Custom Product Display Order on Category and Tag Pages
by Amir Safari · eCommerce
Drag-and-drop product sorting for WooCommerce categories and tags with modern admin interface.
Health
B 70/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈140 estimated
Momentum
-17%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “category”, “drag and drop” and “product sorting” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
70 health vs 71 average across 9,560 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →12%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 830 lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.3%, across 4,993 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other eCommerce plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 451 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.5; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 1 review, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 451 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| category your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| drag and drop your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| product sorting your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tag your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “category”, “drag and drop” and “product sorting” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 17 Aug 2025 · 335 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 112 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.2y ago
latest release · v1.0 · 12 Aug 2025
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 40% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 200+ in roughly 377 days.
Install history since 16 Aug 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ golshidlak1.2y ago
I’ve been using Custom Product Display Order on Category and Tag Pages for a while now, and it has been an absolute game-changer for my WooCommerce store. The plugin is simple yet incredibly effective—it does exactly what it promises, allowing me to organize products in a way that makes sense for both my business and my customers. The interface is intuitive and easy to use, even for someone who isn’t very technical. Within just a few clicks, I was able to customize the order of products on category and tag pages without any hassle. It’s made my store look more professional and has noticeably improved the shopping experience for visitors. What I especially appreciate is how lightweight the plugin is. It integrates seamlessly with WooCommerce and doesn’t slow down my site at all. That’s a big plus compared to some other plugins I’ve tried in the past. Overall, I highly recommend this plugin to anyone running a WooCommerce shop. It’s reliable, user-friendly, and does its job perfectly. A great solution for store owners who want more control over how their products are displayed.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
Not checked yet. The readme could not be read from WordPress.org on this visit.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-12 90+ → 100+ up after 29 days in tier
- 2026-05-14 80+ → 90+ up after 40 days in tier
- 2026-04-04 70+ → 80+ up after 42 days in tier
- 2026-02-21 60+ → 70+ up after 32 days in tier
- 2026-01-20 50+ → 60+ up after 30 days in tier
- 2025-12-21 40+ → 50+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2025-12-04 30+ → 40+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2025-11-17 20+ → 30+ up after 22 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that show up in the same WordPress.org searches, most shared searches first, then plugins sharing two or more tags. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Pages with category and tag 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Search & Filter 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
PublishPress Taxonomies – Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – Autotagger Automatically Add Terms 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Term Management Tools 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B - W WP No Base Permalink 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Taxonomy Images 8K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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