMap, ok := repo_model.OrderByMap[sortOrder]; ok {
 			if orderBy, ok := searchModeMap[sortMode]; ok {
 				opts.OrderBy = orderBy
 			} else {