WP Term Order
by John James Jacoby · Uncategorized
Also makes 28 other plugins · 331.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Sort taxonomy terms your way.
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Health
A 90/100
no flags
Active installs
6K+
≈6.5K estimated
Momentum
+7%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “taxonomy order”, “category order” and “terms” to your wp.org tags. You rank #10, #11 and #16 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 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
90 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.8%
of downloads still active
At least 6K of 157.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 14 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 20 reviews, smoothed to 4.30★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description under 30 characters
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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
17%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| term order | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| term your tag | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| term meta | #3 | #7 | 0 |
| terms order | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| move taxonomy term | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| sort terms | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| taxonomy term | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| post taxonomy terms order | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| custom taxonomy term hierarchy | #4 | #7 | 0 |
| post terms order | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| order your tag | #17 | #19 | up 1 |
| taxonomy order | #10 | #13 | up 2 |
| terms | #16 | #13 | up 1 |
| category order | #11 | #15 | up 2 |
| sort order items | #7 | #12 | 0 |
| terms of use | #13 | #15 | up 2 |
| sort order | #9 | #11 | 0 |
| sort | #23 | #19 | up 1 |
| order posts | #23 | #20 | down 3 |
| posts order | #24 | #21 | down 2 |
| taxonomy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
66 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 39 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 “taxonomy order”, “category order” and “terms” to your wp.org tags. You rank #10, #11 and #16 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 3 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 6.7K · 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.
3
releases in the last 12 months
14d ago
latest release · v2.3.1 · 17 Oct 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. 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 8 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 24 Dec 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous8mo ago
in default admin! Super 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Artneo5.9y ago
Thank you so much for this simple solution to a complex problem!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Knut Sparhell6.0y ago
This is the easiest way to order categories, tags or terms in a custom taxonomy.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ besfe7.9y ago
This plugin does nothing, has performance loading issue, so messy, such a junk plugin This topic was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by besfe.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Cristian9.0y ago
Thank you for this awesome plugin. It works as advertised.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chadetz9.4y ago
Just activate the plugin and you are ready to go
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ benathomeofchampions9.7y ago
Simply plugin but works brilliantly!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ devpatidar12249.9y ago
Very Nice And Fully Useful Plugin This topic was modified 9 years, 7 months ago by devpatidar1224.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.2.0 Fix CSRF. Thank you Nabil Irawan. 2.2.0
- — Version 2.1.0 PHP8 support 2.1.0
- — Version 2.0.0 Migrate existing order data to term meta on upgrade Fix order override when querying for terms Fix terms sometimes not saving their order Add filter for taxonomy overrides Add filter for database strategy Move init out o 2.0.0
- — Version 1.0.0 Do action when order is updated 1.0.0
- — Version 0.1.5 Version bumps and updated readme 0.1.5
- — Version 0.1.4 Fix order saving in non-fancy mode 0.1.4
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.3.1). 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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 1 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 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description is 29 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 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 327 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-21 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-20 6K+ → 7K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-18 7K+ → 6K+ down after 566 days in tier
- 2024-08-01 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-31 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-30 8K+ → 7K+ down after 422 days in tier
- 2023-06-04 9K+ → 8K+ down after 30 days in tier
- 2023-05-05 8K+ → 9K+ up after 8 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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Simple Taxonomy Ordering 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Term Management Tools 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Taxonomy Images 8K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
Taxonomy Switcher 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Term Images 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A - C Categories in Hierarchical Order 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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