Sortable Tags
by ehabsan · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 30+ installs across the portfolio →
Tags in wordpress are sorted by name, but sometimes you want to sort them in a different way - maybe by importance, this is where this plugin comes in …
41 health vs 56 average across 16,377 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.31, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3045 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 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
50
now · peak 152
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
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “—”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,396 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Quick Bulk Tags Creator 30+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags D -
Bulk Term Generator – Import multiple tags, categories, and taxonomies easily 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C -
TagPages 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Attachment Taxonomies 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A - W WP Required Taxonomies – Categories and Tags Mandatory 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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JSM Show Term Metadata 800+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/sortable-tags" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Sortable Tags — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Sortable Tags: — active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-09-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/sortable-tags