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Reorder by Term
A simple and easy way to reorder your custom post types within terms in WordPress.
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 5
- Active installs
- 1k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 24 Mar 2026
- Added
- Jan 2015
- Requires WP
- 3.7
- Tested up to
- WP 7.0.4
- Downloads
- 25,807
Our analysis
AI-assistedReorder by Term is a WordPress plugin designed for developers who need to reorder posts within specific terms. It acts as an add-on to the Reorder Posts plugin, allowing for flexible term ordering without creating custom tables or altering core database structures. The plugin uses custom fields to manage term data, making it suitable for various post types and taxonomies.
To use Reorder by Term, you must first build the term data for your existing posts, which can take time depending on the volume of posts and terms. The plugin modifies term data automatically when posts are saved or terms are changed, providing a convenient way to manage ordering within your site's taxonomy.
Best for: This plugin is best suited for developers needing advanced post ordering capabilities within WordPress taxonomies.
What it does well
- ✓Allows reordering of posts within terms
- ✓Uses custom fields for data management
- ✓Flexible across different post types and taxonomies
- ✓Automatically updates term data on post changes
- ✓Includes a build-terms tool for existing posts
Where it falls short
- •Requires knowledge of menu_order and custom queries
- •Initial term data setup can be time-consuming
Verdict
Reorder by Term offers a robust solution for developers looking to manage post order by terms effectively. However, it may not be suitable for users unfamiliar with its technical requirements.
From the developer
Ronald Huereca's own description of Reorder by Term, lightly tidied.
We consider Reorder By Term a developer tool. If you do not know what menu_order or custom queries are, then this plugin is likely not for you. This is an add-on to Reorder Posts and requires Reorder Posts 2.1.0 or greater.
Out of the box, WordPress does not support the ability to reorder posts within a term. There are other plugins out there that do term ordering, but they usually create custom tables (which require crazy custom queries and filters) and/or add a column or two to core tables, which is not sustainable in the long-term should WordPress core decide to update its schema.
Reorder by Term uses custom fields, which means you can reorder by term within each taxonomy AND post type. This is insanely flexible.
Since WordPress doesn’t support this by default, when you install the plugin, you’ll have to build the term data. For a lot of posts and terms, this can take a while, but you can limit the build to post types and taxonomies if, for example, you don’t want to touch regular blog posts (with categories and tags).
Features
- Provides a convenient build-terms tool to add the term data to your existing posts.
- Automatically modifies/adds the term data when you save a post, change a term slug, or delete a term.
- Reorder based on post type, taxonomy, and then term.
- Uses custom fields to save data, so you can use get_posts, WP_Query, or pre_get_posts to order your query correctly.
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Translations
None so far.
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Development
Development happens on GitHub.
You are welcome to help us out and contribute on GitHub.
Support
Please feel free to leave a support request here or create an issue on GitHub. If you require immediate feedback, feel free to @reply me on Twitter with your support link: @ronalfy. Support is always free unless you require some advanced customization out of the scope of the plugin’s existing features. Please rate/review the plugin if we have helped you to show thanks for the support.
Tagged as
purpose
Custom Fields & Post Types
feature
Sortable & Reorderable
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