Best sorter plugins for WordPress
The most popular sorter plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. LH Sortable Tables leads with 90+ active installs, ahead of CMB Field Type (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “sorter” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 sorter plugins
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LH Sortable TablesThe most installed sorter plugin, with 90+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
- 2.CMB Field Type
10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
All 2 plugins tagged “sorter”

LH Sortable Tables
Up in the last 7 days:112#16,792by shawfactor4 years ago
No more old static tables, make your HTML tables sortable.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
CMB Field Type
Down in the last 7 days:4,451#42,627by Tran Bang11 years ago
This plugin gives you two CMB field types based on the Sorter script:
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day