Reorder by Term
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About
A simple and easy way to reorder your custom post types within terms in WordPress.
What It Does
Reorder by Term lets you manually drag and drop custom post type entries within individual taxonomy terms, giving you per-category control over post order. It integrates with the standard WordPress admin interface and works across multiple CPTs and taxonomies. The plugin targets a narrow but common frustration: default chronological ordering inside category archives.
Who It's For
This plugin is best suited for site owners running custom post type archives (portfolios, real estate listings, product catalogues, recipe indexes, job boards) who want hand-crafted ordering inside each category rather than date-based sorting. Small to mid-sized sites with curated content where the sequence matters (a menu, a featured lineup, a course outline) will benefit most. Developers building bespoke directory or listing sites will also find the per-term reorder logic useful.
Who Should Skip It
If you only need a simple drag-and-drop reorder of all posts globally, plugins like Intuitive Custom Post Order will do the job without the per-term overhead. Sites running large WooCommerce catalogues should look at Rearrange Products for WooCommerce instead, since it is purpose-built for that workflow.
The Bottom Line
Reorder by Term solves a specific, real problem and does it with up-to-date code and a clean compatibility profile, earning a Quality Score of 75.93/100. The tiny install base and lack of public support history mean you are betting on a small maintainer, so test it on a staging site before relying on it in production. It is a solid choice for curated CPT archives, but heavy commerce or high-traffic directory sites will be better served by a more established alternative.
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