WP Sort Posts
by TrueFalse · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 380+ installs across the portfolio →
Add the ability to sort the posts in the archives of your blog!
44 health vs 56 average across 16,375 Uncategorized plugins
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.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4815 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
76
now · peak 146
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
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.
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.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,384 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Patzman11.5y ago
Works for me.. developer experience needed for implementation.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ elio8811.5y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ aptharsia13.0y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ oliver8713.2y 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
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-31 10+ → 20+ up after 180 days in tier
- 2026-03-04 20+ → 10+ down after 30 days in tier
- 2026-02-02 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-31 20+ → 10+ down after 19 days in tier
- 2026-01-12 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-10 20+ → 10+ down after 147 days in tier
- 2025-08-16 30+ → 20+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-15 20+ → 30+ up after 19 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 3K+ 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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