Article Order Issues in Joomla 3.6

[markvolz]

I noticed there is a slight change in the global configuration options for article ordering that is causing headaches for me. Previously my article order was set using "Ordering" with the date for ordering set as "Created". This allowed me to manually place an "about the department" article on top of a category blog. The "about the department" article then was followed by the newest article that was created.

After updating to Joomla 3.6 I noticed that any new articles are now placed at the bottom of the category blog. I tried to fix this issue by changing the article ordering to the published date. However, this forced my "about the department article" to the bottom!

Next, I then tried to change the ordering to use the created date. On the backend I was able to give the "about the department" article a far future created date which will keep that on top, then it was can be followed by the newest article. This option is close to what I need however front end users will have no control over the order of an article.

I realize I could revert back to using the publish date, but I cannot give the "about the department" a far future date as that article will not display..


Questions:
In Joomla 3.6 is there a way to:
1) Keep an "about the department" page on top of the category?
2) As an alternative to #1, is there a way to display a category description as the "first article" in a category blog?
3) If the only way to keep my "about the department" on top followed by the newest article is by using the created date, then can front end users adjust the created date, which would in turn adjust the article order?

Thank You

[sovainfo]

Should be fixed in j363.

[Per Yngve Berg]

Yes, you can set the Description to show in a Category Blog Menu Item. It will appear at the top before the articles.