diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/discovery/ClarinSolrItemsCommunityIndexPlugin.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/discovery/ClarinSolrItemsCommunityIndexPlugin.java
index fe419cb6d2ff..36e60e3af816 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/discovery/ClarinSolrItemsCommunityIndexPlugin.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/discovery/ClarinSolrItemsCommunityIndexPlugin.java
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ public void additionalIndex(Context context, IndexableObject indexableObject, So
             Community owningCommunity = clarinItemService.getOwningCommunity(context, item);
             String communityName = Objects.isNull(owningCommunity) ? " " : owningCommunity.getName();
 
+            // _keyword and _filter because
+            // they are needed in order to work as a facet and filter.
             document.addField("items_owning_community", communityName);
+            document.addField("items_owning_community_keyword", communityName);
+            document.addField("items_owning_community_filter", communityName);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/MetadataBitstreamWrapperConverter.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/MetadataBitstreamWrapperConverter.java
index 49728da0b899..e42c023f72a5 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/MetadataBitstreamWrapperConverter.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/MetadataBitstreamWrapperConverter.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 import org.dspace.app.rest.model.MetadataBitstreamWrapperRest;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.model.wrapper.MetadataBitstreamWrapper;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.projection.Projection;
-import org.dspace.util.FileTreeViewGenerator;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Lazy;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
@@ -41,8 +40,7 @@ public MetadataBitstreamWrapperRest convert(MetadataBitstreamWrapper modelObject
         bitstreamWrapperRest.setId(modelObject.getBitstream().getID().toString());
         bitstreamWrapperRest.setDescription(modelObject.getDescription());
         bitstreamWrapperRest.setChecksum(modelObject.getBitstream().getChecksum());
-        bitstreamWrapperRest.setFileSize(FileTreeViewGenerator.humanReadableFileSize(
-                modelObject.getBitstream().getSizeBytes()));
+        bitstreamWrapperRest.setFileSize(modelObject.getBitstream().getSizeBytes());
         bitstreamWrapperRest.setFileInfo(modelObject.getFileInfo());
         bitstreamWrapperRest.setHref(modelObject.getHref());
         bitstreamWrapperRest.setFormat(modelObject.getFormat());
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/MetadataBitstreamWrapperRest.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/MetadataBitstreamWrapperRest.java
index 7e3c1c03568e..8e4d60d4bfab 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/MetadataBitstreamWrapperRest.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/MetadataBitstreamWrapperRest.java
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ public class MetadataBitstreamWrapperRest extends BaseObjectRest<String> {
 
     private String name;
     private String description;
-    private String fileSize;
+    private long fileSize;
     private String checksum;
     private List<FileInfo> fileInfo;
     private String format;
     private String href;
     private boolean canPreview;
 
-    public MetadataBitstreamWrapperRest(String name, String description, String fileSize, String checksum,
+    public MetadataBitstreamWrapperRest(String name, String description, long fileSize, String checksum,
                                         List<FileInfo> fileInfo, String format, String href, boolean canPreview) {
         this.name = name;
         this.description = description;
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ public void setDescription(String description) {
         this.description = description;
     }
 
-    public String getFileSize() {
+    public long getFileSize() {
         return fileSize;
     }
 
-    public void setFileSize(String fileSize) {
+    public void setFileSize(long fileSize) {
         this.fileSize = fileSize;
     }
 
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/security/UsageReportRestPermissionEvaluatorPlugin.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/security/UsageReportRestPermissionEvaluatorPlugin.java
index 06254d561ace..8e0b57e6791a 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/security/UsageReportRestPermissionEvaluatorPlugin.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/security/UsageReportRestPermissionEvaluatorPlugin.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import org.dspace.app.rest.utils.DSpaceObjectUtils;
 import org.dspace.authorize.service.AuthorizeService;
 import org.dspace.content.DSpaceObject;
+import org.dspace.content.Site;
 import org.dspace.core.Context;
 import org.dspace.services.ConfigurationService;
 import org.dspace.services.RequestService;
@@ -93,6 +94,15 @@ public boolean hasDSpacePermission(Authentication authentication, Serializable t
                 if (Objects.isNull(dso)) {
                     return true;
                 }
+
+                // Show Site usage reports to anonymous users if the configuration is set to do so
+                // This Site usage reports are used in the home page and are not sensitive
+                if (dso instanceof Site) {
+                    if (!configurationService.getBooleanProperty("site.usage-reports.enable.auth.anonymous",
+                            false)) {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
                 return authorizeService.authorizeActionBoolean(context, dso, restPermission.getDspaceApiActionId());
             } catch (SQLException e) {
                 log.error(e.getMessage(), e);
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/ClarinDiscoveryRestControllerIT.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/ClarinDiscoveryRestControllerIT.java
index 72b12c7962af..460373091d27 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/ClarinDiscoveryRestControllerIT.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/ClarinDiscoveryRestControllerIT.java
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ public void discoverFacetsTestWithoutParameters() throws Exception {
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)))
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)))
                 );
     }
 
