diff --git a/src/components/search/index.tsx b/src/components/search/index.tsx
index f5b53f23e..eed87cb45 100644
--- a/src/components/search/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/search/index.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   Configure,
   InstantSearch,
   ClearRefinements,
-  SortBy,
+  useInstantSearch,
 } from 'react-instantsearch'
 import {get, isEmpty} from 'lodash'
 import {useToggle} from 'react-use'
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ import cx from 'classnames'
 import NewCuratedTopicPage from './curated/[slug]'
 import Link from 'next/link'
 import analytics from '@/utils/analytics'
-import {SORT_PRESETS} from '@/utils/typesense'
+import {
+  typsenseAdapterConfig,
+  TYPESENSE_COLLECTION_NAME,
+} from '@/utils/typesense'
+import {typesenseAdapter} from '@/pages/q/[[...all]]'
 
 type SearchProps = {
   searchClient?: any
@@ -157,6 +161,53 @@ const Search: FunctionComponent<React.PropsWithChildren<SearchProps>> = ({
     )
   }
 
+  const PresetOptions = () => {
+    const {refresh} = useInstantSearch()
+
+    return (
+      <select
+        className="border-0 flex items-center flex-shrink-0 space-x-2 flex-nowrap dark:bg-gray-900 bg-white h-full"
+        defaultValue="popular"
+        onChange={(e) => {
+          typesenseAdapter.updateConfiguration({
+            ...typsenseAdapterConfig,
+            additionalSearchParameters: {
+              query_by: 'title,description,_tags,instructor_name,contributors',
+              preset: e.target.value,
+            },
+          })
+
+          refresh()
+        }}
+      >
+        <option
+          className="border-opacity-0 dark:border-gray-800 border-gray-100"
+          value="popular"
+        >
+          Most Popular
+        </option>
+        <option
+          className="border-opacity-0 dark:border-gray-800 border-gray-100"
+          value="rating"
+        >
+          Highest Rated
+        </option>
+        <option
+          className="border-opacity-0 dark:border-gray-800 border-gray-100"
+          value="created_at"
+        >
+          Recently Added
+        </option>
+        <option
+          className="border-opacity-0 dark:border-gray-800 border-gray-100"
+          value="most_watched"
+        >
+          Most Watched
+        </option>
+      </select>
+    )
+  }
+
   const RefinementsDesktop = () => {
     return (
       <aside className="col-span-2 md:block hidden relative flex-shrink-0 dark:bg-gray-1000 bg-gray-100 pl-4">
@@ -245,13 +296,12 @@ const Search: FunctionComponent<React.PropsWithChildren<SearchProps>> = ({
       </Head>
       <div className="dark:bg-gray-1000 bg-gray-100 relative">
         <InstantSearch
-          indexName={'content_production'} // CREE: Replace with env
+          indexName={TYPESENSE_COLLECTION_NAME}
           searchClient={searchClient}
           onStateChange={onSearchStateChange}
           initialUiState={{
-            content_production: {
+            TYPESENSE_COLLECTION_NAME: {
               ...searchState,
-              sortBy: SORT_PRESETS.POPULAR,
             },
           }}
           {...rest}
@@ -271,29 +321,7 @@ const Search: FunctionComponent<React.PropsWithChildren<SearchProps>> = ({
                   <div className="dark:bg-gray-900 bg-white sticky top-0 z-40 shadow-smooth flex items-center w-full border-b dark:border-white border-gray-900 dark:border-opacity-5 border-opacity-5">
                     <SearchBox placeholder={searchBoxPlaceholder} />
                     <div className="border-l dark:border-gray-800 border-gray-100 flex items-center flex-shrink-0 space-x-2 flex-nowrap h-full">
-                      <SortBy
-                        classNames={{
-                          root: 'border-opacity-0',
-                          select:
-                            ' flex items-center flex-shrink-0 space-x-2 flex-nowrap dark:bg-gray-900 bg-white h-full',
-                          option: 'dark:border-gray-800 border-gray-100',
-                        }}
-                        items={[
-                          {
-                            value: SORT_PRESETS.POPULAR,
-                            label: 'Most Popular',
-                          },
-                          {value: SORT_PRESETS.RATING, label: 'Highest Rated'},
-                          {
-                            value: SORT_PRESETS.CREATED_AT,
-                            label: 'Recently Added',
-                          },
-                          {
-                            value: SORT_PRESETS.MOST_WATCHED,
-                            label: 'Most Watched',
-                          },
-                        ]}
-                      />
+                      <PresetOptions />
                     </div>
                   </div>
                   <NoSearchResults searchQuery={searchState.query} />
diff --git a/src/pages/q/[[...all]].tsx b/src/pages/q/[[...all]].tsx
index a98eb2027..f64630f19 100644
--- a/src/pages/q/[[...all]].tsx
+++ b/src/pages/q/[[...all]].tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ const tracer = getTracer('search-page')
 
