Index: branches/RC/core/kernel/db/db_event_handler.php
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diff -u -N -r11245 -r11279
--- branches/RC/core/kernel/db/db_event_handler.php	(.../db_event_handler.php)	(revision 11245)
+++ branches/RC/core/kernel/db/db_event_handler.php	(.../db_event_handler.php)	(revision 11279)
@@ -793,11 +793,14 @@
 				if ($tag_sort_by == 'random') {
 					$by = 'RAND()';
 					$dir = '';
+					$object->AddOrderField($by, $dir);
 				}
 				else {
-				list($by, $dir) = explode(',', $tag_sort_by);
+					foreach (explode('|', $tag_sort_by) as $sorting_element) {
+						list($by, $dir) = explode(',', $sorting_element);
+						$object->AddOrderField($by, $dir);
+					}
 				}
-				$object->AddOrderField($by, $dir);
 			}
 
 			if ($sorting_configs && isset ($sorting_configs['DefaultSorting1Field'])){