I want date order (newest first) for a specific query. How?

Explicitly set: For get_posts(), the plugin supports a small switch:

by hijiri 4.4 (140 reviews)

Intuitive Custom Post Order

Name: Intuitive Custom Post Order
Rating: 4.4 (140 reviews)
Author: hijiri

Intuitively reorder Posts, Pages, Custom Post Types, Taxonomies, and Sites with a simple drag-and-drop interface.

Intuitive Custom Post Order ranks #151 among WordPress.org plugins with 400,000+ active installations, a 4.4/5 rating from 140 reviews, and was last updated Sep 16, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8 (Current: 7.1)

v3.2.0 Current Version v3.2.0

Updated 1 year ago Last Update on 16 Sep, 2025

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

5 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Jan 25, 2023

Intuitive Custom Post Order [intuitive-custom-post-order] < 3.1.4

Fixed in v3.1.4
Jan 25, 2023

Intuitive Custom Post Order [intuitive-custom-post-order] < 3.1.5

CVE-2023-1016 · Fixed in v3.1.5
Jan 24, 2023

Intuitive Custom Post Order [intuitive-custom-post-order] < 3.1.4

CVE-2022-4385 · Fixed in v3.1.4
Jan 24, 2023

Intuitive Custom Post Order [intuitive-custom-post-order] < 3.1.4

CVE-2022-4386 · Fixed in v3.1.4
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Intuitive Custom Post Order [intuitive-custom-post-order] <= 3.1.3 (unfixed)

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Plugin Details

Version: 3.2.0
Last Updated: Sep 16, 2025
Requires WP: 3.5.0+
Tested Up To: 6.8
PHP Version: N/A
Author: hijiri

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.4
Reviews: 140
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress site administrators who need to manually arrange the display order of their content. It solves the problem of ordering Posts, Pages, Custom Post Types, Taxonomies, and Sites through drag-and-drop instead of relying on default date-based sorting.

Drag-and-drop reordering
Reorder Posts and Pages
Reorder Custom Post Types
Reorder Taxonomies
Multisite Sites reordering
Selectable sortable content types
Custom query orderby=menu_order support

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Intuitive Custom Post Order

No. After activation, items are sortable in the admin UI, and front-end queries for enabled post types are ordered by menu_order ASC automatically—unless you explicitly pass your own orderby.

Specify orderby=menu_order and order=ASC in your query args. WP_Query: <?php new WP_Query( array( 'post_type' => 'your_cpt', 'orderby' => 'menu_order', 'order' => 'ASC', ) ); ?> get_posts(): <?php get_posts( array( 'post_type' => 'your_cpt', 'orderby' => 'menu_order', 'order' => 'ASC', ) ); ?>

Explicitly set: <?php new WP_Query( array( 'orderby' => 'date', 'order' => 'DESC', ) ); ?> For get_posts(), the plugin supports a small switch: <?php get_posts( array( 'orderby' => 'default_date', 'order' => 'DESC', ) ); ?>

query_posts() is discouraged by WordPress core because it alters the main query in a fragile way. Use pre_get_posts (recommended) or WP_Query instead. Example with pre_get_posts to force date order on the main blog page: <?php add_action( 'pre_get_posts', function( $q ) { if ( is_admin() || ! $q->is_main_query() ) { return; } if ( is_home() ) { $q->set( 'orderby', 'date' ); $q->set( 'order', 'DESC' ); } } ); ?>

Yes. For enabled taxonomies, terms can be reordered and are returned in that order on the front end.

Yes. When enabled in Network settings, Sites are ordered by menu_order ASC. Drag & drop in Network Admin updates the order.

Go to the "Screen Options" tab at the top right of the list table and increase the "Number of items per page". This way, all items you want to reorder will appear on the same page and can be dragged to the desired position.

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