Zack Tollman

<p>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:</p>
<ol>
<li>Go to any taxonomy add or edit screen (e.g., wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category)</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>Observe all of your terms automagically being sorted in the order you specified</li>
</ol>
<p>Custom Taxonomy Sort automatically applies the sort order to all instances in which the terms are displayed. All you need to do is define that order.</p>
<h4>Manual Mode</h4>
<p>In addition to automatically sorting the terms, Custom Taxonomy Sort allows developers to override the automatic sort to offer finer control over how terms are displayed in different parts of WordPress. Manual mode can be started by changing “Automatic Sort” to “Off” in the Custom Taxonomy Sort Settings page (wp-admin/options-general.php?page=custom-taxonomy-sort-settings). Once “Automatic Sort” is switched to “Off”, the terms will no longer be sorted automatically by the custom order. Instead, the custom sort order can be envoked with a new parameter for the “orderby” argument. Custom Taxonomy Sort allows you to use the following argument to access a custom sorted list of terms using “get_terms”</p>
<pre><code><?php get_terms('orderby=custom_sort'); ?>
</code></pre>
<p>Voila! Now, your terms will only be sorted by the specified order in the places that you want it sorted in this order. All other instances of displaying terms will revert to WordPress’ default of sorting the terms by name. Additionally, you can specifically have the terms sort in ascending (‘ASC’; default; e.g., 1, 2, 3) or descending (‘DESC’; e.g., 3, 2, 1) order by adding the “order” argument.</p>
<pre><code><?php get_terms('orderby=custom_sort&order=ASC'); ?>

<?php get_terms('orderby=custom_sort&order=DESC'); ?>
</code></pre>
<h4>Acknowledgements</h4>
<ul>
<li>Thanks to Jacob M Goldman for his excellent <a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simple-term-meta/" rel="ugc">Simple Term Meta plugin</a>, which made programming the term meta quite simple. </li>
<li>Thanks to hydrowire <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-taxonomy-sort-error-in-quick-edit-post" rel="ugc">for pointing out a bug</a> fixed in 1.1.1</li>
<li>Thanks to “Mosey” for pointing out a bug with a situation in which order did not work for a custom taxonomy</li>
<li>Thanks to DUCK__BOY1981 for pointing out a bug where the column values where overridden inappropriately</li>
<li>Thanks to @martindj for pointing out a bug where the column value returned incorrectly</li>
</ul>


Custom Taxonomy Sort

Nice idea, but the plugin is quite severely broken and triggers nasty errors.
The problems do go away if you remove the function name clashes which are in the simple-term-meta.php file.
I'm guessing the errors have been occurring since WordPress 4.4 was released. So based on how long ago that was created, I'm assuming this plugin will never be updated :/



Broken

Custom Taxonomy Sort allows you to explicitly control the sort order of all taxonomy terms.

nsp-code

Maya

<p><strong>Over 12 MILLIONS DOWNLOADS and near PERFECT rating out of 200 REVIEWS</strong>. <br />
Easily Sort Posts and Custom Post Types with Drag-and-Drop</p>
<p>Take full control of your post order with a powerful plugin that lets you effortlessly reorder posts and custom post types using a simple drag-and-drop interface.</p>
<p>Customize the order directly from the default WordPress post archive list or use the dedicated Re-Order interface, which displays all available items for easy management. Whether you’re working with default posts or custom post types, organizing your content has never been easier.</p>
<h4>Usage</h4>
<p>This plugin was designed to be user-friendly, ensuring that anyone can easily use its sorting feature, regardless of their WordPress experience:</p>
<ul>
<li>Install the plugin via the “Install Plugins” interface or by uploading the post-types-order folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.</li>
<li>Activate the Post Types Order plugin.</li>
<li>A new settings page will be added under Settings > Post Types Order. Visit this page and save the options for the first time.</li>
<li>With the <strong>AutoSort</strong> option enabled, no code changes are needed, the plugin will automatically apply the customized post order.</li>
<li>Use the Re-Order interface, available for every non-hierarchical custom post type, to change the post order as needed.</li>
<li>For sorting posts via code, include ‘orderby’ => ‘menu_order’ within the custom query arguments. For more details, visit this guide <a href="http://www.nsp-code.com/sample-code-on-how-to-apply-the-sort-for-post-types-order-plugin/" rel="nofollow ugc">Sample Usage</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Example of Usage</h4>
<span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6-so4UH-n6M?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span>
<p>As you can see, reordering posts is as simple as dragging and dropping, with the changes instantly reflected on the front end.</p>
<p>If the post order doesn’t update on your site, it could be due to one of two reasons: either there was a mistake during setup, or your theme/plugin is using a custom query that doesn’t follow WordPress Codex standards. But don’t worry—we’re here to help! You can report the issue in the forum, where many users are happy to assist, or you can contact us directly.</p>
<p>If you encounter any problems with the plugin, feel free to reach out via the forum or contact us directly through our <a href="http://www.nsp-code.com" rel="nofollow ugc">support page</a>, and we’ll take a look.</p>
<h4>Need advanced features ?</h4>
<p>For advanced features and functionality, check out the extended version of this plugin at <a href="http://www.nsp-code.com/premium-plugins/wordpress-plugins/advanced-post-types-order/" rel="nofollow ugc">Advanced Post Types Order</a><br />
 * Hierarchically post types order<br />
 * Manual Drag & Drop / Automatic Sorting<br />
 * Specify exact area where to apply through conditionals<br />
 * Advanced query interface filtering and complex sorts including multiple post types and taxonomies<br />
 * Posts Order by Custom Taxonomies<br />
 * Enhanced Interface, List / Grid View<br />
 * Allow Interface Filters (Categories, Dates, Search etc)<br />
 * Post Types Thumbnails<br />
 * Advanced query usage<br />
 * MultiSite Network Support, WPML, Polylang, WooCommerce, WP E-Commerce, Platform Pro, Genesis etc<br />
 * WPML 100% compatibility with sort synchronization across languages<br />
 * Mobile Touch Drag & Drop Ready<br />
 * Sort interfaces through admin and front end<br />
 * Pagination for sort lists<br />
 * Free Updates<br />
 * Free Support</p>
<p>This plugin is developed by <a href="http://www.nsp-code.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Nsp-Code</a></p>
<h3>Localization</h3>
<p>Would you like to contribute a translation in your language? Please check at https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/post-types-order</p>
<p>There isn’t any Editors for your native language on plugin Contributors? You can help to moderate! https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/post-types-order/contributors</p>


Post Types Order

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-type-not-appearing-in-list/

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cpt-does-not-appear-in-the-settings-list/

The admin sort drag & drop still works on these, but not the special interface.

Also, the "Use query ASC / DESC parameter" option does not work well. To get the posts to display on a CPT archive in the order shown in the admin, this option must be unchecked; but with this option unchecked, you cannot use order parameter to change the order.

Doesn't work with CPTs created by certain plugins


hi, tested in a personal custom post type. Work by browser, not in mobile.


Not work in mobile


It helped me a lot to organize my products. But it also helped me a lot to get my filters working with Ajax.


Good and great customer service

Sort posts and custom post type objects using a drag-and-drop, sortable JavaScript AJAX interface, or through the default WordPress dashboard

Custom Taxonomy Sort vs Post Types Order