Post Order Control — WordPress Custom Post Type Plugin
Post Order Control – Drag, Drop & Reorder Posts and Post Types
by wpunicorn · WordPress.org page · Website
Post Order Control has 20+ active installs on WordPress.org and 491 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on November 15, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.
Post Order Control at a glance
Is Post Order Control well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Drag-and-drop ordering directly in WordPress admin post/page lists
- WordPress Standard: Uses built-in menu_order field for maximum theme compatibility
- Modern admin interface with tabbed settings and comprehensive documentation
- Taxonomy ordering for categories, tags, and custom taxonomies
- Auto-apply option to automatically use custom order on frontend
- REST API for fetching/saving ordering with nonce and capability checks
- Helper function postordercontrol_get_ordered_posts() for easy theme integration
- Export/Import functionality for backing up ordering data
- Accessible design with keyboard navigation and screen reader support
- I18n ready with included POT file
Post Order Control reviews and ratings
1 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Very useful
I’ve been looking for this feature for a while. It would be great if you could add the ability to drag pages under other pages to make them subpages directly (I know this might require changing the URLs).
wpsuntzu
Details
Drag-and-drop ordering for any post type using WordPress's built-in menu_order field. Features modern admin UI and full theme compatibility.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Post Order Control competes in
Tags
- drag drop
- menu order
- ordering
- post order
- post types
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- Version
- 1.0.0
- Last updated
- Nov 15, 2025
- First published
- Oct 4, 2025
- Requires WordPress
- 5.0
- Tested up to
- 6.8.8
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Post Order Control FAQ
What does Post Order Control do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Post Order Control offers Drag-and-drop ordering directly in WordPress admin post/page lists, WordPress Standard: Uses built-in menu_order field for maximum theme compatibility, Modern admin interface with tabbed settings and comprehensive documentation, Taxonomy ordering for categories, tags, and custom taxonomies and Auto-apply option to automatically use custom order on frontend.
How many active installs does Post Order Control have?
WordPress.org reports 20+ active installs for Post Order Control as of September 7, 2026.
Is Post Order Control still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on November 15, 2025 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.
Does Post Order Control have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for Post Order Control are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Post Order Control free?
Post Order Control is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.