WP Order By
by weiluri · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 190+ installs across the portfolio →
Simple and easy way to order your posts, pages or any other custom post-type in a various options.
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
90+
≈99 estimated
Momentum
-25%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “content ordering”, “order by” and “order pages” 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.
50 health vs 58 average across 25,763 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 90 of 5.9K 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.
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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3841 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.5.33; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3841 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| content ordering your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| order by your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| order pages your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| order post type your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| order posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “content ordering”, “order by” and “order pages” 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 228 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #16,800 to #17,400, alongside the other plugins at 90+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
10.5y ago
latest release · v1.4.2 · 27 Apr 2016
13
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 “90+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 48 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 100.
At the current install trend, crossing 100+ in roughly 1184 days.
Install history since 26 Feb 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Sednadevelopers8.2y ago
supper plugin its working well! in version 4.9.8
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nchrtd10.6y ago
Very nice plugin, that does what it intends to do and nothing more. Uncomplicated UI and compared to drag’n’drop order-plugins I feel more in control with WP Order By. A gem!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sinkadus10.7y ago
I always enjoy a good and simple plugin – like this one. Does the job without bloat and problems. Also – big plus for an author that updates the plugin with the function you suggested within two days! Doesn’t get more professional than that. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ snoer10.8y ago
this Plugin is slim and nice. It just does what it’s supposed to do. The Developer reacted very fast to my feature requests.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ snoer10.8y ago
this Plugin is slim and nice. It just does what it’s supposed to do. The Developer reacted very fast to my feature requests.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Grey Man10.9y ago
I love this type of plugin, something that addresses a very specific need that is lacking elsewhere and does a really nice job of providing the solution. After wasting a lot of time trying to arm-wrestle my themes and plugins with kludgey code while I cast around for a solution, and finding other plugins that only allowed me to manually arrange my post order, this one finally allowed me to select a sorting option from a range of well thought-out criteria. As a bonus, the developer Uri is incredibly helpful and responsive to support requests and suggestions. What more can you ask? Nice work 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eightiesfreek11.0y ago
I didn’t found the drug and drop ordering plugins useful in my case because I have a lot of posts and it is exhausting drugging them around every time from the long list I have. this one did the job with some logic instead. thanks 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ TanukiUS11.0y ago
I had been using code to sort the posts by title in several of my WP sites. Switching to a new theme recently immediately caused server error 500. I struggled recoding without much luck. This plugin solved my problem without any coding necessary. Now, I can sort my posts by title or any other criteria I choose. Great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.4.2). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- 2025-01-14 CVE-2025-22765 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.4.2 No patch available
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 115 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Plus 91 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
1 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 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 Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,274 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 5 tags appear in the text ("content ordering", "order by", "order pages", "order post-type", "order posts" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-15 100+ → 90+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-09-08 90+ → 100+ up after 287 days in tier
- 2025-11-25 100+ → 90+ down after 14 days in tier
- 2025-11-11 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-10 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-09 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-08 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-07 90+ → 100+ up after 2 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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Intuitive Custom Post Order 400K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
Ascending Posts by Fly Plugins 400+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag D -
Bulk Sort Attributes for WooCommerce 80+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag -
Postqueue 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag -
Custom Reorder Manager 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
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