Best menu order plugins for WordPress
The most popular menu order plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Simple Page Ordering leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of Reorder Posts (10K+) and Term Menu Order (300+). All 16 plugins tagged “menu order” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 menu order plugins
- 1.
Simple Page OrderingThe most installed menu order plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 131 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Reorder Posts10K+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 28 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 3.Term Menu Order
300+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
- 4.Simple Menu Order Column
200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 5.
Per Category Product Ordering50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 6.Media Menu Order
30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 7.
Post Order Control20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 8.
Sortacular20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 9.Simple Front End Edit Buttons
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4.
- 10.
Keep New Admin Menu Items in Bottom10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
All 16 plugins tagged “menu order”

Simple Page Ordering
Down in the last 7 days:1#303by 10up1 month ago
Order your pages and other custom post types that support "page-attributes" with drag and drop right from the standard page list.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.7(131)
- Downloads
- 1.6K/day

Reorder Posts
Up in the last 7 days:7#1,598by Matt Cromwell17 days ago
Quickly reorder posts, pages, and custom post types using an intuitive drag-and-drop interface. Reordering supports auto-sorting and nested pages.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 3.9(28)
- Downloads
- 107/day
Term Menu Order
Up in the last 7 days:17#10,536by Yoast14 years ago
Creates a 'menu_order' column to specify term order, allowing theme and plugin developers to sort term by menu order.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 4/day
Simple Menu Order Column
Up in the last 7 days:32#12,100by chillcode1 month ago
Expose menu order column on your dashboard listings.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Per Category Product Ordering
Up in the last 7 days:705#20,866by Luminos Agency2 months ago
Drag-and-drop product ordering for each WooCommerce category, applied on the category page when shoppers use "Default sorting".
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Media Menu Order
Up in the last 7 days:256#24,797by Room 34 Creative Services, LLC3 years ago
Add a Menu Order field to Media Library.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- 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

Sortacular
Up in the last 7 days:604#28,026by Ronald Huereca1 month ago
Clean up your WordPress admin menus instantly by sorting menu items alphabetically. Sort menus like Settings and Tools, leaving Core items untouched.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Front End Edit Buttons
Up in the last 7 days:6,479#38,669by Pär Thernström15 years ago
Add edit buttons to the front end of your website. The buttons makes it easy to changing the order of a pages, adding pages, and editing pages.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Keep New Admin Menu Items in Bottom
Down in the last 7 days:3,564#40,573by Antonio Augusto1 year ago
WordPress plugin to keep new plugin admin menu items at the bottom of the admin menu.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Admin Menu Customizer
Down in the last 7 days:3,614#46,311by Bowo3 years ago
Customize the order of the admin menu and optionally change menu item titles or hide some items.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 7/day

Simpli Admin Menu Sorter & Hider
#49,968by simpliplugin2 days ago
Customize your WordPress admin sidebar by sorting menus, reordering submenus, and hiding unwanted items.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 73/day
Mloun MenuScope
Up in the last 7 days:4,004#65,979by Mloun23 days ago
Hide or block admin menus per role/user, reorder with drag & drop, rename menus, hide plugins and users.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

AJAX Admin Menu Editor
Down in the last 7 days:17,277#71,324by Luke Hertzler7 years ago
Easily reorder your admin menu items with simple drag & drop operation
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Bulk Navigation Menu Reorder
Down in the last 7 days:5,028#71,406by hellosabrinamok1 month ago
Reorder multiple WordPress navigation menu items at once using a simple drag-and-drop interface built for large and nested menus.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

AdminGrip
#73,539by Neutrope Inc.2 months ago
Reorder the WordPress admin menu directly in the sidebar with drag and drop. No settings screen.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day