WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Posts Order vs Post Order By Category
Custom Posts Order
by Hiren Patel
200+ installs5.0
Post Order By Category
by Atanas Yonkov
1K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Post Order By Category has more active installs: 1K+, against 200+ for Custom Posts Order.
- On a typical day, Post Order By Category is downloaded about 11 times, Custom Posts Order about 5.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Custom Posts Order was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Jun 24, 2026 for Post Order By Category.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.0.8.
- Custom Posts Order has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for Post Order By Category.
Line by line
Post Order By Category leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric | Custom Posts Order | Post Order By Category |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,822 | #6,921 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 91 | 186 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 5.0(7) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.46 | ×0.63 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.2.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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