Simple Custom Post Order

Description

Simple Custom Post Order is the easiest way to manually sort your WordPress content using drag-and-drop functionality. Whether you’re managing blog posts, portfolio items, WooCommerce products, team members, testimonials, or any custom post type, this plugin gives you complete control over your content order.

Why Choose Simple Custom Post Order?

• Quick Setup – Tick the post types and taxonomies to sort under Settings > SCPOrder, then drag
• Drag & Drop Interface – Intuitive sorting directly in your admin post lists
• Universal Compatibility – Works with any post type and taxonomy
• Lightweight & Fast – No bloat, minimal impact on site performance
• Modern & Dependency-Free – Vanilla JavaScript drag-and-drop (no jQuery UI) with touch and full keyboard support
• Reliable Saving – Robust AJAX saving that works behind reverse proxies, custom ports, and HTTPS setups
• Developer Friendly – Action and filter hooks for customization

Key Features

Sort Any Content Type

• Posts – Reorder your blog posts in any sequence you prefer
• Pages – Organize pages beyond alphabetical or date order
• Custom Post Types – Perfect for portfolios, team members, testimonials, products, events, FAQs, services, and more
• WooCommerce Products – Manually sort products in your shop
• Taxonomies – Reorder categories, tags, and custom taxonomies

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
• Drag handle — a grip icon appears on hover (on by default; can be turned off), and rows stay draggable from anywhere
• Page trees — dragging a parent page carries its child pages with it, and keyboard moves stay among a page’s siblings
• Optional “Order” column — type an exact position, handy for moving an item to another page of a long list
• Choose whether newly created items go to the top (default) or the bottom of the order
• Choose which user roles may reorder
• Changes saved automatically via AJAX – no page refresh needed, with a Retry button if a save fails
• Works seamlessly with the default WordPress admin experience

Smart Query Integration

• Automatically applies the custom order to queries for enabled post types that don’t ask for a specific order
• Respects an explicit sort such as orderby => title (see the FAQ for the one get_posts() exception)
• Does not interfere with search results (maintains relevance sorting)
• Previous/next post links follow the custom order
• 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, by drag-and-drop or the Order column (no arguments)
• scp_update_menu_order_tags – Fires after taxonomy term order is updated (no arguments)

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)
• scpo_reverse_adjacent_posts – Return true to swap the direction of previous/next post links
• scpo_cache_flush_group_threshold – Number of changed rows (default 500) above which cached order values are cleared in bulk instead of one by one

Example — let only editors and administrators reorder:

add_filter( 'scpo_capability', function () { return 'edit_others_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 that appears in the admin menu (turn on Advanced View in Settings to list the rest)

Supported Taxonomies

• Categories
• Tags
• WooCommerce Product Categories
• WooCommerce Product Tags
• Custom taxonomies with show_ui enabled

How It Works

1. Install & Activate – Install the plugin from WordPress.org or upload manually
2. Configure – Go to Settings > SCPOrder and select which post types and taxonomies to enable (nothing is sorted until you do)
3. Reorder – Visit any enabled post type list and drag items to reorder
4. Done – Your custom order is automatically applied across 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)
• Batched database writes that only touch rows whose order actually changed
• 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.

Technical details

Version	2.8.9
Last updated	September 29, 2026
Active installs	300,000+
Rating	★★★★★ 4.8/5 (582 reviews)
Requires WordPress	6.2 or higher
Requires PHP	7.4 or higher
Author	colorlibplugins
Tags	custom-post-order, drag-drop-order, post-order, reorder-posts, sort-posts