by nsp-code 4.5 (162 reviews)

Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order

Name: Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order
Rating: 4.5 (162 reviews)
Author: nsp-code

Drag-and-drop ordering for Categories & any taxonomy (hierarchically) using a Drag and Drop Sortable JavaScript capability.

Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order ranks #120 among WordPress.org plugins with 500,000+ active installations, a 4.5/5 rating from 162 reviews, and was last updated Oct 30, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4

v2.1 Current Version v2.1

Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 30 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 6 days ago Last Refreshed on

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Source: WPVulnerability

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Mar 2, 2018

Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order [taxonomy-terms-order] < 1.5.3

Fixed in v1.5.3
Feb 22, 2018

Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order [taxonomy-terms-order] < 1.5.3

Fixed in v1.5.3
Aug 18, 2015

Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order [taxonomy-terms-order] < 1.4.6.1

Fixed in v1.4.6.1
Aug 18, 2015

Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order [taxonomy-terms-order] < 1.4.6.1

Fixed in v1.4.6.1
Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order [taxonomy-terms-order] < 1.5.3

Fixed in v1.5.3
Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order [taxonomy-terms-order] < 1.4.6.1

Fixed in v1.4.6.1

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.1
Last Updated: Oct 30, 2026
Requires WP: 2.8+
Tested Up To: 7.1.4
PHP Version: N/A
Author: nsp-code

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5
Reviews: 162
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and administrators who manage categories or other hierarchical taxonomies. It solves the problem of controlling term display order via drag-and-drop in the admin, with an option to apply that custom order automatically to front-end queries.

Drag-and-drop term reordering
Supports hierarchical taxonomies
Auto-apply order to front-end queries
Keeps admin term lists ordered
Works with multiple taxonomies per post type
Multisite aware
Supports orderby term_order in get_terms
Regularly updated for compatibility

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order

Absolutely, you can! Unlike many other plugins, you don't have to do any code changes to make your post order to apply, accordingly to custom-defined order. There is an option to auto-update the WordPress queries so the posts will be returned in customised order. This can be turned off (Autosort) to allow customized code usage.

Include a 'orderby' => 'term_order' within your get_terms() arguments.

You can sort ALL taxonomies ( hierarhically active ), including the default Categories.

Absolutely, the plugin can do that. In fact you can configure so only the admin will update and the front side template will display the terms as before.

All ideas are welcome and i put them on my list to be implemented into the new versions. Anyway this may take time, but if you are in a rush, please consider a small donation and we can arrange something. I still need more features Consider upgrading to our advanced version of this plugin at a very resonable price Advanced Taxonomy Terms Order Order