@@ -1006,9 +1007,11 @@ public void discoverSearchTest() throws Exception {
                         SortOptionMatcher.sortOptionMatcher(
                                 "dc.title", DiscoverySortFieldConfiguration.SORT_ORDER.asc.name()),
                         SortOptionMatcher.sortOptionMatcher(
-                                "dc.date.issued", DiscoverySortFieldConfiguration.SORT_ORDER.desc.name()),
+                                "dc.title", DiscoverySortFieldConfiguration.SORT_ORDER.desc.name()),
+                        SortOptionMatcher.sortOptionMatcher(
+                                "dc.date.issued", DiscoverySortFieldConfiguration.SORT_ORDER.asc.name()),
                         SortOptionMatcher.sortOptionMatcher(
-                                "dc.date.accessioned", DiscoverySortFieldConfiguration.SORT_ORDER.desc.name())
+                                "dc.date.issued", DiscoverySortFieldConfiguration.SORT_ORDER.desc.name())
                 )));
     }
 
@@ -1146,7 +1149,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsTest() throws Exception {
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/objects")))
@@ -1287,7 +1291,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsTestHasMoreAuthorFacet() throws Exception {
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/objects")))
@@ -1379,7 +1384,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsTestHasMoreSubjectFacet() throws Exception {
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/objects")))
@@ -1461,7 +1467,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsTestWithBasicQuery() throws Exception {
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/objects")))
@@ -1571,7 +1578,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsTestWithScope() throws Exception {
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/objects")))
@@ -1653,7 +1661,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsTestWithDsoType() throws Exception {
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/objects")));
@@ -1690,7 +1699,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsTestWithDsoType() throws Exception {
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/objects")));
@@ -1728,7 +1738,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsTestWithDsoType() throws Exception {
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/objects")));
@@ -1770,7 +1781,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsTestWithDsoType() throws Exception {
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/objects")));
@@ -1859,7 +1871,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsTestWithDsoTypeAndSort() throws Exception {
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //We want to get the sort that's been used as well in the response
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.sort", is(
@@ -2073,7 +2086,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsTestForPaginationAndNextLinks() throws Exceptio
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.entityTypeFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.entityTypeFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/objects")))
@@ -2165,7 +2179,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsTestWithContentInABitstream() throws Exception
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/objects")))
@@ -2257,7 +2272,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsTestForEmbargoedItemsAndPrivateItems() throws E
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/objects")))
@@ -2343,7 +2359,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsTestWithContentInAPrivateBitstream() throws Exc
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/objects")))
@@ -2424,7 +2441,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsTestForScope() throws Exception {
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/objects")))
@@ -2511,7 +2529,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsTestForScopeWithPrivateItem() throws Exception
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/objects")))
@@ -2693,7 +2712,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsTestForHitHighlights() throws Exception {
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/objects")))
@@ -2839,7 +2859,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsWithQueryOperatorContains_query() throws Except
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/objects")))
@@ -2917,7 +2938,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsWithQueryOperatorContains() throws Exception {
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/objects")))
@@ -2993,7 +3015,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsWithQueryOperatorNotContains_query() throws Exc
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/objects")))
@@ -3070,7 +3093,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsWithQueryOperatorNotContains() throws Exception
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/objects")))
@@ -3157,7 +3181,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsTestForMinMaxValues() throws Exception {
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/objects")))
@@ -3228,7 +3253,8 @@ public void discoverSearchFacetsTestForMinMaxValues() throws Exception {
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/facets")))
@@ -3304,7 +3330,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsWithQueryOperatorEquals_query() throws Exceptio
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/objects")))
@@ -3381,7 +3408,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsWithQueryOperatorEquals() throws Exception {
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/objects")))
@@ -3458,7 +3486,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsWithQueryOperatorNotEquals_query() throws Excep
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/objects")))
@@ -3536,7 +3565,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsWithQueryOperatorNotEquals() throws Exception {
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/objects")))
@@ -3612,7 +3642,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsWithQueryOperatorNotAuthority_query() throws Ex
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/objects")))
@@ -3689,7 +3720,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsWithQueryOperatorNotAuthority() throws Exceptio
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                         FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false)
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
+                        FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                 )))
                 //There always needs to be a self link available
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/objects")))
@@ -4138,7 +4170,8 @@ public void discoverSearchObjectsWithInProgressSubmissionTest() throws Exception
                             FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
                             FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
                             FacetEntryMatcher.hasContentInOriginalBundleFacet(false),
-                            FacetEntryMatcher.entityTypeFacet(false)
+                            FacetEntryMatcher.entityTypeFacet(false),
+                            FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                     )))
                     //There always needs to be a self link
                     .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("/api/discover/search/objects")))
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/DiscoveryScopeBasedRestControllerIT.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/DiscoveryScopeBasedRestControllerIT.java
index 67e514d5084d..4a83a0ea593b 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/DiscoveryScopeBasedRestControllerIT.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/DiscoveryScopeBasedRestControllerIT.java
@@ -509,7 +509,8 @@ public void ScopeBasedIndexingAndSearchTestParentCommunity2() throws Exception {
                                       FacetEntryMatcher.entityTypeFacet(false),
                                       FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                                       FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                                      FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false)
+                                      FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
+                                      FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                            ))
                    );
     }
@@ -624,7 +625,8 @@ public void ScopeBasedIndexingAndSearchTestSubcommunity22() throws Exception {
                                       FacetEntryMatcher.entityTypeFacet(false),
                                       FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                                       FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                                      FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false)
+                                      FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
+                                      FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                               ))
                    );
     }
@@ -677,7 +679,8 @@ public void ScopeBasedIndexingAndSearchTestCollection222() throws Exception {
                                       FacetEntryMatcher.entityTypeFacet(false),
                                       FacetEntryMatcher.clarinLicenseRightsFacet(false),
                                       FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsCommunityFacet(false),
-                                      FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false)
+                                      FacetEntryMatcher.clarinItemsLanguageFacet(false),
+                                      FacetEntryMatcher.typeFacet(false)
                            ))
                    );
     }
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/MetadataBitstreamRestRepositoryIT.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/MetadataBitstreamRestRepositoryIT.java
index 59e39285bea1..c966ecfa58e3 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/MetadataBitstreamRestRepositoryIT.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/MetadataBitstreamRestRepositoryIT.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 package org.dspace.app.rest;
 
