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Simple Taxonomy Ordering vs Term Management Tools (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Simple Taxonomy Ordering

Simple Taxonomy Ordering

4.9(28)

20K+ active installs

Free

Updated 3 years ago
View Simple Taxonomy Ordering
VS
Term Management Tools

Term Management Tools

4.9(76)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated 3 months ago
View Term Management Tools

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Simple Taxonomy Ordering has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 28 reviews) and leads in active installations (20K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Simple Taxonomy Ordering has accumulated 350K+ total downloads while Term Management Tools has 475K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.9/5Simple Taxonomy Ordering
Term Management Tools4.9/5
Total Reviews
28Simple Taxonomy Ordering
►
Term Management Tools76
Active Installs
20K+Simple Taxonomy Ordering
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Term Management Tools10K+
Total Downloads
350K+Simple Taxonomy Ordering
►
Term Management Tools475K+
Support Resolution
N/ASimple Taxonomy Ordering
Term Management ToolsN/A
Last Updated
3 years agoSimple Taxonomy Ordering
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Term Management Tools3 months ago
First Released
2015Simple Taxonomy Ordering
Term Management Tools2010
Age
11 yearsSimple Taxonomy Ordering
Term Management Tools16 years
WP Requires
4.4+Simple Taxonomy Ordering
Term Management Tools4.2+
PHP Requires
false+Simple Taxonomy Ordering
Term Management Tools7.1+
Business Model
FreeSimple Taxonomy Ordering
Term Management ToolsFree
Latest Version
2.3.4Simple Taxonomy Ordering
Term Management Tools2.0.2

Rating Breakdown

Simple Taxonomy Ordering

4.9/5(28 reviews)
5
96%
4
0%
3
0%
2
4%
1
0%

Term Management Tools

4.9/5(76 reviews)
5
95%
4
4%
3
0%
2
0%
1
1%

Recent Reviews

Simple Taxonomy Ordering Reviews

by 247web

Quick and simple reordering without the bloat

Works even with Parent categories (takes all the children with it).

by tatof

Perfect light weight plugin

Saved my day 🙂 easy to use and light weight. thnx

by Pt

Seems to work

Migrated from Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order by NSP-Code because that plugin just wasn’t recognising all of my taxonomies. In this one you can (must) explicitly tell it which taxonomies to ac

Term Management Tools Reviews

by swdgr

Saved me ton of time

Saves you a lot of time if you wish to merge many categories into one.

by Cory Lamle

Very Helpful

Excellent work! It saved me hours from having to write a bunch of SQL scripts!

by Sunny

Essential

Essential for when you need to move terms around

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Simple Taxonomy Ordering or Term Management Tools more popular?
Simple Taxonomy Ordering has 20K+ active installations while Term Management Tools has 10K+. Simple Taxonomy Ordering is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Simple Taxonomy Ordering or Term Management Tools?
Simple Taxonomy Ordering has a 4.9/5 rating from 28 reviews, while Term Management Tools has a 4.9/5 rating from 76 reviews.
Are Simple Taxonomy Ordering and Term Management Tools free?
Simple Taxonomy Ordering is free and Term Management Tools is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Simple Taxonomy Ordering or Term Management Tools?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Simple Taxonomy Ordering was last updated 3 years ago and Term Management Tools was last updated 3 months ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.