WP Taxonomy Order
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About
WP Taxonomy Order is a plugin that allows for the ordering of taxonomy or category for WordPress.
What It Does
WP Taxonomy Order lets you manually drag and drop WordPress taxonomy terms (categories, tags, and custom taxonomies) into a custom display order on the admin side. Once reordered, the terms appear in that sequence on the front end wherever the taxonomy is listed. It is a focused single-purpose plugin that does not create new taxonomies or modify term data beyond ordering.
Who It's For
This plugin fits site owners with a curated set of categories or tags that need to appear in a deliberate sequence, such as a magazine with hand-ordered sections, a recipe blog grouping cuisines, or a directory listing service categories in priority order. It is best suited to small-to-medium sites where the taxonomy list is a key navigation element rather than a massive auto-generated archive.
Who Should Skip It
If you already use a plugin like Custom Post Type UI or another taxonomy management tool that includes ordering features, adding this on top is redundant. Sites running modern block themes that display categories through query loops or block patterns may also find the manual ordering feature unnecessary, since template output can be sorted by other means.
The Bottom Line
WP Taxonomy Order does one thing and does it recently: it lets you reorder taxonomy terms with a clean drag-and-drop interface, and its active maintenance and WordPress 7.0 compatibility are real strengths. The downsides are real too: 1,000 installs, only 4 ratings, and 0% support thread resolution make this a plugin where you are an early adopter. It is a reasonable choice for a small site with a curated category list, but heavier users should consider Custom Taxonomy Order instead for a more proven track record.
Related Plugins
Pick this if you need to create and manage custom taxonomies (and post types) in addition to ordering them, since it bundles ordering into a broader taxonomy toolkit.
Pick this only if your ordering concern is WooCommerce order records rather than taxonomy terms, which is a different problem entirely.
Pick this if you want the same drag-and-drop experience but for hierarchical pages rather than taxonomy terms.
Pick this if you want a more mature ordering plugin with 50,000 installs and likely better-tested handling of large term lists.
Pick this if you need bulk term editing and auto-tagging in addition to ordering, since it covers a much wider taxonomy workflow.