Elephant Post Order
Reorder your WordPress posts with a simple drag & drop interface in the admin panel
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Maintained • Last updated 107 days ago
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Likely maintained (last update 107 days ago).
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Description
This plugin allows you to easily reorder your WordPress posts by dragging and dropping them in the admin “All Posts” list.
It updates each post’s menu_order value and can optionally modify front-end queries so that posts are displayed in the same order you set.
Features
- Adds a “Reorder” column with a drag handle in the Posts list.
- Supports drag and drop reordering directly in the WordPress admin.
- Saves order instantly via AJAX.
- Optionally changes front-end queries to order by
menu_orderinstead of date. - Lightweight, no external dependencies.
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder
post-reorder-dragdropto the/wp-content/plugins/directory, or upload the ZIP from Plugins Add New. - Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” screen in WordPress.
- Go to Posts All Posts. You’ll see a new “Order” column with a drag handle.
- Drag posts to reorder them. The order is saved automatically.
Frequently Asked Questions
By default, it only applies to Posts.
You can extend it by editing the plugin code to register the reorder column for other post types.
It changes the menu_order field. If your theme or another plugin already uses menu_order, you should test carefully.
Comment out or remove the pre_get_posts action at the bottom of the main plugin file.