Custom Post Order vs Module Positions — WordPress

Custom Post Order vs Module Positions

Name: Custom Post Order
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

Custom Post Order

5.0·2reviews·400+installs

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1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

	Custom Post Order	Module Positions
Tagline	—	—
Description	715 / 5000 chars14% used	2016 / 5000 chars40% used
Screenshots	—	—
Languages
Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	ctltwp
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Last updated	—	—

2. Categories & rankings

Shared categories on the same row · in-category position inline

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Feature comparison between Custom Post Order and Module Positions
Metric	Custom Post Order	Module Positions
Rating	5.0 ★	5.0 ★
Total reviews	2	★ 5
Active installs	400+	90+
Free plan	—	—

3. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Custom Post Order

This is a simple plugin that enables users to modify the order in which posts are displayed on all pages(or in selected categories) of the blog. This is very useful when you have a blog in which you want to display posts in the order they were posted, from the first post being the oldest one, to the last post which is the most recent one, or the other way around. The options provided with the plugin at this moment allow users to order the displayed posts by post date, post title, post author, last time modified and post slug, either ascending or descending. These post display options can be set by accessing the “Manage->Custom Post Order” link, for wp2.6, and “Tools->Custom Post Order” link, for wp2.7.

Top keywords

post9×6.82%
order5×3.79%
posts3×2.27%
blog2×1.52%
custom2×1.52%
custom post2×1.52%
custom post order2×1.52%
display2×1.52%
displayed2×1.52%
last2×1.52%
link2×1.52%
link for wp22×1.52%

Module Positions

What does it do? If you have a site with multiple subpages, you might have some positions in your template where you probably want to manage individual content (like a sidebar, a footer, a banner or whatever). The WordPress widgets can display content in specific widget-positions, but you can’t tell WordPress to only display your content on a certain page – That’s where my plugin comes in. You can create different module positions, assign content and choose on which pages it will be shown. If you use WordPress as a CMS, this will be very helpful. Create Module Positions First, you can create different module positions. Rename these as you want. To put a module position in your template you can easily copy & paste the shortcode right next to the positions’s name. if you have already created content, you can drag and drop these around to change their order. Create Content Now, you can create content for your module positions. You can choose on which pages, categories or posts your content will be displayed. For this information your custom menus will be loaded (which are defined in your template). If there are categories with posts in your custom menu, click the “+”-button to show them. You also can choose on which posts your content will be displayed here. Define your HTML-markup In the little metabox on the right side, you can simply define your HTML-markup. Try writing {{post_content}} for your content and {{post_title}} for your title – A list of all values can be found here. To reset your markup just click on “Reset”, that will load the standard markup (which can be changed on the settings page). Settings Change your standard HTML-markup. If you click on “Reset” in your moduleposition-posts, this will be loaded. Change the order of posts in the drop-down menus of your categories. That may be useful if you have a lot of posts in a category and you want to find a special post. Missing something? Send me an e-mail! I’m open to new ideas! Write me: [email protected]

Top keywords

content11×3.15%
positions6×1.72%
module5×1.43%
posts5×1.43%
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Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Which has better reviews, Custom Post Order or Module Positions?

Custom Post Order (5.0★, 2 reviews) and Module Positions (5.0★, 5 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.

Should I choose Custom Post Order or Module Positions?

AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating — both sit at 5.0★. Module Positions does carry the larger published review base (5 vs 2). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Custom Post Order or Module Positions?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Module Positions has the deeper published review base (5 vs 2), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Custom Post Order typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (2 reviews). Module Positions typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (5 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between Custom Post Order and Module Positions?

Migration support varies by app and category. Custom Post Order and Module Positions both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Custom Post Order" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Custom Post Order vs Module Positions

Custom Post Order

1. Listing metadata

2. Categories & rankings

Module Positions

At a glance

AppRanks verdict

3. App details

Frequently asked

Which has better reviews, Custom Post Order or Module Positions?

Should I choose Custom Post Order or Module Positions?

Which is faster to set up, Custom Post Order or Module Positions?

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Can I migrate data between Custom Post Order and Module Positions?

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