In category Order
by Bainternet · Uncategorized
This plugin lets you set the order of posts on a category basis with a simple Drag N Drop interface.
41 health vs 58 average across 8,254 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.0, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3503 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
28
now · peak 79
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-09-27 200+ → 100+ down after 21 days in band
- 2025-09-06 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-09-05 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in band
- 2025-09-01 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-08-31 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-08-30 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in band
- 2025-08-27 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-08-26 100+ → 200+ up after 10 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Post Types Order 600K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order 500K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Intuitive Custom Post Order 400K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B -
Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Custom Taxonomy Order 50K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Sort Order 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag C
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