WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Posts Order vs ReOrder Posts within Categories

Custom Posts Order

by Hiren Patel

200+ installs5.0

ReOrder Posts within Categories

by Aurovrata Venet

7K+ installs4.7

At a glance

ReOrder Posts within Categories has more active installs: 7K+, against 200+ for Custom Posts Order.
On a typical day, ReOrder Posts within Categories is downloaded about 44 times, Custom Posts Order about 5.
Custom Posts Order is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 59 reviews.
Custom Posts Order was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Dec 8, 2023 for ReOrder Posts within Categories.
Custom Posts Order is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.3.0 for ReOrder Posts within Categories.
ReOrder Posts within Categories has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for Custom Posts Order.

Custom Posts Order leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Posts Order	ReOrder Posts within Categories
Popular rank	#11,822	#2,625
Active installs	200+	7K+
Downloads, last 30 days	91	1K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.7(59)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	6.3.0
Search multiplier	×0.46	×0.06
Last release	2 months ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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