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.

roman

<p>YMC Filter is a powerful and flexible WordPress plugin that allows you to easily filter and display your posts, custom post types, and other content in responsive grid layouts.<br />
With an intuitive interface and customizable filters, you can create dynamic, engaging, and visually appealing grids without touching a single line of code.</p>
<p>Whether you’re building a blog, portfolio, news site, or product showcase – YMC Filter helps you display content the way you want: searchable, filterable, and optimized for all devices.</p>
<h3>Key Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Select one or more post types to display in a grid.</li>
<li>Sort posts, taxonomies, and terms (manual sorting included).</li>
<li>Different pagination options: Numeric, Load more, Infinite scroll.</li>
<li>Multiple templates for filters and post cards.</li>
<li>Frontend post sorting and search bar.</li>
<li>Responsive grids with customizable columns, spacing, and breakpoints.</li>
<li>Featured posts support (inside or outside the grid).</li>
<li>Popup view for post content.</li>
<li>Sliders support (post carousel and other types).</li>
<li>Custom WP_Query integration to build advanced queries.</li>
<li>Masonry and justified grid layouts.</li>
<li>Customization options: colors, typography, icons, backgrounds.</li>
<li>Preloader icon customization.</li>
<li>Fine-tune terms with icons, colors, backgrounds.</li>
<li>JS API & Hooks to manage asynchronous filter operations.</li>
<li>Export / Import settings.</li>
<li>Multilingual support (WPML, Polylang).</li>
<li>Constructor for combined filters (mix multiple filter types in one grid).</li>
<li>Integration with Elementor, WPBakery, and Gutenberg.</li>
<li>Mobile-friendly UI/UX optimization.</li>
<li>Visual Card Builder: Create unique post layouts using a drag-and-drop interface.</li>
<li>Seamless Page Builder Integration: Easily add and configure smart filters within your favorite editors, including Elementor, WPBakery Page Builder, and native Gutenberg blocks.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Video</h3>
<p><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/nzyeC6jeMHo?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>


YMC Filter


This plugin works out of the box, grids are easy to set-up, but leaves enough customization to the user (css, etc). Highly recommended.


Great plugin

A powerful and flexible plugin to filter and display posts, custom post types, and other content in beautifully designed grid layouts.

Custom Taxonomy Sort vs YMC Filter