Custom Category Post Order

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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

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 36% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ and3md

   7.4y ago

   If not working for you check Enable Ordering checkbox.

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2. ★★★★★ alphas0319

   8.6y ago

   Excellent !!, very easy !! Thank you very much. I tried to find ‘re-order post within categories’ plugin. I found it.

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3. ★★★★★ cormac

   8.7y ago

   Good app, does exactly what it’s supposed to. Would probably help to have better documentation, but otherwise it’s great. Thanks for your work.

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4. ★★★★★ shukrija

   8.9y ago

   Why is the best? Frontend custom post order really work. I tried 10 plugins and only thing they do is changing order by drag and drop in backend, i dont even see a purpose for that kind of plugin if i can filter the search by cattegory, and the worst thing that in frontend nothing is changed. This plugin is very user friendly, without using any shortcode or any type of scripts, and it is only plugin that actually change order in frontend. Sorry for bad english.

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5. ★★★★★ kikib

   9.4y ago

   I installed the plugin and tried to follow the instructions but it’s not downloading any posts for me to rearrange. This topic was modified 9 years, 3 months ago by kikib.

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6. ★★★★★ akadmin

   9.4y ago

   Need i say more. It does what it says. Bravo Faaiq!!

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7. ★★★★★ webtintin

   9.7y ago

   It works perfectly. The possibility to select a category isa big help to order posts.

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8. ★★★★★ Arvind Kumar

   10.1y ago

   I am using Newspaper theme and it does work with it. 1 star as I am unsure how it works in “clean” wordpress install.

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1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 Custom Category/Post Type Post order <= 1.6.0 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2025-06-05 CVE-2025-29013 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.6.0 Patched in 2.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-09-28 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2025-09-27 500+ → 600+ up after 15 days in tier
3. 2025-09-12 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
4. 2025-09-10 500+ → 600+ up after 5 days in tier
5. 2025-09-05 600+ → 500+ down after 5 days in tier
6. 2025-08-31 500+ → 600+ up after 12 days in tier
7. 2025-08-19 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
8. 2025-08-17 500+ → 600+ up after 1 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).

• Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Real Custom Post Order: Create a custom order for your content 8K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Intuitive Custom Post Order 400K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B
• Reorder Posts – Quick Post Type and Page Ordering 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B
• P Posts Order 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D
• M My Post Order 400+ installs · 3.5★ · 1 shared tag D

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Custom Category Post Order: 500+ active installs, 3.2★ (19 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/custom-post-order-category