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WP Sort Order

by Fahad Mahmood

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Description

Order terms (Users, Posts, Pages, Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies) using a Drag and Drop with jQuery ui Sortable.

Select sortable items from ‘WP Sort Order’ menu of Setting menu in WordPress.

In addition, You can re-override the parameters of ‘orderby’ and ‘order’, by using the ‘WP_Query’ or ‘pre_get_posts’ or ‘query_posts()’.
The ‘get_posts()’ is excluded.

At a glance by WordPress Mechanic:

License

This WordPress Plugin is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or any later version. This free software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this software. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html.

  1. Upload ‘wp-sort-order’ folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
  3. Select sortable items from ‘WP Sort Order’ menu of Setting menu in WordPress.
  1. How it works?

    How it works?

  2. Settings Page

    Settings Page

  3. Installation & Activation

    Installation & Activation

  4. Settings Page - Full

    Settings Page - Full

How does it work with custom taxonomies and custom post types?

How does it work with WordPress Categories?

How to enable sorting for posts/pages and taxonomies with this plugin?

On settings page you can select posts/pages and taxonomies to enable sorting.

Can users be sorted with this plugin?

Yes, you can sort. And there is a shortcode to list users under taxonomy, terms and children. [WPSO_USERS slug=”taxonomy or term slug” id=”taxonomy or term id”]. This shortcode will list users on front-end with your sorted order. No need to write another query for it.

How to re-override the parameters of ‘orderby’ and ‘order’

Sub query

By using the ‘WP_Query’, you can re-override the parameters.

  • WP_Query

    ‘date’,
    ‘order’ => ‘DESC’,
    ) ) ?>

Main query

By using the ‘pre_get_posts’ action hook or ‘query_posts()’, you can re-override the parameters.

  • pre_get_posts

    function my_filter( $query )
    {
    if ( is_admin() || !$query->is_main_query() ) return;
    if ( is_home() ) {
    $query->set( ‘orderby’, ‘date’ );
    $query->set( ‘order’, ‘DESC’ );
    return;
    }
    }
    add_action( ‘pre_get_posts’, ‘my_filter’ );

  • query_posts()

    ‘rand’
    ) ); ?>

By Far The Best Sorting Plugin!

By Xander Venske (digitalmarque) on November 19, 2025

WP Sort Order is hands-down the best sorting plugin for WordPress. Works great with all my ACF custom post types and taxonomies and also works a charm with Elementor on the front-end, no effort required.

Fahad Mahmood (@fahadmahmood) thank you for a wonderful free contribution. I use your plugin on every site I work with.

Doesn't support custom post types as it says

By john_6x6 (John_6x6) on February 26, 2025

I used JetEngine to make custom post types. The drag and drop works, but it does not change on the front end. Only worked for default wordpress post type.

I love this plugin

By wpfan10 on October 30, 2024

I find this plugin very useful for my needs , Thanks

Great plugin

By goose1984 on June 25, 2024

Great plugin and even when there was an issue the author fixed it within hours!

Best all in one Sort Plugin with usefull setting and intuitive interface

By spencerjakobgm on January 21, 2024

Best all in one Sort Plugin with usefull setting and intuitive interface and capabilities/ permission settings

So editors, which are allowed to create new terms/ categories are also allowed to sort the terms. Not common at other sort term plugins with much higher installation base.

Thank you Fahad for this great plugin.
Spencer

Really good plugin

By aleph2u on July 12, 2023

The best plugin to order pages, posts and custom post types!

Very convenient sorting tool

By saschaprinzip on July 20, 2022

Helps you sort everything there is to sort on your wordpress page. Also very fast and friendly support from developer.

Works well!

By hastibe on March 5, 2022

Does exactly what is needed, and has worked well with every other plugin--thank you for your work on it and for maintaining it!

So far So good (even CPT and CT)

By Andrea (isemplice) on January 26, 2021

So far So good, even CPT (Custom Post Types) and CT (Custom Taxonomies). Used w/ JetEngine is great! Keep on guys!

Intuitive and perfect plugin

By jotooga on July 1, 2020

Functions well and has all the required features. Easy to use

1.3.4

  • Fix: When enabling the order of the posts, it does not allow me to create new ones and the only way to create new ones was duplicating a previous post. [Thanks to Carlos][30/10/2024]

1.3.3

  • Fix: PHP Notice: Function is_home was called incorrectly. [Thanks to @goose1984 / Cotton Jamie][21/05/2024]

1.3.2

  • Updated version with the improved security checks. [Thanks to patchstack.com / CatFather][21/01/2024]

1.3.1

  • Updated version for WordPress. [24/05/2023]

1.3.0

  • Fix: WP Sort Order messing with posts date/order. [Thanks to Gonzalo/@jamposta][11/11/2022]

1.2.9

  • Fix: Categories sort order keeps reverting. [Thanks to saschaprinzip][14/07/2022]

1.2.8

  • Compatibility added for Stock Locations for WooCommerce. [02/03/2022]

1.2.7

  • Ordering not working for taxonomies – undefined offset fixed in hooks.php file. [Thanks to apapadakis][12/01/2022]

1.2.6

  • Bootstrap and Fontawesome libraries are updated. [26/10/2021]

1.2.5

  • Updated version for WordPress.

1.2.4

  • On activation it was taking up some space at the header of the website pages – Fixed. [Thanks to code naira]

1.2.3

  • PHP warning fixed. [Thanks to @hastibe]

1.2.2

  • New post menu_order implemented with 6 layers check. [Thanks to Fahad Mahmood & Abdul Razzaq]

1.2.1

  • New post menu_order and page refresh issue resolved. [Thanks to @thisleenoble]

1.2.0

  • get_current_screen() used. [Thanks to ricjoh]

1.1.9

  • Languages added. [Thanks to Abu Usman]

1.1.8

  • User sort order refined for decimals. [Thanks to Joe Garcia]

1.1.7

  • Table prefix issue has been fixed. [Thanks to Columbird]

1.1.6

  • User sort order refined. [Thanks to Joe Garcia]

1.1.4

  • Sanitized input and fixed direct file access issues.

1.1.3

  • Plugins can be sorted as well.

1.1.1

  • A few improvements related to WordPress 4.6.

1.1.0

  • A few improvements related to WordPress 4.5.0.
    Initial Release
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