In category 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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share 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.

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

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1. ★★★★★ gabor123

   8.9y ago

   Excellent plugin, but have to manually delete posts from category list, couse the list don’t refreshes itself when I remove a post from category. There is a “Delete” link for that, but sometimes it fires by accident, when I drag and drop a post to it’s new place.

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2. ★★★★★ turbineagency

   9.4y ago

   Installed and activated and absolutely nothing happens.

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3. ★★★★★ Pascal

   10.3y ago

   I was looking for a long time for this kind of plugin. Was using “Custom Category Post Order” but that one doesn’t work perfect. This is excellent. Keep up the good work.

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4. ★★★★★ LadylexUK

   11.1y ago

   Order remained unchanged.

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5. ★★★★★ andrea.brussi

   11.7y ago

   I was looking for something exactly like this one, easy but effective in its simple job. It was missing in my plugin set. Good job, bainternet!

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6. ★★★★★ PurpleEdge

   11.9y ago

   I use this combined with “I Order Terms” and together they provide a means to order categories and the order of posts within categories, so WP Posts become a very easy way to create a CMS. To use it you edit a Category and under the category info is a list of posts in that category, which can be ordered by drag and drop. Very easy to use!

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7. ★★★★★ Patrick Nießen

   11.9y ago

   Nothing happens

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-09-27 200+ → 100+ down after 21 days in tier
2. 2025-09-06 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-09-05 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
4. 2025-09-01 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-08-31 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2025-08-30 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in tier
7. 2025-08-27 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
8. 2025-08-26 100+ → 200+ up after 10 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).

• GR Order Category Post 200+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
• Watrix Drag Drop Reorder — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• 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

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In category Order: 100+ active installs, 3.1★ (7 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/in-category-order