Best terms order plugins for WordPress
The most popular terms order plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order leads with 500K+ active installs, ahead of Post Terms Order (2K+) and WP Category Sort (400+). All 3 plugins tagged “terms order” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 terms order plugins
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Category Order and Taxonomy Terms OrderThe most installed terms order plugin, with 500K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 162 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
Post Terms Order2K+ active installs. Rated 3.0 from 7 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
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WP Category Sort400+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
All 3 plugins tagged “terms order”
Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order
Down in the last 7 days:2#122by nsp-code9 days ago
Drag-and-drop ordering for Categories & any taxonomy (hierarchically) using a Drag and Drop Sortable JavaScript capability.
- Installs
- 500K+
- Rating
- 4.5(162)
- Downloads
- 6.5K/day
Post Terms Order
Down in the last 7 days:7#4,414by nsp-code8 months ago
Sort Taxonomy Terms per Post basis using a Drag and Drop Sortable JavaScript capability.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 3.0(7)
- Downloads
- 22/day
WP Category Sort
#9,277by Lovinnagi5 years ago
The WP Category Sort plugin allows you to easily reorder your categories the way you want via drag and drop.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day