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasItem;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.notNullValue;
 import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get;
@@ -34,7 +35,6 @@
 import org.dspace.content.service.clarin.ClarinLicenseResourceMappingService;
 import org.dspace.core.Constants;
 import org.dspace.services.ConfigurationService;
-import org.dspace.util.FileTreeViewGenerator;
 import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ public void findByHandle() throws Exception {
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.metadatabitstreams[*].format")
                         .value(Matchers.containsInAnyOrder(Matchers.containsString(
                                 bts.getFormat(context).getMIMEType()))))
+                // Convert the long into int because Marchers has a problem to compare long format
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.metadatabitstreams[*].fileSize")
-                        .value(Matchers.containsInAnyOrder(Matchers.containsString(
-                                FileTreeViewGenerator.humanReadableFileSize(bts.getSizeBytes())))))
+                        .value(hasItem(is((int) bts.getSizeBytes()))))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.metadatabitstreams[*].canPreview")
                         .value(Matchers.containsInAnyOrder(Matchers.is(canPreview))))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.metadatabitstreams[*].fileInfo").exists())
@@ -150,8 +150,7 @@ public void previewingIsDisabledByCfg() throws Exception {
                         .value(Matchers.containsInAnyOrder(Matchers.containsString(
                                 bts.getFormat(context).getMIMEType()))))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.metadatabitstreams[*].fileSize")
-                        .value(Matchers.containsInAnyOrder(Matchers.containsString(
-                                FileTreeViewGenerator.humanReadableFileSize(bts.getSizeBytes())))))
+                        .value(hasItem(is((int) bts.getSizeBytes()))))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.metadatabitstreams[*].canPreview")
                         .value(Matchers.containsInAnyOrder(Matchers.is(false))))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.metadatabitstreams[*].fileInfo").exists())
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/StatisticsRestRepositoryIT.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/StatisticsRestRepositoryIT.java
index 5544ecdb032b..2a07dc479807 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/StatisticsRestRepositoryIT.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/StatisticsRestRepositoryIT.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 import org.dspace.content.DSpaceObject;
 import org.dspace.content.Item;
 import org.dspace.content.Site;
+import org.dspace.content.service.SiteService;
 import org.dspace.core.Constants;
 import org.dspace.eperson.EPerson;
 import org.dspace.services.ConfigurationService;
@@ -76,6 +77,8 @@ public class StatisticsRestRepositoryIT extends AbstractControllerIntegrationTes
     ConfigurationService configurationService;
     @Autowired
     protected AuthorizeService authorizeService;
+    @Autowired
+    protected SiteService siteService;
 
     private Community communityNotVisited;
     private Community communityVisited;
@@ -1532,6 +1535,22 @@ public void usageReportsSearch_Bitstream_Visited() throws Exception {
             )));
     }
 
+    // Show usage reports for the Anonymous user - it could be configured by cfg property
+    // `site.usage-reports.enable.auth.anonymous`
+    @Test
+    public void usageReportsSearch_Site_For_Anonymous() throws Exception {
+        // This property is set to `true` before each test
+        configurationService.setProperty("usage-statistics.authorization.admin.usage", false);
+
+        // Get the site object UUID
+        Site site = siteService.findSite(context);
+        // Allow accessing Site usage reports for anonymous
+        getClient()
+                .perform(get("/api/statistics/usagereports/search/object?uri=http://localhost:8080/server/api/core" +
