Simple Custom Post Order for WordPress

Intuitive Admin Interface

Smooth drag-and-drop sorting directly in the WordPress post list table

Touch-friendly — press, hold, and drag to reorder on phones and tablets

Fully keyboard accessible — tab to a row, then use Space and the arrow keys to reorder, with screen-reader announcements

Clear save feedback — a “Saving… / Order saved” status appears as you sort

Optional drag handle — show a grip icon on hover, or keep rows draggable from anywhere

Changes saved automatically via AJAX – no page refresh needed

Works seamlessly with the default WordPress admin experience

Smart Query Integration

Automatically applies custom order to front-end queries

Respects custom orderby parameters when explicitly set

Does not interfere with search results (maintains relevance sorting)

Compatible with get_posts(), WP_Query, and standard loops

Reset & Restore

One-click reset to restore default ordering

Reset individual post types without affecting others

Useful when you need to start fresh with your content organization

Perfect For

Bloggers – Feature important posts at the top of your blog

Business Websites – Showcase key services or team members first

Portfolio Sites – Display your best work in a specific order

Online Stores – Highlight featured or seasonal products

Membership Sites – Organize course content or resources

News Sites – Pin important stories or announcements

Event Websites – Arrange events in your preferred sequence

Documentation Sites – Structure help articles logically

Use Cases Portfolio Management

Arrange your portfolio items to showcase your best work first, group similar projects together, or create a visual narrative of your creative journey.

Team Page Organization

Display team members by hierarchy, department, or seniority rather than by when they were added to the system.

Product Highlighting

Feature seasonal items, bestsellers, or new arrivals at the top of your WooCommerce shop without relying solely on sorting by date or price.

Content Curation

Create curated reading lists by manually ordering posts in the exact sequence you want readers to discover them.

FAQ Organization

Sort frequently asked questions by importance or topic, ensuring the most relevant questions appear first.

Testimonial Display

Show your most compelling testimonials first to maximize their impact on potential customers.

Developer Features Action Hooks

scp_update_menu_order – Fires after post order is updated

scp_update_menu_order_tags – Fires after taxonomy term order is updated

Filter Hooks

scpo_post_types_args – Modify which post types appear in settings

scpo_use_sortablejs – Force the drag engine in code (overrides the setting); return true for the modern SortableJS engine or false for the classic jQuery UI sorter

scpo_capability – Change the capability required to reorder (default edit_posts)

Drag & Drop Engine

Choose between the modern, dependency-free SortableJS engine (default) and the classic jQuery UI sorter under Settings > SCPOrder. The classic engine remains fully supported as a fallback.

Advanced View Mode

Enable the advanced view in settings to see all registered post types, including those normally hidden from the admin menu.

Supported Post Types Simple Custom Post Order works with:

WordPress Posts

WordPress Pages

WooCommerce Products

Easy Digital Downloads Products

Portfolio items (Jetpack, custom)

Team member post types

Testimonial post types

Event post types (The Events Calendar, etc.)

FAQ post types

Any custom post type with show_ui enabled

Supported Taxonomies

Categories

Tags

WooCommerce Product Categories

WooCommerce Product Tags

Custom taxonomies with show_ui enabled

How It Works

Install & Activate – Install the plugin from WordPress.org or upload manually

Configure – Go to Settings > SCPOrder and select which post types and taxonomies to enable

Reorder – Visit any enabled post type list and drag items to reorder

Done – Your custom order is automatically applied everywhere on your site

The plugin uses WordPress’s native menu_order field for posts and pages, and adds a term_order column for taxonomy terms. This approach ensures compatibility and data persistence.

Performance Optimized

Targeted cache invalidation (only clears cache for modified items)

Efficient database queries using prepared statements

Scripts loaded only on relevant admin pages

No front-end performance impact

Security First

All database queries use prepared statements

AJAX requests protected with nonce verification

Capability checks ensure only authorized users can reorder

Input sanitization on all user data

Additional Information Support For support questions, please use the WordPress.org support forum.

Bug Reports Report bugs on our GitHub repository.

Contributing Contributions are welcome! Please submit pull requests to our GitHub repository.

Credits This plugin is made with love by the team at Colorlib.