Custom Taxonomy Sort
Custom Taxonomy Sort allows you to explicitly control the sort order of all taxonomy terms.
4(14 reviews)
·400 active installs·Updated 14 years agoAs of April 2026, Custom Taxonomy Sort is a WordPress sort plugin with 400 active installations and a 4/5 rating from 14 reviews. It has been downloaded 22K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Rearrange Products for WooCommerce.
4/514 reviews
400active installs
22K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
Surprisingly, WordPress does not provide a mechanism for sorting taxonomies by a custom defined order. Taxonomies can only be sorted by name or id. Custom Taxonomy Sort allows the average user a mechanism to define and display terms in a specified order. After installing Custom Taxonomy Sort, each taxonomy term will have the ability to have a “tax-order” value associated with it. This order is specified by doing the following:
- Go to any taxonomy add or edit screen (e.g., wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category)
- Fill in a numeric value for the “Order” field. By default, the order will be ascending, meaning it will sort from low to high (e.g., 1, 2, 3). These values can be added on the Add Taxonomy screen, the Edit Taxonomy screen, or through the Quick Edit panel.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.1+ requiredTested up to 3.3.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.1.5
- Fixed bug with returning an inappropriate value for “column_value”. Thanks to @martindj.
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