diff --git a/includes/admin/templates/directory/general.php b/includes/admin/templates/directory/general.php
index b516cb8d..5b13ac50 100644
--- a/includes/admin/templates/directory/general.php
+++ b/includes/admin/templates/directory/general.php
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ $show_these_users = get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), '_um_show_these_users', true );
 if ( $show_these_users ) {
 	$show_these_users = implode( "\n", str_replace( "\r", "", $show_these_users ) );
 }
-
+$_um_view_types_options = array( 'grid', 'list' );
 $_um_view_types_value = get_post_meta( $post_id, '_um_view_types', true );
-$_um_view_types_value = empty( $_um_view_types_value ) ? array( 'grid' ) : $_um_view_types_value;
+$_um_view_types_value = empty( $_um_view_types_value ) ? array( 'grid', 'list'  ) : $_um_view_types_value;
 
 $view_types_options = array_map( function( $item ) {
 	return $item['title'];
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ foreach ( $view_types_options as $key => $value ) {
 			'tooltip'   => __( 'View type a specific parameter in the directory', 'ultimate-member' ),
 			'options'   => $view_types_options,
 			'columns'   => 3,
-			'value'     => $_um_view_types_value,
+			'value'     => $_um_view_types_options,
 			'data'      => array( 'fill__um_default_view' => 'checkbox_key' ),
 		),
 		array(
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ foreach ( $view_types_options as $key => $value ) {
 			'label'         => __( 'Default view type', 'ultimate-member' ),
 			'tooltip'       => __( 'Default directory view type', 'ultimate-member' ),
 			'options'       => $view_types_options,
-			'value'         => UM()->query()->get_meta_value( '_um_default_view', null, '' ),
+			'value'         => UM()->query()->get_meta_value( '_um_default_view', null, 'grid' ),
 			'conditional'   => array( implode( '|', $conditional ), '~', 1 )
 		),
 		array(
diff --git a/templates/members.php b/templates/members.php
index fbf19b99..052e0f00 100644
--- a/templates/members.php
+++ b/templates/members.php
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ if ( count( $args['view_types'] ) == 1 ) {
 $default_sorting = ! empty( $args['sortby'] ) ? $args['sortby'] : 'user_registered_desc';
 
 $sort_from_url = '';
-if ( $args['enable_sorting'] ) {
+if ( isset( $args['enable_sorting'] ) ) {
 	$sorting_options = empty( $args['sorting_fields'] ) ? array() : $args['sorting_fields'];
 	if ( ! in_array( $default_sorting, $sorting_options ) ) {
 		$sorting_options[] = $default_sorting;
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ if ( ! $single_view ) {
 	$classes .= ' um-member-with-view';
 }
 
-if ( $args['enable_sorting'] && ! empty( $sorting_options ) && count( $sorting_options ) > 1 ) {
+if ( isset( $args['enable_sorting'] ) && ! empty( $sorting_options ) && count( $sorting_options ) > 1 ) {
 	$classes .= ' um-member-with-sorting';
 }
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ UM()->get_template( 'members-pagination.php', '', $args, true ); ?>
 				</div>
 			<?php }
 
-			if ( $args['enable_sorting'] && ! empty( $sorting_options ) && count( $sorting_options ) > 1 ) { ?>
+			if ( isset( $args['enable_sorting'] ) && ! empty( $sorting_options ) && count( $sorting_options ) > 1 ) { ?>
 				<div class="um-member-directory-sorting">
 					<select class="um-s3 um-member-directory-sorting-options" id="um-member-directory-sorting-select-<?php echo esc_attr( $form_id ) ?>" data-placeholder="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Sort By', 'ultimate-member' ); ?>">
 						<?php foreach ( $sorting_options as $value => $title ) { ?>