Intuitive Custom Post Order
by hijiri · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 400.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Intuitively reorder Posts, Pages, Custom Post Types, Taxonomies, and Sites with a simple drag-and-drop interface.
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Health
B 73/100
Stale
Active installs
400K+
≈490K estimated
Momentum
+15%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “posts order” and “order posts” for “orderby” and “category post order”. “posts order” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “orderby” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “order posts” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “category post order” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
73 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →13%
of downloads still active
At least 400K of 3.1M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 410 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.4★ over 139 reviews, smoothed to 4.32★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 410 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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| intuitive | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| custom post order | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| post order your tag | #7 | #8 | down 1 |
| order post your tag | #8 | #9 | down 2 |
| custom post type order your tag | #10 | #10 | down 1 |
| order posts your tag | #11 | #13 | down 2 |
| reorder posts | #10 | #10 | down 2 |
| posts order your tag | #13 | #14 | down 3 |
| post re order | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| custom post | #18 | #18 | down 1 |
| orderby | #11 | #8 | down 4 |
| category post order | #13 | #13 | 0 |
| order | #23 | #18 | down 2 |
| posts re order | #9 | #9 | 0 |
| post type order | #9 | #9 | 0 |
| reorder | #22 | #19 | down 3 |
| custom posts order | #10 | #9 | down 1 |
| taxonomy order | #16 | #13 | down 2 |
| order custom post type | #11 | #11 | up 1 |
| drag post order | #11 | #13 | — |
106 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 68 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “posts order” and “order posts” for “orderby” and “category post order”. “posts order” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “orderby” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “order posts” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “category post order” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “order posts”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “posts order”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 125.2K · 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
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
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
1.1y ago
latest release · v3.2.0 · 16 Sep 2025
26
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 44% 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 “400K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4.6 years ago; the previous band took 2.9 years to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 21 Jul 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ freakqnc7mo ago
I had Simple Custom Post Order already in my wordpress site and for some reason this plugin was also there (perhaps left by a theme? Not sure) but the issue this caused was that no matter what I did I could not sort manually the entries in the “Projects” used to populate a portfolio organized in categories that could be sorted in the Bauhaus theme. So while I don’t know if the plugin would work in other cases I can’t recommend it since once I removed it, the Simple Custom Post Order started to work as it normally did before. I thought I should drop a note here just in case this can help others save time and fix the issue if they are experiencing the same problem I had. Cheers! PS: thanks dev for the plugin… maybe add a warning to users stating that your plugin might cause conflict with other plugins doing a similar thing.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ megane99888mo ago
I am very pleased that the necessary and sufficient functions are provided.必要十分な機能が提供されており、とても嬉しいです。
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jcmais401.0y ago
Merci pour votre tavail, ça fontionne bien.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Erik Eliasson2.0y ago
Works even for category archive listings. I wouldn’t do without it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kayaman2.4y ago
これまで長く使ってきたが、WordPress 6.5.4では動かない。感謝して別れを告げるべきか…。
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ToTTi3.5y ago
iThemes Security –> WordPress Intuitive Custom Post Order plugin <= 3.1.4.1 – Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection vulnerability This topic was modified 3 years, 2 months ago by ToTTi.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ metaeditor3.6y ago
Wordfence discovered and reported this SQL Injection vulnerability <= 3.1.4.1
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ franziskaner635.6y ago
sehr einfach und effektiv. hab ich gesucht, jetzt gefunden – spontan glücklich.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 3.2.0 Security hardening: unified CSRF/nonces, capability checks, and standardized JSON responses in all AJAX handlers. Network admin: switched to manage_network_options capability and *_site_option APIs for multisite settings 3.2.0
- — Version 3.1.5.1 Fixed bug 3.1.5.1
- — Version 3.1.4.1 fixed hicpo_add_capabilities: add capabilities only when role exists. 3.1.4.1
- — Version 3.1.4 fixed current security issues. (Thank you @timohubois) Arbitrary Menu Order Update via CSRF. Subscriber+ Arbitrary Menu Order Update. 3.1.4
- — Version 3.1.3 Added the ability to repair duplicate orders. 3.1.3
- — Version 3.1.2.1 Update the WordPress version this plugin was tested. 3.1.2.1
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 4 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (3.2.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.3 Intuitive Custom Post Order <= 3.1.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated Settings Change ↗2023-01-25 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.1.3 Patched in 3.1.4
- Patched Medium · 6.6 Intuitive Custom Post Order <= 3.1.4.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection ↗2023-01-25 CVE-2023-1016 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 3.1.4 Patched in 3.1.5
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 6.8.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 56 languages, 9 at 90% or more
Plus 32 more locales with partial translations.
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 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 Multisite.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 747 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "custom post type order", "posts order" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-03-18 300K+ → 400K+ up after 1051 days in tier
- 2019-05-02 200K+ → 300K+ up after 572 days in tier
- 2017-10-07 100K+ → 200K+ up after 762 days in tier
- 2015-09-06 90K+ → 100K+ up after 95 days in tier
- 2015-06-03 80K+ → 90K+ up
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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Post Types Order 600K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A - P Posts Order 900+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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GR Order Category Post 200+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D - G GNA Post Order 100+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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Sortable Posts 90+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D - A All Round Order 40+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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