Best term order plugins for WordPress
The most popular term order plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Custom Taxonomy Order leads with 50K+ active installs, ahead of Order Manager (40+). All 2 plugins tagged “term order” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 term order plugins
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Custom Taxonomy OrderThe most installed term order plugin, with 50K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 96 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.Order Manager
40+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
All 2 plugins tagged “term order”

Custom Taxonomy Order
Up in the last 7 days:1#765by Marcel Pol1 month ago
Allows for the ordering of categories and custom taxonomy terms through a simple drag-and-drop interface
- Installs
- 50K+
- Rating
- 4.8(96)
- Downloads
- 182/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