Best post order plugins for WordPress
The most popular post order plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Post Types Order leads with 600K+ active installs, ahead of Intuitive Custom Post Order (400K+) and Simple Custom Post Order (300K+). All 32 plugins tagged “post order” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 post order plugins
- 1.
Post Types OrderThe most installed post order plugin, with 600K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 296 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
Intuitive Custom Post Order400K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 139 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 3.
Simple Custom Post Order300K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 588 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 4.
WP Sort Order6K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 17 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 5.
Post Type Transfer2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 6.Zone Manager (Zoninator)
2K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 7.Chronological Posts
1K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 12 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
- 8.Post Order By Category
1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
- 9.Posts Order
900+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 17 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 10.
Custom Posts Order200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
All 32 plugins tagged “post order”

Post Types Order
#98by nsp-code18 days ago
Sort posts and custom post type objects using a drag-and-drop, sortable JavaScript AJAX interface, or through the default WordPress dashboard
- Installs
- 600K+
- Rating
- 4.5(296)
- Downloads
- 6.8K/day

Intuitive Custom Post Order
Up in the last 7 days:3#149by hijiri1 year ago
Intuitively reorder Posts, Pages, Custom Post Types, Taxonomies, and Sites with a simple drag-and-drop interface.
- Installs
- 400K+
- Rating
- 4.4(139)
- Downloads
- 1.5K/day

Simple Custom Post Order
#187by colorlibplugins5 days ago
Easily reorder posts, pages, custom post types, and taxonomies with intuitive drag-and-drop sorting in the WordPress admin.
- Installs
- 300K+
- Rating
- 4.8(588)
- Downloads
- 4.3K/day

WP Sort Order
Up in the last 7 days:2#2,875by Fahad Mahmood9 days ago
Order terms (Users, Posts, Pages, Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies) using a Drag and Drop with jQuery ui Sortable.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.5(17)
- Downloads
- 104/day

Post Type Transfer
Down in the last 7 days:5#4,214by KrishaWeb11 days ago
Transfer posts, pages, and custom post types in bulk or one by one. Works from the editor, Quick Edit, and Bulk Edit. No coding needed.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 62/day
Zone Manager (Zoninator)
Down in the last 7 days:5#4,789by Automattic6 months ago
Content curation made easy! Create "zones" then add and order your content!
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 106/day
Chronological Posts
Up in the last 7 days:5#6,313by Nick Halsey3 months ago
Chronological posts reverses the default post order throughout your site to be chronological instead of reverse-chronological.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.9(12)
- Downloads
- 17/day
Post Order By Category
Up in the last 7 days:30#6,914by Atanas Yonkov4 months ago
Reverse the post order for a specific category to be date ascending. This is a lightweight plugin that adds the option to reorder the posts from a spe …
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Posts Order
Up in the last 7 days:3#7,010by Piotr Po3 years ago
Order posts separately for each terms and taxonomies
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 4.6(17)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Custom Posts Order
Up in the last 7 days:8#11,810by Hiren Patel2 months ago
A plugin which allows you to order the posts with simple Drag and Drop Sortable capability.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- 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
ESB Post Type Order
Down in the last 7 days:100#13,851by eSparkBiz12 years ago
This plugin will allow you to change the any post type menu order using drag & drop.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
GNA Post Order
Down in the last 7 days:73#14,295by Chris Mok10 years ago
Post order and custom post type objects (posts, any custom post types) using a drag and drop sortable javascript ajax user interface.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- 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
Bracket Post Order
Up in the last 7 days:567#15,139by bracket2 months ago
Drag-and-drop ordering for posts, pages, custom post types, and taxonomy terms — with per-category post ordering.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Advanced Order
Up in the last 7 days:4#17,164by c0ns0l39 years ago
Order your WordPress posts and tags with simple order system
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 3.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Sortable Posts
Down in the last 7 days:235#17,394by Carlos Rios10 years ago
Sortable Posts is a small plugin for WordPress that adds sortability to post types and taxonomies from the admin panel.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Order Manager
Up in the last 7 days:369#21,396by Doug Wollison2 years ago
Adds order controls for posts and terms
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
All Round Order
#23,364by WebuddySoft11 years ago
Order all items(Pages, Posts, Custom Post Types and attachments) easily with a drag and drop feature
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Integration of Simple Custom Post Order and WP Rocket
#27,437by gianlucagaspari5 years ago
Automatically cleans the WP Rocket cache when the posts order is changed.
- Installs
- 20+
- 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
Sorted
Up in the last 7 days:799#27,754by Galaxy Weblinks10 months ago
Easily reorder posts, pages, and taxonomies with a simple drag-and-drop interface directly from your WordPress dashboard.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Sortable Columns
Up in the last 7 days:315#30,772by Daniel Nordh1 year ago
Easily make any admin column sortable for posts and pages in your WordPress admin. Fast, flexible, no coding!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Post Order Master
#33,292by Yalogica5 months ago
Post Order Master gives you full control over the order of your standard and custom posts, helping you organize your data with ease.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Responsive Scrolling Notification
Down in the last 7 days:628#46,950by suifengtec12 years ago
This plugin allows you to custom an awesome notification box.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- 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

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

Loft PostReorder
Up in the last 7 days:12,225#60,288by loftocean7 years ago
An easy to use plugin to reorder your posts on the Category Archive pages.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/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

Showcase Creator
Up in the last 7 days:1,136#66,363by Videlin11 months ago
Provides tools to display a showcase of posts using a custom layout, advanced filtering and customized post order.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Post Order Manager
Down in the last 7 days:6,533#68,781by Hardik Kumar1 year ago
Reorder posts using a simple drag-and-drop interface and update the menu_order field in seconds.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Drag UP Post Order
#72,398by Ehsan Rafiee7 years ago
order post active on mobile and desktop(posts, any custom post types)
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day