+                        "/sites/" + site.getID()))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk());
+    }
+
     // Create expected points from -6 months to now, with given number of views in current month
     private List<UsageReportPointRest> getListOfVisitsPerMonthsPoints(int viewsLastMonth) {
         List<UsageReportPointRest> expectedPoints = new ArrayList<>();
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/FacetEntryMatcher.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/FacetEntryMatcher.java
index 9176a42616f9..23d66754dcc6 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/FacetEntryMatcher.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/FacetEntryMatcher.java
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public static Matcher<? super Object> matchFacet(boolean hasNext, String name, S
     public static Matcher<? super Object> clarinLicenseRightsFacet(boolean hasNext) {
         return allOf(
                 hasJsonPath("$.name", is("rights")),
-                hasJsonPath("$.facetType", is("standard")),
+                hasJsonPath("$.facetType", is("text")),
                 hasJsonPath("$.facetLimit", any(Integer.class)),
                 hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", containsString("api/discover/facets/rights")),
                 hasJsonPath("$._links", matchNextLink(hasNext, "api/discover/facets/rights"))
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public static Matcher<? super Object> clarinItemsLanguageFacet(boolean hasNext)
     public static Matcher<? super Object> clarinItemsCommunityFacet(boolean hasNext) {
         return allOf(
                 hasJsonPath("$.name", is("items_owning_community")),
-                hasJsonPath("$.facetType", is("standard")),
+                hasJsonPath("$.facetType", is("text")),
                 hasJsonPath("$.facetLimit", any(Integer.class)),
                 hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href",
                         containsString("api/discover/facets/items_owning_community")),
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/SearchFilterMatcher.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/SearchFilterMatcher.java
index 7700d5291249..b60f26940ff8 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/SearchFilterMatcher.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/SearchFilterMatcher.java
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public static Matcher<? super Object> clarinLicenseRightsFilter() {
         return allOf(
                 hasJsonPath("$.filter", is("rights")),
                 hasJsonPath("$.hasFacets", is(true)),
-                hasJsonPath("$.type", is("standard")),
+                hasJsonPath("$.type", is("text")),
                 hasJsonPath("$.openByDefault", is(false)),
                 checkOperators()
         );
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public static Matcher<? super Object> clarinItemsCommunityFilter() {
         return allOf(
                 hasJsonPath("$.filter", is("items_owning_community")),
                 hasJsonPath("$.hasFacets", is(true)),
-                hasJsonPath("$.type", is("standard")),
+                hasJsonPath("$.type", is("text")),
                 hasJsonPath("$.openByDefault", is(false)),
                 checkOperators()
         );
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ public static Matcher<? super Object> clarinItemsCommunityFilter() {
     public static Matcher<? super Object> clarinItemsTypeFilter() {
         return allOf(
                 hasJsonPath("$.filter", is("itemtype")),
-                hasJsonPath("$.hasFacets", is(false)),
+                hasJsonPath("$.hasFacets", is(true)),
                 hasJsonPath("$.type", is("text")),
                 hasJsonPath("$.openByDefault", is(false)),
                 checkOperators()
diff --git a/dspace/config/clarin-dspace.cfg b/dspace/config/clarin-dspace.cfg
index a13a684a4118..04f86a00ed6f 100644
--- a/dspace/config/clarin-dspace.cfg
+++ b/dspace/config/clarin-dspace.cfg
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ matomo.tracker.bitstream.site_id = 1
 matomo.tracker.oai.site_id = 1
 statistics.cache-server.uri = http://cache-server.none
 
