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Simple Custom Post Order

Name: Simple Custom Post Order
Rating: 4.8 (587 reviews)
Author: colorlibplugins

Easily reorder posts, pages, custom post types, and taxonomies with intuitive drag-and-drop sorting in the WordPress admin.

Simple Custom Post Order ranks #187 among WordPress.org plugins with 300,000+ active installations, a 4.8/5 rating from 587 reviews, and was last updated Oct 19, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v2.8.11 Current Version v2.8.11

Updated 2 weeks ago Last Update on 19 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 6 days ago Last Refreshed on

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300K+

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KW Avg Position

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Downloads

4.1M

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Support Resolved

67%

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Rating

96%

Review 4.8 out of 5

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587 reviews

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 2 weeks ago

Oct 15, 2024

Simple Custom Post Order [simple-custom-post-order] < 2.5.8

CVE-2024-49321 · Fixed in v2.5.8

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.8.11
Last Updated: Oct 19, 2026
Requires WP: 6.2+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: colorlibplugins

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews: 587
Support Threads: 6
Resolved: 67%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and administrators managing posts, pages, custom post types, or taxonomies who want to control display order manually. It solves the problem of WordPress defaulting to date or alphabetical ordering by adding drag-and-drop reordering that carries through to front-end queries.

Drag-and-drop admin sorting
Custom post type support
Taxonomy term reordering
WooCommerce product sorting
Touch and keyboard accessible
AJAX autosave without refresh
One-click reset to default order
Action and filter hooks

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Simple Custom Post Order

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.

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.

Yes, as long as the page builder uses standard WordPress queries, your custom order will be respected. Most major page builders are compatible.

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. Taxonomies cannot be reset from here.

No, the plugin automatically preserves WordPress's relevance-based sorting for search results. Your search functionality will work exactly as expected.

Yes, you can use Simple Custom Post Order to manually sort WooCommerce products, product categories, and product tags.

No, the plugin is highly optimized. It only loads scripts on relevant admin pages and uses efficient database queries. There is no impact on front-end performance.

Yes. Modern and Classic drags send the list's original order, and numeric moves send the item's original value. If these are stale, the plugin rejects the save and asks you to reload before reordering again. Older integrations that omit these fields retain their legacy behavior. See the recovery details below.

Yes, Simple Custom Post Order is compatible with WordPress multisite installations. Each site can have its own ordering configuration.

Simply go to the post list for any enabled post type (Posts, Pages, Products, etc.), click and hold on a row, then drag it to the desired position. The new order is saved automatically.