Real Custom Post Order: Create a custom order for your content
by devowl.io GmbH · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 209K+ installs across the portfolio →
Custom post order for posts, pages, WooCommerce products and custom post types using drag and drop. Simple and intuitive sorting of your content!
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
8K+
≈8.7K estimated
Momentum
+49%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Rating quality scores 88/100. Lift the average: resolve the issues driving the low reviews.
89 health vs 58 average across 25,753 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.2%
of downloads still active
At least 8K of 356.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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.
This plugin shipped 7 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 33 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 42 reviews, smoothed to 4.42★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
42
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
29%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| post order | #3 | #4 | up 1 |
| participation | #2 | #3 | up 1 |
| custom post type order your tag | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| custom post order your tag | #4 | #6 | down 1 |
| custom product order your tag | #5 | #5 | down 1 |
| custom order | #6 | #9 | 0 |
| custom taxonomy order your tag | #6 | #8 | 0 |
| real | #8 | #13 | down 1 |
| custom page order your tag | #8 | #10 | down 2 |
| posts order | #5 | #9 | up 1 |
| custom post | #10 | #14 | up 1 |
| post types order | #6 | #9 | down 1 |
| taxonomy order | #6 | #8 | up 2 |
| post type order | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| sandbox | #7 | #8 | down 1 |
| order | #12 | #14 | 0 |
| category post order | #8 | #11 | 0 |
| order custom post type | #5 | #5 | up 1 |
| order custom post types | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| drag post order | #5 | #10 | down 1 |
147 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 81 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Your five tags are all earning their place. Each gets you onto page 1 of its own search, so none is worth giving up. “custom order”, “taxonomy order” and “sandbox” (#6, #6 and #7 untagged) would be the next worth testing if a slot frees up.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 16.7K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
7
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v1.4.6 · 30 Sep 2026
97
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “8K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 66% of the way through.
Install history since 23 Oct 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Martin Sauter6mo ago
This plugin implements a tiny but important feature that should be in WordPress core anyway. It works as expected. However, it does nothing more than many other existing and well established plugins in the repository. To make a real difference, this plugin would need the following features: When the user drags a page to a different position, move its child pages alongside instantly (not only after a manual page refresh). Allow to fold/unfold child pages to improve the experience on bigger sites.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MTWOFFICE9mo ago
Doing what it promissed. Very handy tool to sort the posts by yourself.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ himalkimchi1.1y ago
thank you for good work
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ianstudio1.4y ago
The other two add-ons I know about that do this need you to access a new backend page to do your organizing, this one is much more clever as it gives that ability directly in the direct page/interface for your posts. HOWEVER this one has a major draw back as it does NOT work with WPML. Contacted them several times, they seem not to care so am back to using Nested Pages. This topic was modified 11 months, 2 weeks ago by ianstudio. Reason: issue with plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dorian1.5y ago
If you use Elementor Pro and a combination of complex filtering plugins this is the only plugin that actually works out of the box. It also has a very intuitive drag and drop system that prevents accidental reorders.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ TheRedMask1.5y ago
We wonder why WP doesn’t do it natively. A must-have for sites with more than 5 or 6 pages! Bravo !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ trueboroda1.5y ago
It should be in core of WordPress! Thank you guys for this improving!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rphaverbeke2.0y ago
Works great! Simple but very cleverly thought out.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 3 at 90% or more
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 31 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 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Yoast.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,448 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "custom taxonomy order" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-30 9K+ → 8K+ down after 23 days in tier
- 2026-06-07 8K+ → 9K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-06-04 9K+ → 8K+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-05-30 8K+ → 9K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-27 9K+ → 8K+ down after 54 days in tier
- 2026-04-03 8K+ → 9K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-02 9K+ → 8K+ down after 20 days in tier
- 2026-03-13 8K+ → 9K+ up after 2 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).
- C Custom Category Post Order 500+ installs · 3.4★ · 2 shared tags B
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Intuitive Custom Post Order 400K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A - P Posts Order 900+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D
- M My Post Order 400+ installs · 3.5★ · 1 shared tag D
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Sortable Posts 90+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D
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