+#### Statistic usage reports ####
+# site.usage-reports.enable.auth.anonymous = true
+
 
 ##### Citacepro config #####
 # citace.pro.url = https://www.citacepro.com/api/dspace/citace/oai
diff --git a/dspace/config/spring/api/discovery.xml b/dspace/config/spring/api/discovery.xml
index 2b7f42fff99a..9be4c456195a 100644
--- a/dspace/config/spring/api/discovery.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/spring/api/discovery.xml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
                 <!-- Used to show filters and results on MyDSpace -->
                 <!-- Do not change the id of special entries or else they won't work -->
                 <!-- "workspace" is a special entry to search for your own workspace items -->
+                <entry key="homepage" value-ref="homepageConfiguration" />
 
                 <entry key="workspace" value-ref="workspaceConfiguration" />
                 <entry key="supervisedWorkspace" value-ref="supervisedWorkspaceConfiguration" />
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@
 <!--                <ref bean="searchFilterIssued" />-->
                 <ref bean="searchFilterRights" />
                 <ref bean="searchFilterLanguage" />
+                <ref bean="searchFilterType"/>
                 <ref bean="searchFilterContentInOriginalBundle"/>
                 <ref bean="searchFilterEntityType"/>
                 <ref bean="searchFilterItemsCommunity"/>
@@ -207,8 +209,167 @@
                 <property name="sortFields">
                     <list>
                         <ref bean="sortScore" />
-                        <ref bean="sortTitle" />
-                        <ref bean="sortDateIssued" />
+                        <ref bean="sortTitleAsc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortTitleDesc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortDateIssuedAsc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortDateIssuedDesc" />
+                    </list>
+                </property>
+            </bean>
+        </property>
+        <!--Any default filter queries, these filter queries will be used for all
+            queries done by discovery for this configuration -->
+        <property name="defaultFilterQueries">
+            <list>
+                <!--Only find items, communities and collections-->
+                <value>(search.resourcetype:Item AND latestVersion:true) OR search.resourcetype:Collection OR search.resourcetype:Community</value>
+                <value>-withdrawn:true AND -discoverable:false</value>
+            </list>
+        </property>
+        <!--The configuration for the recent submissions-->
+        <property name="recentSubmissionConfiguration">
+            <bean class="org.dspace.discovery.configuration.DiscoveryRecentSubmissionsConfiguration">
+                <property name="metadataSortField" value="dc.date.accessioned" />
+                <property name="type" value="date"/>
+                <property name="max" value="20"/>
+                <!-- If enabled the collection home page will not display metadata but show a pageable list of recent submissions -->
+                <property name="useAsHomePage" value="false"/>
+            </bean>
+        </property>
+        <!--Default result per page  -->
+        <property name="defaultRpp" value="10" />
+        <property name="hitHighlightingConfiguration">
+            <bean class="org.dspace.discovery.configuration.DiscoveryHitHighlightingConfiguration">
+                <property name="metadataFields">
+                    <list>
+                        <bean class="org.dspace.discovery.configuration.DiscoveryHitHighlightFieldConfiguration">
+                            <property name="field" value="dc.contributor.author"/>
+                            <property name="snippets" value="5"/>
+                        </bean>
+                        <bean class="org.dspace.discovery.configuration.DiscoveryHitHighlightFieldConfiguration">
+                            <property name="field" value="dspace.entity.type"/>
+                            <property name="snippets" value="5"/>
+                        </bean>
+                        <bean class="org.dspace.discovery.configuration.DiscoveryHitHighlightFieldConfiguration">
+                            <property name="field" value="person.identifier.jobtitle"/>
+                            <property name="snippets" value="5"/>
+                        </bean>
+                        <bean class="org.dspace.discovery.configuration.DiscoveryHitHighlightFieldConfiguration">
+                            <property name="field" value="project.identifier.name"/>
+                            <property name="snippets" value="5"/>
+                        </bean>
