by John James Jacoby 4.8 (20 reviews)

WP Term Order

Name: WP Term Order
Rating: 4.8 (20 reviews)
Author: John James Jacoby

Sort taxonomy terms your way.

WP Term Order ranks #2,750 among WordPress.org plugins with 6,000+ active installations, is #65 of 1,454 in the Taxonomy category, a 4.8/5 rating from 20 reviews, and was last updated Oct 17, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4

v2.3.1 Current Version v2.3.1

Updated 2 weeks ago Last Update on 17 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 20 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#65 of 1,454 in Taxonomy Top 5% by installs Downloads -37.2% this week Actively maintained

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Review 4.8 out of 5

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Jan 23, 2026

WP Term Order [wp-term-order] < 2.2.0

CVE-2026-24542 · Fixed in v2.2.0

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.3.1
Last Updated: Oct 17, 2026
Requires WP: 6.4+
Tested Up To: 7.1.4
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: John James Jacoby

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews: 20
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site administrators and content managers who use categories, tags, or custom taxonomy terms. It solves the problem of taxonomy terms lacking a customizable order by letting users sort them numerically.

Numeric ordering of terms
Works with categories
Works with tags
Works with custom taxonomy terms

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about WP Term Order

No. There are no new database tables with this plugin.

Yes. The wp_term_taxonomy table is altered, and an order column is added. Deactivating the plugin preserves that column and its ordering data. Deleting the plugin through WordPress removes the column and the plugin's database version option from each site. Existing term metadata, including values written by this plugin, is preserved because the generic order key may be shared with other plugins.

No. Order values are whole numbers. A term's parent is stored separately by WordPress, so use the Parent field to set its hierarchy and the Order field to position it among terms at that level.

Yes. Pass wp_term_order_override as false to preserve another orderby value for that query. For a supported taxonomy, an explicit orderby value of order is always honored. The wp_term_order_taxonomy_override_orderby_supported filter controls only the implicit override of WordPress's default term-name ordering.

Yes. Categories and tags support per-post ordering automatically. For a custom taxonomy, opt in with the wp_term_order_object_taxonomy_supported filter. The post editor will add an order panel for that taxonomy, and WordPress will store the order in its existing wp_term_relationships.term_order column. Standard template functions such as get_the_terms() use the saved per-post order. A direct wp_get_object_terms() query can request orderby => term_order. The wp_term_order_object_taxonomy_supported filter can enable or disable this feature for an individual taxonomy.

The WordPress support forums: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-term-order/

http://github.com/stuttter/wp-term-order/