WordPress plugin comparison

Posts Order vs Flexible Custom Post Type Order

Posts Order

by Piotr Po

900+ installs4.6

Flexible Custom Post Type Order

by satish

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

At a glance

Posts Order has more active installs: 900+, against fewer than 10 for Flexible Custom Post Type Order.
On a typical day, Posts Order is downloaded about 8 times, Flexible Custom Post Type Order about 1.
Flexible Custom Post Type Order is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 17 reviews.
Flexible Custom Post Type Order was updated more recently: Mar 16, 2026, against Jan 26, 2023 for Posts Order.
Flexible Custom Post Type Order is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.1.16 for Posts Order.
Posts Order has been around longer: since 2014, against 2025 for Flexible Custom Post Type Order.

Flexible Custom Post Type Order leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Posts Order	Flexible Custom Post Type Order
Popular rank	#7,010	#65,967
Active installs	900+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	125	40
Rating	4.6(17)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.1.16	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.02	×0.06
Last release	3 years ago	7 months ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.2

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