In the way I use DT, I use create groups often and always want the contents to be sorted by date added in ascending order. Currently I have to set the sort mode manually each time (View ➜ Sort ➜ …).
Is there a way to set the default sort method for new groups?
Create a group with the sort settings you want. It can be empty or have some documents that you always want to have in that group. Use File > Export > As Template. When you want a new group with those settings us Data > New From Template