Title: WP Taxonomy Order Author: nutttaro Published: September 10, 2020 Last modified: May 25, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-taxonomy-order/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=2378865) ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-taxonomy-order/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2378865) # WP Taxonomy Order By [nutttaro](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nutttaro/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-taxonomy-order.1.1.1.zip) * [Details](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-taxonomy-order/#description) * [Reviews](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-taxonomy-order/#reviews) * [Installation](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-taxonomy-order/#installation) * [Development](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-taxonomy-order/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-taxonomy-order/) ## Description WP Taxonomy Order is a plugin that allows for the ordering of taxonomy or category for WordPress. Features: * Easy for ordering taxonomy by Drag and Drop. * Support custom taxonomy. * Child taxonomy supports the ordering also. * Can choose to enable order for each taxonomy. * The plugin is lightweight and has no custom coding. * Compatible with WPML. ## Screenshots [⌊Screenshot of the menu page for WP Taxonomy Order Setting page. You can select taxonomy for enable order feature⌉⌊Screenshot of the menu page for WP Taxonomy Order Setting page. You can select taxonomy for enable order feature⌉[ Screenshot of the menu page for WP Taxonomy Order Setting page. You can select taxonomy for enable order feature [⌊Drag and Drop for order taxonomy. It easy!⌉⌊Drag and Drop for order taxonomy. It easy!⌉[ Drag and Drop for order taxonomy. It easy! ## Installation 1. Upload `wp-taxonomy-order.zip` to the install plugin page 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. Go to _Taxonomy Order_ in the left-hand menu to start setting the plugin ## FAQ ### How many terms support it? Should be maxed 100 terms for easy management of the ordering ### WooCommerce support ? No, support Product Category. WooCommerce already has the ordering by himself. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dea9294156b35b188c206ce3fc4ae249915c6bd7f3689b9823da8598568a0375? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works as expected!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-as-expected-916/)󠁿 [Pierre](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ierpe/) January 7, 2025 Installed, activated, worked. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6fa326a6a8b75e7587a3c2e6b94f9f5cbc3b6e1de2029d6633fef76bca174516? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[It’s a must!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/its-a-must-14/)󠁿 [zoostudio](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zoostudio/) June 9, 2021 Works like a charm. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/057df6c59e07987563f95f1cf97735a1359f3c060d33eda39b0d0e69296c733d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[The most convenient plugin for wordpress categories](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-most-convenient-plugin-for-wordpress-categories/)󠁿 [Фёдор](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fedozz/) January 22, 2021 Thank you for this beautiful plugin. It works perfectly. I had to rearrange the categories of my entries. The plugin did it for five stars. I came specifically to leave a review so that others could try it out and be surprised by its ease of operation. Good luck friend! Don’t throw the plugin away. Develop it! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8c0ced2ad5a0c50ec3a0903b1d1946b4309a9b5e4ed01ff7f8d40bc710f49e3e? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works Perfectly !](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-perfectly-2060/)󠁿 [nick6352683](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nick6352683/) September 10, 2020 Simply put, this should be merged in the core, it’s that good and essential in many cases ! Thank you, and well done. [ Read all 4 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-taxonomy-order/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “WP Taxonomy Order” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ nutttaro ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nutttaro/) “WP Taxonomy Order” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-taxonomy-order/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “WP Taxonomy Order” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-taxonomy-order) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-taxonomy-order/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-taxonomy-order/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-taxonomy-order/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-taxonomy-order/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.1.1 * Tested up to WordPress 7.0 * Fixed: Uninstall no longer deletes generic ‘order’ term meta that may belong to other plugins * Fixed: Renamed JS helper function from `wc_` prefix to `wpto_` to avoid collision with WooCommerce * Improved: Added error handling for AJAX reorder and reset requests * Improved: Added REST API argument validation callbacks * Improved: Multisite-aware uninstall cleans up all sites in a network * Improved: Script loading uses `defer` strategy on WordPress 6.3+ * Updated: Minimum WordPress version raised to 6.0 #### 1.1.0 * New: “Reset Order” button on taxonomy list pages to clear custom ordering * New: REST API endpoints under `wp-taxonomy-order/v1` (`/reorder`, `/reset`) * New: Uninstall cleanup — removes all plugin data when deleted * Improved: Namespaced term meta key (`_wpto_order`) to prevent collisions with other plugins * Improved: Automatic migration from legacy `order` meta key on update * Fixed: Replaced deprecated `wpspin_light.gif` spinner with WordPress CSS spinner * Fixed: Translation template text domain corrected to `wp-taxonomy-order` #### 1.0.6 * Tested up to WordPress 6.9 * Security: Added nonce verification for AJAX requests * Security: Improved capability checks (changed from ‘edit_pages’ to ‘manage_categories’) * Security: Enhanced input sanitization and validation * Security: Added direct file access protection * Fixed: Text domain inconsistency (now ‘wp-taxonomy-order’ throughout) * Fixed: Deprecated get_terms() syntax – now using array parameters * Fixed: Proper escaping for all output * Improved: Better error handling and WP_Error checks * Improved: Code formatting and WordPress coding standards compliance * Improved: PHPDoc comments for better documentation #### 1.0.5 * Tested up to WordPress 6.1.1 * Add Tip me on Ko-fi #### 1.0.4 * Tested up to WordPress 5.9 #### 1.0.3 * Tested up to WordPress 5.8.1 #### 1.0.2 * Add buy me a coffee #### 1.0.1 * Add taxonomy slug to setting #### 1.0.0 * Initial Release ## Meta * Version **1.1.1** * Last updated **2 months ago** * Active installations **1,000+** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.1** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-taxonomy-order/) and [Swedish](https://sv.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-taxonomy-order/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-taxonomy-order) * Tags * [order](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/order/)[taxonomy](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/taxonomy/) * [Advanced View](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-taxonomy-order/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 4 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-taxonomy-order/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-taxonomy-order/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-taxonomy-order/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-taxonomy-order/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-taxonomy-order/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-taxonomy-order/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-taxonomy-order/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ nutttaro ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nutttaro/) ## Support Issues resolved in last two months: 0 out of 2 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-taxonomy-order/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? 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