[patreon] add 'order-posts' option (#7856 #8482)

docs/configuration.rst

@@ -4444,6 +4444,32 @@ Available Formats
     * ``thumbnail_small`` (``"h":100,"w":100``)
 
 
+extractor.patreon.order-posts
+-----------------------------
+Type
+    ``string``
+Default
+    ``collection``
+        ``"asc"``
+    otherwise
+        ``"desc"``
+Example
+    * ``"-published_at"``
+    * ``"collection_order"``
+Description
+    Controls the order in which
+    posts are returned and processed.
+
+    ``"asc"``
+        Ascending order (oldest first)
+    ``"desc"``
+        Descending order (newest first)
+    ``"reverse"``
+        Reverse order
+    any other ``string``
+        Custom ``sort`` order
+
+
 extractor.patreon.user.date-max
 -------------------------------
 Type

docs/gallery-dl.conf

@@ -585,7 +585,11 @@
             "cursor"       : true,
             "files"        : ["images", "image_large", "attachments", "postfile", "content"],
             "format-images": "download_url",
+            "order-posts"  : "desc",
 
+            "collection": {
+                "order-posts": "asc"
+            },
             "user": {
                 "date-max" : 0
             }