Terms Order WP – Categories And Taxonomies Order Plugin
by Designinvento · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 2.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
This Plugin is useful to order or reorder default blog category and custom post type taxonomy and terms, plugin is ready to use no configuration requi …
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Health
C 61/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
800+
≈880 estimated
Momentum
+38%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “category order”, “category sort” and “order” 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.
61 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.7%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 21.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 527 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 527 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.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
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 order | #20 | #24 | down 3 |
| reorder terms | #9 | #24 | down 1 |
| sort terms | #17 | #23 | 0 |
| category order your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| category sort your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| order your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| reorder your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sort your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 2 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
- “category order”, “category sort” and “order” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 960 · 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
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
1.4y ago
latest release · v1.0.5 · 22 May 2025
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 900.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 26 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 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 6 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 649 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "category sort", "sort" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-14 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-13 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-12 900+ → 800+ down after 74 days in tier
- 2026-05-30 1K+ → 900+ down after 1195 days in tier
- 2023-02-20 900+ → 1K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2023-02-17 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-02-16 900+ → 1K+ up after 56 days in tier
- 2022-12-22 800+ → 900+ up after 39 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).
- T Terms Order 90+ installs · 3.6★ · 5 shared tags
- E Elephant Post Order — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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Custom Taxonomy Order 50K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Rearrange Products for WooCommerce 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A - R ReOrder Posts within Categories 7K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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I Order Terms 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
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