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Best chronological plugins for WordPress

The most popular chronological plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Chronological Posts leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Post Order By Category (1K+) and Default Sort Ascend (400+). All 5 plugins tagged “chronological” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 4 chronological plugins

  1. 1.
    Chronological Posts

    The most installed chronological plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 12 reviews, updated 3 months ago.

  2. 2.
    Post Order By Category

    1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, updated 4 months ago.

  3. 3.
    Default Sort Ascend

    400+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 7 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  4. 4.
    Selected Categories Post Ordering

    Fewer than 10 active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.

All 5 plugins tagged “chronological”