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Reorder Posts – Quick Post Type and Page Ordering
It promises perfect order but sometimes delivers total chaos instead.
HealthyGrowingPoor rating
76/100
The interface is simple but many users report that the reordering feature fails unpredictably.
Active installs
~15,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
3.9★
28 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+113%
Growing fast
57 → 122 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORverified rating is 3.81★
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Growing fast · +113% in the last year
57/day a year ago→122/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayReorder Posts is generally praised for its simplicity, solid code and easy interface, but several users report that the reordering feature can fail or behave unpredictably, sometimes requiring code tweaks.
What people like
- +Simple and easy to use, does exactly what it says×5
- +High-quality, well-commented and standard-compliant code×2
- +User-friendly interface suitable for non-technical users×2
- +Works well with other plugins and maintains chronological ordering
- +Option to disable back-end admin UI and configure CPTs via code
- +Runs smoothly without errors×2
Common complaints
- −Reordering does not work or appears random; drag-and-drop fails×3
- −Requires code tweaks; not functional out-of-the-box
- −Not user-friendly / confusing interface
- −Compatibility issues with certain themes or WordPress versions
Review trustMostly organic
- 3.81★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 3.90★
- 4%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- past spikeReview timing — up to 50% of all reviews landed in a single month
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2024-01-162025-04-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 28 total
Latest reviews · 28 analyzed
- 2024-08-06★★★★★Excellent pluginRoman Klabal
- 2023-12-26★★★★★Excellent zero bluff plugin for creating custom orderSwashata Ghosh
- 2022-10-13★★★★★Excellent pluginDaniel Shaw
- 2020-09-25★★★★★Very Handy! Works Perfectly!Chad
- 2019-10-23★★★★★Not what I was expecting.egg21
- 2019-07-10★★★★★Super pluginmichelwalesre
- 2019-05-16★★★★★Doesnt work right out of the boxsrhog
- 2018-02-12★★★★★Lifesaver!pracko
- 2017-12-14★★★★★Excellent pluginandrejcremoznik
- 2017-01-13★★★★★Simple and functional – does what it says.benfurfie
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
120
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
138
Prior 7-day baseline
79
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
474
Mean release-day peak (30d)
118
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
-13.0%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
50%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
3.74
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
57%
5★ share in analyzed sample
4%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
3.86 → 3.81★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered