WP Sort Order
by Fahad Mahmood · Login & Users
Also makes 45 other plugins · 27.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Order terms (Users, Posts, Pages, Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies) using a Drag and Drop with jQuery ui Sortable.
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Health
A 85/100
no flags
Active installs
6K+
≈6.5K estimated
Momentum
+13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “jquery ui”, “order” and “ui” to your wp.org tags. You rank #8, #10 and #19 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.
85 health vs 61 average across 2,204 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.2%
of downloads still active
At least 6K of 97.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,477 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users 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 2 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 17 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sort | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| sort order | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| sort pages | #1 | #3 | up 1 |
| taxonomy order your tag | #4 | #4 | up 2 |
| sort by taxonomy | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| sort terms | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| posts sort | #2 | #5 | up 1 |
| user order your tag | #6 | #12 | up 1 |
| plugins order your tag | #7 | #15 | 0 |
| sort order items | #3 | #7 | 0 |
| sort post | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| sort posts | #3 | #7 | up 1 |
| post sort | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| sort by post id | #3 | #5 | — |
| post order your tag | #9 | #17 | 0 |
| jquery ui | #8 | #11 | down 1 |
| order | #10 | #15 | 0 |
| sortable | #12 | #18 | down 2 |
| sort by post types | #5 | #9 | 0 |
| post re order | #6 | #11 | 0 |
115 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 72 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “jquery ui”, “order” and “ui” to your wp.org tags. You rank #8, #10 and #19 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
yesterday
latest release · v1.3.7 · 31 Oct 2026
29
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 92% 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 “6K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 2 Aug 2018
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.3.4 Fix: When enabling the order of the posts, it does not allow me to create new ones and the only way to create new ones was duplicating a previous post. [Thanks to Carlos][30/10/2024] 1.3.4
- — Version 1.3.3 Fix: PHP Notice: Function is_home was called incorrectly. [Thanks to @goose1984 / Cotton Jamie][21/05/2024] 1.3.3
- — Version 1.3.2 Updated version with the improved security checks. [Thanks to patchstack.com / CatFather][21/01/2024] 1.3.2
- — Version 1.3.1 Updated version for WordPress. [24/05/2023] 1.3.1
- — Version 1.3.0 Fix: WP Sort Order messing with posts date/order. [Thanks to Gonzalo/@jamposta][11/11/2022] 1.3.0
- — Version 1.2.9 Fix: Categories sort order keeps reverting. [Thanks to saschaprinzip][14/07/2022] 1.2.9
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.3.7). Sites still on an older version should update.
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 2 languages, 2 at 90% or more
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 28 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 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,273 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 4 tags appear in the text ("plugins order", "post order", "taxonomy order", "user order" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-08 7K+ → 6K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-01-05 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-04 7K+ → 6K+ down after 147 days in tier
- 2025-08-10 6K+ → 7K+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2025-07-30 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-29 6K+ → 7K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-07-27 7K+ → 6K+ down after 152 days in tier
- 2025-02-25 6K+ → 7K+ up after 87 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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Bracket Post Order 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Post Types Order 600K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order 500K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Intuitive Custom Post Order 400K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Custom Taxonomy Order 50K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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