Best category order plugins for WordPress
The most popular category order plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order leads with 500K+ active installs, ahead of Custom Taxonomy Order (50K+) and Terms Order WP (700+). All 13 plugins tagged “category order” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 category order plugins
- 1.
Category Order and Taxonomy Terms OrderThe most installed category order plugin, with 500K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 162 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
Custom Taxonomy Order50K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 96 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
Terms Order WP700+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 4.
WP Category Sort400+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
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WP Category Order400+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
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GR Order Category Post200+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.
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In category Order100+ active installs. Rated 3.1 from 7 reviews, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.0.
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Terms Order100+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
- 9.
Reshuffle70+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 10.
Watrix Drag Drop ReorderFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 days ago.
All 13 plugins tagged “category order”
Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order
Down in the last 7 days:2#122by nsp-code10 days ago
Drag-and-drop ordering for Categories & any taxonomy (hierarchically) using a Drag and Drop Sortable JavaScript capability.
- Installs
- 500K+
- Rating
- 4.5(162)
- Downloads
- 7.7K/day
Custom Taxonomy Order
Up in the last 7 days:1#765by Marcel Pol1 month ago
Allows for the ordering of categories and custom taxonomy terms through a simple drag-and-drop interface
- Installs
- 50K+
- Rating
- 4.8(96)
- Downloads
- 182/day
Terms Order WP
Down in the last 7 days:25#7,632by Designinvento1 year ago
This Plugin is useful to order or reorder default blog category and custom post type taxonomy and terms, plugin is ready to use no configuration requi …
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP Category Sort
#9,277by Lovinnagi5 years ago
The WP Category Sort plugin allows you to easily reorder your categories the way you want via drag and drop.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Category Order
Down in the last 7 days:11#9,926by Monika Yadav1 year ago
Display WordPress post categories in parent–child hierarchy while editing posts in the admin panel
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
GR Order Category Post
Down in the last 7 days:21#12,803by Felln3 years ago
This plugin let you change the order from a category to an alphabetical order (A-Z).
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day
In category Order
Down in the last 7 days:18#14,837by Bainternet10 years ago
This plugin lets you set the order of posts on a category basis with a simple Drag N Drop interface.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.1(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Terms Order
Down in the last 7 days:129#16,521by twinthemes5 years ago
This Plugin is useful to order or reorder default blog category and custom post type taxonomy and terms, plugin is ready to use no configuration requi …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Reshuffle
Down in the last 7 days:272#18,653by Elenova Digital1 year ago
Reorder posts, products, and taxonomy terms via a drag-and-drop interface.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Watrix Drag Drop Reorder
Up in the last 7 days:11,870#57,353by wataru takahashi6 days ago
Reorder posts, pages, custom post types, categories, tags and custom taxonomies with drag and drop, add sortable columns, and reorder the admin menu.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
JDR Category Post Order & Pinned Posts
#60,498by jundarwinragodos8 days ago
Order posts within each category, tag or custom taxonomy term. Pin important posts, auto-sort the rest, and see where each order applies.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 34/day
Sortchi
Up in the last 7 days:10,743#61,897by abolfazl sabri1 month ago
Drag & drop product sorting for WooCommerce, with separate rules for the shop page and for every product category.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ZeriseTaxo
Down in the last 7 days:10,932#67,704by rachanapaudel268 days ago
Fast, simple, and easy category order and AI post taxonomy suggestions. Drag-and-drop sort categories, auto-suggest tags, and boost SEO.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day