Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order
by nsp-code · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 1.2M+ installs across the portfolio →
Drag-and-drop ordering for Categories & any taxonomy (hierarchically) using a Drag and Drop Sortable JavaScript capability.
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
500K+
≈590K estimated
Momentum
-14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “changelog”, “orders” and “page order” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #4 and #4 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
89 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.5%
of downloads still active
At least 500K of 11.1M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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 9 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 1 day ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 162 reviews, smoothed to 4.41★
4 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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
19%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| terms | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| taxonomy | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| categories sort your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| terms order your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| category order your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| taxonomy order your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| terms of use | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| taxonomies | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| taxonomy image | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| taxonomy plugin | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| sort by taxonomy | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| add taxonomy | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| post taxonomy terms order | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| sort terms | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| post terms order | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| page taxonomy | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| order | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| term | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| china | #2 | #2 | down 1 |
| work orders | #3 | #3 | 0 |
383 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 256 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “changelog”, “orders” and “page order” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #4 and #4 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 463K · 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.
9
releases in the last 12 months
yesterday
latest release · v2.1 · 30 Oct 2026
60
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 “500K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5.6 years ago; the previous band took 2.2 years to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Jul 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ yodastudio9mo ago
This plugin is very simple to use and it helps a lot when you have dozens of categories to manage.A real time saver.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ andyt198010mo ago
Works perfectly with CPTs and Woocommerce. Support is also excellent!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ldwd1.5y ago
Thank you for this simple but essential plugin! Easy to use. Should be in WP core! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ timokuijpers021.7y ago
I have several taxonomies connected to a custom post type called ‘activiteiten‘. One of the taxonomies is called ‘type-activiteiten‘. How do i disable the plugin from ordening this taxonomy? It’s causing trouble with something i want to build. I do need the ‘Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order’ plugin to work for the other taxonomies, but not for ‘type-activiteiten‘. Could you please tell me if there is a php-snippet I can add for this?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lucytech2.4y ago
so simple to use
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kasutan3.0y ago
Works really well, thanks a lot!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ theorygeorgiou3.0y ago
Randomly changes the order on refresh. so it’s useless. Not sure if latest wordpress version broke it or what, but this plugin does not work. This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by theorygeorgiou.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pavel Leontiev3.1y ago
I don’t know why, but this plugin installed absolutely break sorting in get_terms() function. Even if custom sorting disabled for queried taxonomy via plugin settings This topic was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by Pavel Leontiev.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.9.9.1 Fix: Wrong comparison operator for numeric / string. 1.9.9.1
- — Version 1.9.9 Fix: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function is_plugin_active() 1.9.9
- — Version 1.9.8 XStore Core – compatibility file, add a Term Order option for the orderby argument, on the Brands widget. Fix: Wrong comparison when AutoSort / AdminSort is active. 1.9.8
- — Version 1.9.7 Load the required CSS and JavaScript assets, only in the plugin screens ( sorting and options area ). If admin rest route and AdminSort is active, apply the customized terms order. WordPress 7.0 compatibility check and t 1.9.7
- — Version 1.9.5 Add a Settings link for the plugin in the Plugins area to make it easier for users to access and get started. Implement minor code improvements. 1.9.5
- — Version 1.9.4 On Rest Request, evaluate the admin sort settings to apply or not the customized order. 1.9.4
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched High · 8.5 Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order <= 1.5.2.2 - Authenticated PHP Object Injection ↗2018-02-22 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects < 1.5.3 Patched in 1.5.3
- 2015-08-18 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.4.6.0 Patched in 1.4.6.1
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Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 129 languages, 13 at 90% or more
Plus 105 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
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 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 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 3 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,218 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "categories sort", "category order" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2021-03-11 400K+ → 500K+ up after 800 days in tier
- 2019-01-01 300K+ → 400K+ up after 334 days in tier
- 2018-02-01 200K+ → 300K+ up after 426 days in tier
- 2016-12-02 100K+ → 200K+ 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).
- W WP Category Sort 400+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags D
-
Custom Taxonomy Order 50K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Reshuffle – Change Post Order, Product Order, Taxonomy Order 70+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
WP Sort Order 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A - P Post Terms Order – per Post based 2K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B
- T Terms Order WP – Categories And Taxonomies Order Plugin 800+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag C
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