 const createURL = (state: any) => `?${qs.stringify(state)}`
 
-const searchClient = typesenseInstantsearchAdapter().searchClient
+export const typesenseAdapter = typesenseInstantsearchAdapter()
+
+const searchClient = typesenseAdapter.searchClient
 
 const defaultProps = {
   searchClient,
diff --git a/src/server/routers/topics.ts b/src/server/routers/topics.ts
index b20cf0766..50d9d4706 100644
--- a/src/server/routers/topics.ts
+++ b/src/server/routers/topics.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import {router, baseProcedure} from '../trpc'
 import {z} from 'zod'
-import {typesenseInstantsearchAdapter} from '@/utils/typesense'
+import {
+  typesenseInstantsearchAdapter,
+  TYPESENSE_COLLECTION_NAME,
+} from '@/utils/typesense'
 
 const searchClient = typesenseInstantsearchAdapter().searchClient
 
@@ -14,7 +17,7 @@ export const topicRouter = router({
         .optional(),
     )
     .query(async ({input, ctx}) => {
-      const index = searchClient.initIndex('content_production')
+      const index = searchClient.initIndex(TYPESENSE_COLLECTION_NAME)
       // top 10 free playlists for a topic
       const filters = `access_state:free AND type:playlist ${
         input?.topic ? ` AND _tags:${input.topic}` : ''
diff --git a/src/utils/typesense.ts b/src/utils/typesense.ts
index 14bffaaa1..33851df8c 100644
--- a/src/utils/typesense.ts
+++ b/src/utils/typesense.ts
@@ -1,34 +1,29 @@
 import TypesenseInstantSearchAdapter from 'typesense-instantsearch-adapter'
 
+export const typsenseAdapterConfig = {
+  server: {
+    apiKey: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_API_KEY ?? '', // Be sure to use an API key that only allows search operations
+    nodes: [
+      {
+        host: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_HOST ?? 'test',
+        path: '',
+        port: Number(process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_PORT) ?? 8108,
+        protocol: 'https',
+      },
+    ],
+
+    cacheSearchResultsForSeconds: 2 * 60,
+  },
+  // The following parameters are directly passed to Typesense's search API endpoint.
+  //  So you can pass any parameters supported by the search endpoint below.
+  //  query_by is required.
+  additionalSearchParameters: {
+    query_by: 'title,description,_tags,instructor_name,contributors',
+    preset: 'popular',
+  },
+}
+
 export const typesenseInstantsearchAdapter = () =>
-  new TypesenseInstantSearchAdapter({
-    server: {
-      apiKey: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_API_KEY ?? '', // Be sure to use an API key that only allows search operations
-      nodes: [
-        {
-          host: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_HOST ?? 'test',
-          path: '',
-          port: Number(process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_PORT) ?? 8108,
-          protocol: 'https',
-        },
-      ],
-      cacheSearchResultsForSeconds: 2 * 60,
-    },
-    // The following parameters are directly passed to Typesense's search API endpoint.
-    //  So you can pass any parameters supported by the search endpoint below.
-    //  query_by is required.
-    additionalSearchParameters: {
-      query_by: 'title,description,_tags,instructor_name,contributors',
-    },
-  })
+  new TypesenseInstantSearchAdapter({...typsenseAdapterConfig})
 export const TYPESENSE_COLLECTION_NAME =
   process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_TYPESENSE_COLLECTION_NAME || 'content_production'
-
-const BASE_SORT = `${TYPESENSE_COLLECTION_NAME}/sort/_eval([ (type:playlist):4, (type:lesson):3, (type:podcast):2], (type:talk):1):desc`
-
-export const SORT_PRESETS = {
-  POPULAR: `${BASE_SORT},search_research_sort:asc,rank:asc`,
-  RATING: `${BASE_SORT},average_rating_out_of_5:desc,rank:asc`,
-  CREATED_AT: `${BASE_SORT},published_at_timestamp:desc,rank:asc`,
-  MOST_WATCHED: `${BASE_SORT},watched_count:desc,rank:asc`,
-}