ReOrder Posts within Categories vs Simple Page Ordering

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

ReOrder Posts within Categories

by Aurovrata Venet

Health D54

Simple Page Ordering

by 10up

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

ReOrder Posts within Categories Simple Page Ordering

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	ReOrder Posts within Categories	Simple Page Ordering
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	7K–8K	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-13%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 54	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	13/100	98/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	90/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.55★	4.66★ ✓
Reviews	60	131 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	65/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.7y ago	4mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	874	24.2K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

ReOrder Posts within Categories Simple Page Ordering

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.