+                        <bean class="org.dspace.discovery.configuration.DiscoveryHitHighlightFieldConfiguration">
+                            <property name="field" value="dc.description.abstract"/>
+                            <property name="maxSize" value="250"/>
+                            <property name="snippets" value="2"/>
+                        </bean>
+                        <bean class="org.dspace.discovery.configuration.DiscoveryHitHighlightFieldConfiguration">
+                            <property name="field" value="dc.title"/>
+                            <property name="snippets" value="5"/>
+                        </bean>
+                        <bean class="org.dspace.discovery.configuration.DiscoveryHitHighlightFieldConfiguration">
+                            <property name="field" value="organization.legalName"/>
+                            <property name="snippets" value="5"/>
+                        </bean>
+                        <bean class="org.dspace.discovery.configuration.DiscoveryHitHighlightFieldConfiguration">
+                            <property name="field" value="person.givenName"/>
+                            <property name="snippets" value="5"/>
+                        </bean>
+                        <bean class="org.dspace.discovery.configuration.DiscoveryHitHighlightFieldConfiguration">
+                            <property name="field" value="person.familyName"/>
+                            <property name="snippets" value="5"/>
+                        </bean>
+                        <!-- By default, full text snippets are disabled, as snippets of embargoed/restricted bitstreams
+                             may appear in search results when the Item is public. See DS-3498
+                        <bean class="org.dspace.discovery.configuration.DiscoveryHitHighlightFieldConfiguration">
+                            <property name="field" value="project.identifier.status"/>
+                            <property name="snippets" value="5"/>
+                        </bean>
+                        <bean class="org.dspace.discovery.configuration.DiscoveryHitHighlightFieldConfiguration">
+                            <property name="field" value="orgunit.identifier.name"/>
+                            <property name="snippets" value="5"/>
+                        </bean>
+                        <bean class="org.dspace.discovery.configuration.DiscoveryHitHighlightFieldConfiguration">
+                            <property name="field" value="orgunit.identifier.description"/>
+                            <property name="maxSize" value="250"/>
+                            <property name="snippets" value="5"/>
+                        </bean>
+                        -->
+                    </list>
+                </property>
+            </bean>
+        </property>
+        <property name="moreLikeThisConfiguration">
+            <bean class="org.dspace.discovery.configuration.DiscoveryMoreLikeThisConfiguration">
+                <property name="similarityMetadataFields">
+                    <list>
+                        <value>dc.title</value>
+                        <value>dc.contributor.author</value>
+                        <value>dc.creator</value>
+                        <value>dc.subject</value>
+                    </list>
+                </property>
+                <!--The minimum number of matching terms across the metadata fields above before an item is found as related -->
+                <property name="minTermFrequency" value="5"/>
+                <!--The maximum number of related items displayed-->
+                <property name="max" value="3"/>
+                <!--The minimum word length below which words will be ignored-->
+                <property name="minWordLength" value="5"/>
+            </bean>
+        </property>
+        <!-- When true a "did you mean" example will be displayed, value can be true or false -->
+        <property name="spellCheckEnabled" value="true"/>
+    </bean>
+
+    <bean id="homepageConfiguration" class="org.dspace.discovery.configuration.DiscoveryConfiguration" scope="prototype">
+        <!--Which sidebar facets are to be displayed-->
+        <property name="sidebarFacets">
+            <list>
+                <ref bean="searchFilterAuthor" />
+                <ref bean="searchFilterSubject" />
+                <!--                <ref bean="searchFilterIssued" />-->
+                <ref bean="searchFilterRights" />
+                <ref bean="searchFilterLanguage" />
+                <ref bean="searchFilterContentInOriginalBundle"/>
+                <ref bean="searchFilterEntityType"/>
+                <ref bean="searchFilterItemsCommunity"/>
+            </list>
+        </property>
