WP Sort Posts
by TrueFalse · Uncategorized
Also makes 5 other plugins · 400+ installs across the portfolio →
Add the ability to sort the posts in the archives of your blog!
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈20 estimated
Momentum
-50%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “order”, “posts” and “sort” 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.
44 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 4.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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.
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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, 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 4876 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.5.2; the current branch is 6.8
3.8★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4876 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| order your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sort your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sorting your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “order”, “posts” and “sort” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 146 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,300 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
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.
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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 20.
At the current install trend, crossing 30+ in roughly 207 days.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Patzman11.7y ago
Works for me.. developer experience needed for implementation.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ elio8811.7y ago
It is what i was looking for. Once you’ve activated it, you must copy a code before the loop in the php file of the page in what you want the “sort by” form. (The loop is when it is written “If have posts”).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aptharsia13.2y ago
For a second I thought this was a great plugin. Then I realized that when I use the sort by whatever, it rearranges the order of my posts photos. Not good when I want my photos in a certain order, which I have stated in the gallery code to sort by title. And although the sort form works on archives, categories it does not work for search results, it just goes to the index page. Good idea but doesn’t work like it’s suppose to.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ oliver8713.3y ago
Plugin works only on main page. Whet get some sorting options in categories it’s get posts list of all posts – not from specyfic category or author. There is missing some css file to custom edit. Besides works cool. Thanks for Your work 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
2 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 "Add the ability to sort the posts in the archives of your blog!"
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 436 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "order", "sorting" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-27 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-25 20+ → 10+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2026-10-13 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-12 20+ → 10+ down after 25 days in tier
- 2026-09-17 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-15 20+ → 10+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 10+ → 20+ up after 180 days in tier
- 2026-03-04 20+ → 10+ down after 30 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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More Sorting Options for WooCommerce 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B - Z Zone Manager (Zoninator) 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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I Order Terms 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B - A Author Filters 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
- T Terms Order WP – Categories And Taxonomies Order Plugin 800+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C
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Archive Posts Sort Customize 500+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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