WP Taxonomy Order
by nutttaro · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 5.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
WP Taxonomy Order is a plugin that allows for the ordering of taxonomy or category for WordPress.
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+3%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “custom taxonomy”, “taxonomies” and “ordering” to your wp.org tags. You rank #22, #22 and #23 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 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.
82 health vs 58 average across 25,738 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.7%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 21.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,771 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.
This plugin shipped 3 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 160 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
19%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| taxonomy order | #3 | #11 | up 2 |
| taxonomy your tag | #9 | #18 | down 2 |
| add taxonomy | #8 | #16 | 0 |
| custom taxonomy order | #9 | #21 | down 1 |
| ordering | #23 | #20 | up 1 |
| taxonomy plugin | #11 | #19 | 0 |
| page taxonomy | #12 | #18 | 0 |
| taxonomies | #22 | #24 | — |
| category order | #21 | #23 | up 3 |
| custom taxonomy | #22 | #23 | down 3 |
| terms order | #23 | #22 | down 3 |
| order by category | #21 | #24 | up 1 |
| order your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
30 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 18 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “custom taxonomy”, “taxonomies” and “ordering” to your wp.org tags. You rank #22, #22 and #23 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 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.3K · 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
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.
3
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.1.1 · 25 May 2026
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 33% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.5 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 24 Jan 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Pierre1.8y ago
Installed, activated, worked.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zoostudio5.4y ago
Works like a charm.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Фёдор5.8y ago
Thank you for this beautiful plugin. It works perfectly. I had to rearrange the categories of my entries. The plugin did it for five stars. I came specifically to leave a review so that others could try it out and be surprised by its ease of operation. Good luck friend! Don’t throw the plugin away. Develop it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nick63526836.1y ago
Simply put, this should be merged in the core, it’s that good and essential in many cases ! Thank you, and well done.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "WP Taxonomy Order is a plugin that allows for the ordering of taxonomy or category for WordPress."
- ! 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 Mentions WPML.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 340 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-05-21 900+ → 1K+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2023-05-04 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-05-03 900+ → 1K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2023-04-30 1K+ → 900+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2023-04-25 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-24 1K+ → 900+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2023-04-18 900+ → 1K+ up after 62 days in tier
- 2023-02-15 800+ → 900+ up after 134 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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WP Term Order 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A - C Categories in Hierarchical Order 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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I Order Terms 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
Advanced Order 90+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D -
Custom Post Type UI 1M+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Simple Page Ordering 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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