+        <!-- Set TagCloud configuration per discovery configuration -->
+        <property name="tagCloudFacetConfiguration" ref="defaultTagCloudFacetConfiguration"/>
+        <!--The search filters which can be used on the discovery search page-->
+        <property name="searchFilters">
+            <list>
+                <ref bean="searchFilterTitle" />
+                <ref bean="searchFilterAuthor" />
+                <ref bean="searchFilterSubject" />
+                <!--                <ref bean="searchFilterIssued" />-->
+                <ref bean="searchFilterContentInOriginalBundle"/>
+                <ref bean="searchFilterFileNameInOriginalBundle" />
+                <ref bean="searchFilterFileDescriptionInOriginalBundle" />
+                <ref bean="searchFilterEntityType"/>
+                <ref bean="searchFilterIsAuthorOfPublicationRelation"/>
+                <ref bean="searchFilterIsProjectOfPublicationRelation"/>
+                <ref bean="searchFilterIsOrgUnitOfPublicationRelation"/>
+                <ref bean="searchFilterIsPublicationOfJournalIssueRelation"/>
+                <ref bean="searchFilterIsJournalOfPublicationRelation"/>
+                <ref bean="searchFilterRights" />
+                <ref bean="searchFilterLanguage" />
+                <ref bean="searchFilterItemsCommunity"/>
+                <ref bean="searchFilterType"/>
+                <ref bean="searchFilterPublisher"/>
+            </list>
+        </property>
+        <!--The sort filters for the discovery search-->
+        <property name="searchSortConfiguration">
+            <bean class="org.dspace.discovery.configuration.DiscoverySortConfiguration">
+                <property name="sortFields">
+                    <list>
+                        <ref bean="sortScore" />
+                        <ref bean="sortTitleAsc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortTitleDesc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortDateIssuedAsc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortDateIssuedDesc" />
                         <ref bean="sortDateAccessioned"/>
                     </list>
                 </property>
@@ -355,8 +516,10 @@
                 <property name="sortFields">
                     <list>
                         <ref bean="sortScore" />
-                        <ref bean="sortTitle" />
-                        <ref bean="sortDateIssued" />
+                        <ref bean="sortTitleAsc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortTitleDesc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortDateIssuedAsc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortDateIssuedDesc" />
                         <ref bean="sortDateAccessioned"/>
                     </list>
                 </property>
@@ -504,8 +667,10 @@
                 <property name="sortFields">
                     <list>
                         <ref bean="sortScore" />
-                        <ref bean="sortTitle" />
-                        <ref bean="sortDateIssued" />
+                        <ref bean="sortTitleAsc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortTitleDesc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortDateIssuedAsc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortDateIssuedDesc" />
                         <ref bean="sortDateAccessioned"/>
                     </list>
                 </property>
@@ -643,8 +808,10 @@
                 <property name="sortFields">
                     <list>
                         <ref bean="sortScore" />
-                        <ref bean="sortTitle" />
-                        <ref bean="sortDateIssued" />
+                        <ref bean="sortTitleAsc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortTitleDesc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortDateIssuedAsc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortDateIssuedDesc" />
                         <ref bean="sortDateAccessioned"/>
                     </list>
                 </property>
@@ -773,8 +940,10 @@
                     <list>
                         <ref bean="sortLastModified" />
                         <ref bean="sortScore" />
-                        <ref bean="sortTitle" />
-                        <ref bean="sortDateIssued" />
+                        <ref bean="sortTitleAsc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortTitleDesc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortDateIssuedAsc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortDateIssuedDesc" />
                     </list>
                 </property>
             </bean>
@@ -924,8 +1093,10 @@
                     <list>
                         <ref bean="sortLastModified" />
                         <ref bean="sortScore" />
