by Monika Yadav 5 (3 reviews)

WP Category Order

Name: WP Category Order
Rating: 5.0 (3 reviews)
Author: Monika Yadav

Display WordPress post categories in parent–child hierarchy while editing posts in the admin panel

WP Category Order ranks #9,889 among WordPress.org plugins with 400+ active installations, is #232 of 1,454 in the Taxonomy category, a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews, and was last updated Aug 4, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8 (Current: 7.1.4)

v4.5.3 Current Version v4.5.3

Updated 1 year ago Last Update on 04 Aug, 2025

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#232 of 1,454 in Taxonomy Top 25% by installs No update in over a year

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#9,889

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Active Installs

400+

-8.9%

KW Avg Position

11.5

0.5 worse

Downloads

13.5K

+2 today

Support Resolved

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100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (3 reviews)

Next Milestone 500

Total Progress 46%

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0

3 reviews

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3 (100%)

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Security History

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Plugin Details

Version: 4.5.3
Last Updated: Aug 04, 2025
Requires WP: 3.0+
Tested Up To: 6.8
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: Monika Yadav

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 3
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

category order child category hierarchical categories parent category taxonomy

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site editors and admins who assign posts to multiple categories. It solves the problem of checked categories jumping to the top of the list, preserving the parent-child hierarchy in the post editor for easier navigation.