ReOrder Posts within Categories
by Aurovrata Venet · Uncategorized
Also makes 6 other plugins · 23.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Enables manual ranking of post (and custom post) within taxonomy terms using a drag & drop grid interface.
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Health
D 53/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
7K+
≈7.5K estimated
Momentum
+28%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “order”, “order by category” and “order custom post type” 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.
53 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.3%
of downloads still active
At least 7K of 307K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1059 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.3.0; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 59 reviews, smoothed to 4.42★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1059 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| order your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| order by category your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| order custom post type your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| re order your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| reorder your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “order”, “order by category” and “order custom post type” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 8.2K · 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
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
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
2.9y ago
latest release · v2.14.5 · 8 Dec 2023
67
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 81% 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 “7K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Dec 2015
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.14.5 fix term validation issue on admin reorder page. 2.14.5
- — Version 2.14.4 cleanup html escaping logic. fix misuse esc_attr_e() bug. 2.14.4
- — Version 2.14.3 added localisation for admin menu labels. 2.14.3
- — Version 2.14.2 fix admin page refresh post selection. fix for PHPCS WP Code security std. 2.14.2
- — Version 2.14.1 WPML compatibility fix. 2.14.1
- — Version 2.14.0 enable full SQL print in debug mode. cache ranked queries to speed up front-end queries. 2.14.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 8 languages, 2 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
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Enables manual ranking of post (and custom post) within taxonomy terms using a drag & drop grid interface."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 20 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 13 of 20 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 WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,429 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("order by category", "order custom post type", "re-order" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-08 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-07 7K+ → 8K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-05 8K+ → 7K+ down after 407 days in tier
- 2025-01-22 9K+ → 8K+ down after 1090 days in tier
- 2022-01-28 8K+ → 9K+ up after 749 days in tier
- 2020-01-10 10K+ → 8K+ down after 304 days in tier
- 2019-03-12 9K+ → 10K+ up after 314 days in tier
- 2018-05-02 8K+ → 9K+ up after 85 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).
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Simple Page Ordering 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Reorder Posts – Quick Post Type and Page Ordering 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B - T Terms Order WP – Categories And Taxonomies Order Plugin 800+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C
- T Terms Order 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Custom Taxonomy Order 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags - E Elephant Post Order — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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