I Order Terms
Allows theme developers to add order/sort functionality for categories, tags and custom taxonomies.
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 11
- Active installs
- 1k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 14 Dec 2025
- Added
- Dec 2013
- Requires WP
- 3.5
- Tested up to
- WP 6.9.7
- Requires PHP
- 5.6
- Downloads
- 24,254
Our analysis
AI-assistedI Order Terms is a WordPress plugin designed for reordering categories, tags, and custom taxonomies. It is primarily aimed at theme developers who need to manage the order of terms within their projects. The plugin supports multisite installations and allows for custom sorting of terms through specific code usage.
To use the plugin, you need at least WordPress 3.5 and PHP 5.6. It modifies the 'term_taxonomy' table by adding a new column, so backing up your database before installation is recommended.
Best for: This plugin is best suited for theme developers needing to manage term order in WordPress.
What it does well
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
- ✓Supports multisite installations
- ✓Enables reordering of categories and custom taxonomies
- ✓Intended for theme developers
Where it falls short
- •Requires database backup before installation
- •Limited feature information provided
Verdict
I Order Terms provides a straightforward solution for term management in WordPress, particularly for developers. Its simplicity and specific focus make it a useful tool for the right audience.
From the developer
Igor Jerosimić's own description of I Order Terms, lightly tidied.
Plugin can be used for reordering categories, tags and custom taxonomies. This plugin is primarily intended as an aid to theme developers.
Plugin supports multisite installation.
Requirements
The minimum requirement is that you have at least WordPress 3.5 installed.
Example usage
Fetching sorted terms from a custom taxonomy will be enabled by default:
$terms = get_terms( 'your-taxonomy-name' );
If you wish to sort by name (disable plugin’s custom sorting) you will have to set ‘i_order_terms’ to ‘false’:
$terms = get_terms( 'your-taxonomy-name', 'i_order_terms=0' );
Warning
Plugin adds a new column to the ‘term_taxonomy’ table, make sure to backup your database before installing. Column is removed when you delete the plugin.