-                        <ref bean="sortTitle" />
-                        <ref bean="sortDateIssued" />
+                        <ref bean="sortTitleAsc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortTitleDesc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortDateIssuedAsc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortDateIssuedDesc" />
                     </list>
                 </property>
             </bean>
@@ -999,8 +1170,10 @@
                 <property name="sortFields">
                     <list>
                         <ref bean="sortScore" />
-                        <ref bean="sortTitle" />
-                        <ref bean="sortDateIssued" />
+                        <ref bean="sortTitleAsc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortTitleDesc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortDateIssuedAsc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortDateIssuedDesc" />
                     </list>
                 </property>
             </bean>
@@ -1074,8 +1247,10 @@
                 <property name="sortFields">
                     <list>
                         <ref bean="sortScore" />
-                        <ref bean="sortTitle" />
-                        <ref bean="sortDateIssued" />
+                        <ref bean="sortTitleAsc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortTitleDesc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortDateIssuedAsc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortDateIssuedDesc" />
                     </list>
                 </property>
             </bean>
@@ -1158,8 +1333,10 @@
                 <property name="sortFields">
                     <list>
                         <ref bean="sortScore" />
-                        <ref bean="sortTitle" />
-                        <ref bean="sortDateIssued" />
+                        <ref bean="sortTitleAsc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortTitleDesc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortDateIssuedAsc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortDateIssuedDesc" />
                         <ref bean="sortDateAccessioned"/>
                     </list>
                 </property>
@@ -1228,8 +1405,10 @@
                 <property name="sortFields">
                     <list>
                         <ref bean="sortScore" />
-                        <ref bean="sortTitle" />
-                        <ref bean="sortDateIssued" />
+                        <ref bean="sortTitleAsc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortTitleDesc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortDateIssuedAsc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortDateIssuedDesc" />
                         <ref bean="sortDateAccessioned"/>
                     </list>
                 </property>
@@ -2333,7 +2512,7 @@
                 <value>dc.rights.label</value>
             </list>
         </property>
-        <property name="type" value="standard"/>
+        <property name="type" value="text"/>
         <property name="facetLimit" value="5"/>
         <property name="sortOrderSidebar" value="COUNT"/>
         <property name="sortOrderFilterPage" value="COUNT"/>
@@ -2358,7 +2537,7 @@
             <list/>
         </property>
         <property name="facetLimit" value="5"/>
-        <property name="type" value="standard"/>
+        <property name="type" value="text"/>
         <property name="sortOrderSidebar" value="COUNT"/>
         <property name="sortOrderFilterPage" value="COUNT"/>
     </bean>
@@ -2368,6 +2547,8 @@
         <property name="metadataFields">
             <list>
                 <value>dc.type</value>
+                <value>edm.type</value>
+                <value>metashare.ResourceInfo#ContentInfo.mediaType</value>
             </list>
         </property>
         <property name="sortOrderSidebar" value="COUNT"/>
@@ -3003,6 +3184,17 @@
         <property name="defaultSortOrder" value="asc"/>
     </bean>
 
+    <bean id="sortTitleDesc" class="org.dspace.discovery.configuration.DiscoverySortFieldConfiguration">
+        <property name="metadataField" value="dc.title"/>
+        <property name="defaultSortOrder" value="desc"/>
+    </bean>
+
+    <bean id="sortDateIssuedAsc" class="org.dspace.discovery.configuration.DiscoverySortFieldConfiguration">
+        <property name="metadataField" value="dc.date.issued"/>
+        <property name="type" value="date"/>
+        <property name="defaultSortOrder" value="asc"/>
+    </bean>
+
     <bean id="sortDateIssuedDesc" class="org.dspace.discovery.configuration.DiscoverySortFieldConfiguration">
         <property name="metadataField" value="dc.date.issued"/>
         <property name="type" value="date"/>