Simple Custom Post Order

Order posts (posts or any custom post types) using a Drag and Drop Sortable JavaScript. Configuration is unnecessary. You can do directly on default WordPress administration.
Excluding custom query which uses order or orderby parameters, in get_posts or query_posts and so on.

This plugins is now supported and maintained by Colorlib.

1. Upload plugin-name.php to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

1. 

   Order Custom Posts

2. 

   Order Posts

3. 

   Settings

Version 2.5.11 – 23.06.2025

• Deactivated custom sort order on search results pages.

Version 2.5.10 – 04.12.2024

• Fix Notice: _load_textdomain_just_in_time.

Version 2.5.9 – 29.11.2024

• Allow editors to change posts order.

Version 2.5.8 – 10.10.2024

• Security update

Version 2.5.7 – 20.09.2023

• Security update fixing multiple issues
• Code cleanup for better performance

Version 2.5.6 – 27.05.2021

Changed : Revert to 2.5.4

Version 2.5.5 – 11.05.2021

Changed : Code Cleaning
Changed : Allow custom orderby in Block Preview ( https://github.com/ColorlibHQ/simple-custom-post-order/issues/98 )

Version 2.5.4 – 05.03.2021

Changed: Improved Performance ( https://github.com/ColorlibHQ/simple-custom-post-order/issues/105 )

Version 2.5.3

• Modified deprecated jQuery functions.

Version 2.5.2

• Modified deprecated JQuery function to improve compatibility with WordPress 5.5
• Fixed an issue where posts would be in reverse order after resetting the order

Version 2.5.1

• Improve fix for post list table width when sorting is enabled ( thanks to gedeminas )
• Fix for admin ajax overriding queries ( thanks to igritsay )

Version 2.5.0

• Fixed post list table width when sorting is enabled
• Review dismiss fix

Version 2.4.9

• Fixed “Post order not saving”

Version 2.4.8

• Add ability to reset order to post types

Version 2.4.7

• Fix undefined index when ordering terms
• Added filter for post types args shown in settings page
• Added extra option for advanced view of post types

Version 2.4.6

• Removed dashboard news widget

Version 2.4.5

• Added 2 action hooks that trigger at update_menu_order_tags and update_menu_order ( https://github
• Fix issue with sorting (https://github.com/ColorlibHQ/simple-custom-post-order/issues/49)
• Fix edit page layout when no item found

Version 2.4.4

• Fix for slow javscript in admin( https://github.com/ColorlibHQ/simple-custom-post-order/issues/46 )
• Fix database error( https://github.com/ColorlibHQ/simple-custom-post-order/issues/36 )

Version 2.4.3

• Minor UI update added toggles

Version 2.4.2

• Fixed potential bug with other plugins
• Fixed table breaking on re-ordering when Yoast SEO installed

Version 2.4.1

• Fixed translations

Version 2.4.0

• Optimized our db queries ( https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-optimization/ )

Version 2.3.9

• Added button to dismiss the admin notice

Version 2.3.8

• Fixed white screen ( https://wordpress.org/support/topic/white-screen-after-upgrade-to-2-3-6/ )

Version 2.3.7

• Fixed white screen ( https://wordpress.org/support/topic/white-screen-after-upgrade-to-2-3-6/ )

Version 2.3.6

• Fixed https://github.com/ColorlibHQ/simple-custom-post-order/issues/3

Version 2.3.5

• Fixed https://github.com/ColorlibHQ/simple-custom-post-order/issues/12

Version 2.3.4

• Removed deprecated function “screen_icon”

Version 2.3.2 (17-03-2017)

• Minor documentation and readme tweaks

Version 2.3 (24-03-2014)

• Fixed major bug on taxonomy and post order

Version 2.2 (02-07-2014)

• Fixed bug: Custom Query which uses ‘order’ or ‘orderby’ parameters is preferred
• It does not depend on the designation manner of arguments( Parameters ). ( $args = ‘orderby=&order=’ or $args = array( ‘orderby’ => ”, ‘order’ => ” ) )
• Previous Versions Issues were Improved.
• Removed Taxonomy Sort( Will add in next Version 🙂 )

Version 2.1 (31-12-2013)

• Prevent Breaking autocomplete

Version 2.0 (22-11-2013)

• Fixed Undefined Notice Error in wp version 3.7.1
• Taxonomy Activate Checkbox removed.

Version 1.5 (25-07-2013)

• Fix : fix errors
• Added Taxonomy Sort
• Added Taxonomy Sort option In setting Page

Version 1.0 (20-07-2013)

• Initial release.