Simple Taxonomy Ordering
by Evan Herman · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 14 other plugins · 114.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Quickly and easily reorder taxonomy terms with an easy to use and intuitive drag and drop interface.
52 health vs 54 average across 3,791 Admin & Utilities plugins
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1256 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 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
6.8K
now · peak 6.7K
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
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
3.4y ago
latest release · v2.3.4
20
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 96% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2016-01-08 · 1,438 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ 247web3.2y ago
Works even with Parent categories (takes all the children with it).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tatof4.8y ago
Saved my day 🙂 easy to use and light weight. thnx
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pt5.6y ago
Migrated from Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order by NSP-Code because that plugin just wasn’t recognising all of my taxonomies. In this one you can (must) explicitly tell it which taxonomies to activate for. This topic was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by Pt. Reason: fixed typo
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Artneo5.6y ago
Simple to use and easy to change categories ordering. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mastmast5.9y ago
Works excellent for me
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mindfrakker6.4y ago
Exactly what you would want from a plugin like this
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rasso Hilber6.6y ago
The best drag&drop ordering of terms so far.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ banago7.0y ago
Works like a charm – use it.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.3.4 Fixes custom order not being displayed on edit-tags pages. 2.3.4
- — Version 2.3.3 Housekeeping 2.3.3
- — Version 2.3.2 Fixes column span bug present after updating to WordPress 5.5. 2.3.2
- — Version 2.3.0 Fixes bug with illegal string offset when disabling taxonomies under certain conditions. 2.3.0
- — Version 2.2.0 Added action yikes_sto_taxonomy_order_updated to hook into updated Taxonomy event. Thanks @d4mation! 2.2.0
- — Version 2.1.0 Singleton Pattern. This approach makes removing the filter, which sets the custom order, a lot easier. 2.1.0
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.9.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 6 languages, 5 at 90% or more
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-29 20K+ → 10K+ down
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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Term Management Tools 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Term Order 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Filter Orders by Product for WooCommerce 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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