ReOrder Posts within Categories
Enables manual ranking of post (and custom post) within taxonomy terms using a drag & drop grid interface.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.7★ from 60
- Active installs
- 7k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 8 Dec 2023
- Added
- Dec 2012
- Requires WP
- 4.4
- Tested up to
- WP 6.3.0
- Requires PHP
- 5.6
- Downloads
- 304,853
Our analysis
AI-assistedReOrder Posts within Categories is a WordPress plugin that allows you to sort posts and custom post types in a custom order using a drag and drop interface. It enables different sorting for the same post across various categories, making it useful for managing content display on your site.
The plugin addresses issues with taxonomy queries in WordPress that may affect post ranking on the front end. It is designed for users who need more control over how their posts are ordered within specific categories.
Best for: This plugin suits WordPress users who need to manage post order within categories effectively.
What it does well
- ✓Allows custom sorting of posts and custom post types
- ✓Supports drag and drop interface for easy management
- ✓Each category can have a different order for the same post
- ✓Multi-post taxonomy enabled in version 2.3
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
Where it falls short
- •Some users may experience issues with missing posts or lost rankings during upgrades
- •Limited information on support and troubleshooting
Verdict
ReOrder Posts within Categories offers a straightforward solution for sorting posts, but users should be cautious during upgrades due to potential data issues.
From the developer
Aurovrata Venet's own description of ReOrder Posts within Categories, lightly tidied.
Due to a bug in WordPress core, archive taxonomy queries are not being ranked properly on the front end. If your posts are not being ranked on your front-end site please read this thread for more information.
v2.3 is now multi-post taxonomy enabled. A taxonomy registered with multiple post types can has its term’s posts in each type ranked manually and separately.
UPGRADE NOTE if you are upgrading from v1.x, your old ranking data remains unaffected in the custom table used by the v1.x plugin. However, in v2.x all the ranking is now stored as post meta. While upgrading, some users have complained of missing posts/lost rankings. If this is the case, you can reset your order for given term using the reset checkbox/button provided in the admin page (see screenshot #4). It will reload the ranking from the v1.x custom table. Please read FAQ #17 for more information on how to migrate your data.
If your term was not sorted in the v1.x table or you are upgrading from v2.0.x or v2.1.x, then the reset button will reload the post order as per the default WP post table listing, which can be changed using the filtrs provided (see FAQ #7).
ReOrder Post Within Categories is used to sort posts (and custom post type) in any custom order by drag & drop interface.
It works with a selected category, each category can have different order of same post.
New enhanced version 2.0 with grid-layout and multi-drag interface to ease sorting of large list of posts. Makes use of SortableJS plugin. If you are using this plugin for a commercial website, please consider making a donation to the authors of the SortableJS plugin to continue its development.
Thanks to
Nikita Spivak for the Russian translation.
Tor-Bjorn Fjellner for the swedish translation and i18n clean-up.
alekseo for support for the plugin.
Andrei Negrea for post delete bug fix.
maddogprod for helping resolve custom taxonomy front-end ordering.
menard1965 for helping resolve get_adjacent_post prev/next ranked posts.
alexjamesbishop for helping fix the ‘orderby’ bug.
pondermatic for fixing the min-range bug.
andreicnegrea for fixing the offset warnings.
isinica for fixing the disappearing ranked post when editing them.
sarahjsouris from playimports.com.au for sponsoring WooCommerce plugin upgrade.
howdy_mcgee – helping fix array orderby directives for WooCommerce.
pavelkovar – helping fix html escaping issues on admin pages.