#98 by installs
Post Types Order
Sort posts and custom post type objects using a drag-and-drop, sortable JavaScript AJAX interface, or through the default WordPress dashboard
- Installs
- 600,000+
- Rating
- 4.5 (296)
- Updated
- 10 days ago
Simple Custom Post Order
Easily reorder posts, pages, custom post types, and taxonomies with intuitive drag-and-drop sorting in the WordPress admin.
- Active installs
- 300,000+
- #187 of 1,000
- Downloads, all time
- 5.6M
- 5,598,562
- Downloads, 30 days
- 288K
- 37.8K in the last 7
- Rating
- 4.8 / 5
- 587 reviews
- Last updated
- 12 days ago
- Oct 19, 2026
- Version
- 2.8.11
- 53 releases
Upkeep and compatibility
| Last updated | October 19, 2026Updated in the last 3 months |
|---|---|
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1.4Covers WordPress 7.1.4, the current release |
| Needs WordPress | 6.2 or newer |
| Needs PHP | 7.4 or newer |
| First published | July 24, 2013 |
| Support, last two months | 4 of 7 threads resolved (57%) |
Reviews
4.8 / 5 from 587 reviews
| 5 stars | 535 |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 16 |
| 3 stars | 11 |
| 2 stars | 4 |
| 1 star | 21 |
Downloads, last 30 days
What the author says it does
Simple Custom Post Order is the easiest way to manually sort your WordPress content using drag-and-drop functionality. Whether you’re managing blog posts, portfolio items, WooCommerce products, team members, testimonials, or any custom post type, this plugin gives you complete control over your content order.
Why Choose Simple Custom Post Order?
- Quick Setup – Tick the post types and taxonomies to sort under Settings > SCPOrder, then drag
- Drag & Drop Interface – Intuitive sorting directly in your admin post lists
- Universal Compatibility – Works with any post type and taxonomy
- Lightweight & Fast – No bloat, minimal impact on site performance
- Modern & Dependency-Free – Vanilla JavaScript drag-and-drop (no jQuery UI) with touch and full keyboard support
- Reliable Saving – Robust AJAX saving that works behind reverse proxies, custom ports, and HTTPS setups
- Developer Friendly – Action and filter hooks for customization
Key Features
Sort Any Content Type
- Posts – Reorder your blog posts in any sequence you prefer
- Pages – Organize pages beyond alphabetical or date order
- Custom Post Types – Perfect for portfolios, team members, testimonials, products, events, FAQs, services, and more
- WooCommerce Products – Manually sort products in your shop
- Taxonomies – Reorder categories, tags, and custom taxonomies
Intuitive Admin Interface
The opening of the plugin's own description. The full text, installation notes and changelog are on its WordPress.org page.
Questions the author answers
Does this plugin work with custom post types?
Yes! Simple Custom Post Order works with any custom post type that has show_ui enabled. This includes post types from popular plugins like WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads, Jetpack, and any custom post types you’ve created.
Will the custom order appear on my website’s front-end?
Yes, the custom order is automatically applied to all front-end queries for enabled post types. Your posts, pages, and custom content will display in your chosen order throughout your site.
Does it work with page builders like Elementor or Divi?
Yes, as long as the page builder uses standard WordPress queries, your custom order will be respected. Most major page builders are compatible.
Can I reset the order back to default?
Yes. Go to Settings > SCPOrder and use the “Reset Post Order” section at the bottom of the page. Select the post types you want to reset and click “Reset Order”.
Be aware that this sets the order number of every item of those types back to 0 — including values typed into Page Attributes > Order and WooCommerce’s own product order — and turns sorting off for those types. It cannot be undone.
Does it affect search results?
No, the plugin automatically preserves WordPress’s relevance-based sorting for search results. Your search functionality will work exactly as expected.
Is it compatible with WooCommerce?
Yes, you can use Simple Custom Post Order to manually sort WooCommerce products, product categories, and product tags.
Latest changelog entry
Bug fixes
- Fixed “Safe reordering requires an InnoDB database table” blocking every reorder on sites whose tables are InnoDB. 2.8.10 treated an unanswered storage-engine lookup as “not InnoDB”; the plugin now also asks via SHOW TABLE STATUS and only refuses when the database positively reports a non-transactional engine such as MyISAM.
Screenshots
Drag-and-drop reordering of a custom post type 
Drag-and-drop reordering of posts in the admin list table 
Settings page - select the post types and taxonomies to sort
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Intuitive Custom Post Order
Intuitively reorder Posts, Pages, Custom Post Types, Taxonomies, and Sites with a simple drag-and-drop interface.
- Installs
- 400,000+
- Rating
- 4.4 (139)
- Updated
- 13 months ago
Where this page's numbers come from
Read from the WordPress.org plugin API on , when WordPress 7.1.4 was the current release. WordPress.org rounds active installs into buckets. These are the directory's figures, not my verdict, and I haven't tested this plugin.