Best drag drop plugins for WordPress
The most popular drag drop plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Admin Management Xtended leads with 5K+ active installs, ahead of ACF Dropzone (1K+) and PixGridder (100+). All 11 plugins tagged “drag drop” 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.
Research this niche or see all plugins.
Top 10 drag drop plugins
- 1.
Admin Management XtendedThe most installed drag drop plugin, with 5K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 18 reviews, updated 4 days ago.
- 2.
ACF Dropzone1K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.
PixGridder100+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 21 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 4.
Gridster20+ active installs. Rated 3.0 from 8 reviews, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.
- 5.
Post Order Control20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 6.
GAP3 Coders Taxonomy Post Order10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 7.
ShelfBuilder LiteFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 8.
Drag Drop SwitchFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 9.
Hanoi TowerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 10.
Connect2FormFewer than 10 active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 11 plugins tagged “drag drop”
Admin Management Xtended
Up in the last 7 days:5#3,187by wpseek4 days ago
Adds AJAX-driven options to some admin management pages with CMS-known functions without having to open the edit screens.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.6(18)
- Downloads
- 39/day
ACF Dropzone
Down in the last 7 days:51#5,992by podpirate11 months ago
Drag and drop file upload for ACF-Fields.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 17/day
PixGridder
Down in the last 7 days:34#13,710by manuelmasia11 years ago
A simple page grid composer that splits your pages into ordered grids, a builder for rows and columns
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.6(21)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Gridster
Down in the last 7 days:191#27,440by Carsten Bach13 years ago
Use Gridster to manage your content with ease in a customizable grid.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 3.0(8)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Post Order Control
#27,721by wpunicorn11 months ago
Drag-and-drop ordering for any post type using WordPress's built-in menu_order field. Features modern admin UI and full theme compatibility.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
GAP3 Coders Taxonomy Post Order
Down in the last 7 days:5,610#47,986by GAP31 year ago
Easily reorder posts within taxonomy terms using drag-and-drop interface. Custom order automatically applies to frontend without any code changes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
ShelfBuilder Lite
Up in the last 7 days:18,355#52,669by jkolodziej6 months ago
A visual grid block with drag-and-drop ordering. Hand-pick posts and pages, then arrange them like items on a shelf.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Drag Drop Switch
Down in the last 7 days:2,494#53,990by Furkan OZTURK1 year ago
Short Description: Prevent accidental rearrangement of meta boxes while on post editing page.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Hanoi Tower
Down in the last 7 days:5,007#54,763by Ihar2 years ago
A WordPress plugin which allow users to play Hanoi Tower game on the site page. Insert shortcode [hanoi-tower] to any page of your site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Connect2Form
Down in the last 7 days:8,286#72,209by Connect2Form8 months ago
Professional drag-and-drop form builder with accessibility, security, and performance optimization. Extensible with addon integrations.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day