As of April 2026, Default Post Sort is a WordPress orderby plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2019. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Extra Product Sorting Options for….
Provides a user interface under the Reading Settings page for choosing what post element to orderby. Also allows the site owner to chose ASCending or DESCending.
NOTE: Does not allow for arbitrary ordering via drag and drop. This is a simple setting.
Once it’s installed, go to Settings -> Reading section, scroll to the bottom, and choose an orderby and order option.
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 5.0.25 |
| PHP | 7.0+ required |
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