WP Sort Posts
by TrueFalse · Uncategorized
Add the ability to sort the posts in the archives of your blog!
44 health vs 56 average across 10,832 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 4770 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 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
51
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-03-04 20+ → 10+ down after 30 days in band
- 2026-02-02 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-01-31 20+ → 10+ down after 19 days in band
- 2026-01-12 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-01-10 20+ → 10+ down after 147 days in band
- 2025-08-16 30+ → 20+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-08-15 20+ → 30+ up after 19 days in band
- 2025-07-27 30+ → 20+ down after 4 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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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 A
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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 900+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C
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Archive Posts Sort Customize 600+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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