Post Order Control – Drag, Drop & Reorder Posts and Post Types
Drag-and-drop ordering for any post type using WordPress's built-in menu_order field. Features modern admin UI and full theme compatibility.
5(1 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 4 months agoAs of April 2026, Post Order Control is a WordPress ordering plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 281 times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Top alternative: Simple Page Ordering.
5/51 reviews
10active installs
281total downloads
1 yearsince 2025
Overview
Post Order Control provides an intuitive drag-and-drop interface for reordering posts, pages, and custom post types directly in the WordPress admin. Built with accessibility and theme compatibility in mind, this plugin uses WordPress’s standard menu_order field for maximum compatibility.
Key Features
- Drag-and-drop ordering directly in WordPress admin post/page lists
- WordPress Standard: Uses built-in
menu_orderfield for maximum theme compatibility - Modern admin interface with tabbed settings and comprehensive documentation
- Taxonomy ordering for categories, tags, and custom taxonomies
- Auto-apply option to automatically use custom order on frontend
- REST API for fetching/saving ordering with nonce and capability checks
- Helper function
postordercontrol_get_ordered_posts()for easy theme…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release
- Drag-and-drop ordering in admin lists
- WordPress
menu_orderfield integration - Taxonomy drag-and-drop support
- Modern tabbed admin interface
…and 5 more changes
Contributors
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