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Simple Custom Post Order
Drag and drop your posts but do not expect a reply from support.
HealthyGrowing
94/100
This lightweight utility delivers on its promise despite some compatibility issues and poor support.
Active installs
~350,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 300k+
Rating
4.8★
566 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+60%
Growing fast
262 → 419 installs/day
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 · +60% in the last year
262/day a year ago→419/day today
Reviews
what people actually saySimple Custom Post Order is well-regarded as a lightweight, reliable drag-and-drop post reordering plugin, though it has known compatibility gaps with certain themes and page builders, and support responsiveness is a recurring concern.
What people like
- +Delivers on its core promise of easy drag-and-drop post reordering×8
- +Works with both post types and taxonomies, removing the need for multiple plugins×2
- +Highly configurable and works across a wide range of content types×3
- +Works with Elementor and other third-party plugins×2
- +Long-term reliability reported by users who have used it for years×2
Common complaints
- −Does not affect frontend post order in some themes (e.g. Ashe Pro), which continue to display posts by date
- −Not compatible with JetEngine custom post types — order changes do not reflect on the frontend
- −Drag-and-drop option disappears after sorting by name or date, with no easy way to restore custom order mode
- −Triggers a PHP debug warning related to is_search() being called during pre_get_posts
- −Support is unresponsive and support forum topics are closed without resolution×2
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.84★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.80★
- 6%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-07-202025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 566 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-02-19★★★★★Works great!one4saken
- 2025-11-25★★★★★Not workingwhitedd
- 2025-11-12★★★★★Works – sort ofpastorjim
- 2025-09-05★★★★★Perfect little pluginyudayuda
- 2025-07-08★★★★★Plugin with all qualities, bravo!!!mengeco
- 2025-06-28★★★★★Works great but for some reason adds is_search() warning when debug enabledasandco
- 2025-06-24★★★★★Great plugin but the win here is on their supportBodhi McGee
- 2025-05-05★★★★★Works beautifullyDigitalGdn
- 2025-02-27★★★★★Doesn't support custom post types as it saysjohn_6x6
- 2025-01-13★★★★★Very useful!manuabi1-shot
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.
403
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
375
Prior 7-day baseline
578
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
13,268
Mean release-day peak (30d)
60,479
Latest day · 2026-06-03(spike)
+7.5%
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.
11%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.13
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
92%
5★ share in analyzed sample
6%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
-83%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.84 → 4.84★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered