Anything Order by Terms
by briarinc · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 2 other plugins · 900+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin allows you to arrange any post types and terms with drag and drop. Save post order for each term.
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Health
B 79/100
Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
900+
≈990 estimated
Momentum
+19%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “admin”, “custom” and “drag and drop” for “anything”, “terms” and “term”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “anything” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “custom” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “terms” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “drag and drop” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “term” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
79 health vs 56 average across 5,895 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.8%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 18.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,188 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 134 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
27%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.7
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| anything | #4 | #17 | 0 |
| terms | #9 | #18 | up 1 |
| post terms order | #4 | #14 | 0 |
| arrange post order | #5 | #17 | up 1 |
| terms order | #5 | #10 | 0 |
| post taxonomy terms order | #6 | #18 | up 1 |
| term | #16 | #23 | up 1 |
| order by | #24 | #21 | 0 |
| term order | #9 | #17 | up 2 |
| terms of use | #10 | #19 | 0 |
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| drag and drop your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| menu order your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| order your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
15 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “admin”, “custom” and “drag and drop” for “anything”, “terms” and “term”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “anything” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “custom” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “terms” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “drag and drop” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “term” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 560 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v2.0.1 · 19 Jun 2026
17
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 20% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 51 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 1K.
Install history since 16 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Mohammed Asif suhaib5.4y ago
I’ve Been Looking for this Plugin for Waaay to Looooong, It Reorders Products from EVERYWHERE, Shop Page, catalogue, Product Search EveryWhere!!!! Helped Me Waaaay To Much…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ makhmutov8.6y ago
Works with my there. The other plugins weren’t. Easy to use. Recommend.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Muhammad Furqan9.5y ago
I was in need to reorder page by its term. i created custom taxonomy for pages and want to reorder page by its term so each page has different order according to term. and this plugin helped me to save hours 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lilalou9.9y ago
Great plugin but it breaks Polylang !! I had to uninstall it, too bad 🙁 I hope the next update will fix that…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ natuerlich10.1y ago
Klasse! Nur Update Lahm.;-( Daher 4 Sterne!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ TheBoiWonder10.4y ago
…pretty damn hard. However, Anything Order by Terms does this in a pretty straightforward manner. Best of all, there’s a “reset” feature useful for when you need to start the sort all over. Props Briar. Beer on the way!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (2.0.1). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 1 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin allows you to arrange any post types and terms with drag and drop. Save post order for each term."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Polylang.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 503 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "custom", "menu_order" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-10 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-09 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-08 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-07 900+ → 1K+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2026-08-14 1K+ → 900+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-08-12 900+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-08-10 1K+ → 900+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-08-05 900+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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White Label CMS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A - S Scripts n Styles 30K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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Simple Taxonomy Ordering 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Admin Management Xtended 5K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Filter Orders by Product for WooCommerce 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Customize Login Image 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
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