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Custom Taxonomy Order

Allows for the ordering of categories and custom taxonomy terms through a simple drag-and-drop interface

By Marcel Pol·Order·Free
4.8(95 reviews)
·50K+ active installs·Updated 2 months ago
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As of April 2026, Custom Taxonomy Order is a WordPress order plugin with 50K+ active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 95 reviews. It has been downloaded 719K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.1+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Download volume is stable this week. Support resolution rate: 0%. Top alternative: Advanced Order Export For WooCommerce.

4.8/595 reviews
50K+active installs
0%resolved
13 yearssince 2013

Overview

Custom Taxonomy Order is a plugin for WordPress which allows for the ordering of taxonomy terms.

It supports the following features:

  • Order (custom) terms through a simple drag-and-drop interface.
  • No custom coding needed. It uses standard WordPress filters.
  • It uses the available WordPress scripts and styles.
  • The plugin is lightweight, without any unnecessary scripts to load into the admin.
  • It falls in line gracefully with the look and feel of the WordPress interface.
  • It is located under the Tools > Term Order menu in the backend.
  • Translated or translatable.
  • Custom functions to order the taxonomies themselves.
  • There is no Pro version, everything works in the Free version.

Compatibility

This plugin is compatible with ClassicPress.

Contributions

This plugin is also available in Codeberg.

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Read full description on WordPress.org

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Ratings & Reviews

4.895 reviews
5 ★
87
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3
3 ★
0
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3
1 ★
2

Recent Reviews

Beautiful!
by mondia·1 month ago

Just a great solution!

Very useful plugin!
by ldwd·11 months ago

This functionality should be in WP core! But since it’s not there, I am very happy with this plugin 🙂 Love the easy drag and drop interface and the compatibility with custom taxonomies. Awesome!

Using the plugin on multiple sites I am a grateful fan 🙂 Thank you!

Works perfectly
by davedf·1 year ago

The only plugin that also handles the child terms correctly – leaves nothing to be desired. Many thanks for your work!

no Rest API support
by cnk001·1 year ago

Unfortunately, it’s another order plugin that doesn’t work with the REST API.

Works so good.
by Hossein·1 year ago

Thanks for the plugin.

Download Trends

Today: 83Yesterday: 124This week: 739Period total: 48K

Compatibility

WordPress4.1+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP7.0+ required

Version Adoption

v4.0
78.4%
Other
11.7%
v3.4
10.0%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

4.0.2

  • 2024-11-27
  • Use transient for caching settings to have less database queries.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Marcel PolMarcel PolLi-AnLi-Anacustiacustieric3dmantishmantisheddy_boyeddy_boyempiresafeempiresafesunrisewebsunriseweb
Plugin Info
Version
4.0.2
Last Updated
Jan 10, 2026
WP Requires
4.1+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
7.0+
Active Installs
50K+
Downloads
719K+
Added
Oct 10, 2013
Business
Free

Tags

orderterm ordercategory ordertaxonomy order

Developer

M
Marcel Pol
18 plugins0.1M+ total installs
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