Easily make any admin column sortable for posts and pages in your WordPress admin. Fast, flexible, no coding!

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Word Count Sorter

Word Count Sorter adds a sortable "Word Count" column to the WordPress admin post list, allowing users to sort posts by word count in ascend …

Daniel Nordh

<p><strong>Sortable Columns</strong> is the easiest way to take control of the WordPress admin list tables.<br />
With just one click, you can sort posts and pages by Title, Author, Date, Categories, Tags, and Comments – no coding required.</p>
<p>By default, WordPress only lets you sort by a few columns. With this plugin, you can override those limits and fully customize your editorial workflow.</p>
<p>If you’re searching for “WordPress sortable columns”, “wp sort posts”, or “wp sort pages”, this plugin is for you.</p>
<h4>How is Sortable Columns different from other plugins?</h4>
<ul>
<li>Most plugins focus on reordering posts or pages with drag-and-drop. Sortable Columns is different: it lets you sort posts and pages by any admin column – instantly, with a single click.</li>
<li>You get fast sorting by Author, Categories, Tags, Date, or Comments, right in the admin list view.</li>
</ul>
<h4>What you can make sortable</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Posts:</strong> Title, Date, Comments, Author, Categories, Tags  </li>
<li><strong>Pages:</strong> Title, Date, Comments, Author  </li>
</ul>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Make any admin column sortable: title, author, categories, tags, comments, date  </li>
<li>One-click sorting in the WordPress admin  </li>
<li>Restore to WP default sortable columns with a single button  </li>
<li>Lightweight, fast, and easy to use – no coding required  </li>
<li>Clean, modern settings page  </li>
<li>Future support for custom field (meta) sorting (Pro version coming soon)</li>
</ul>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>GPLv2 or later</p>


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