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Drag & Drop Order

Reorder all post types and taxonomies by drag and drop (admin only)

by Ali Sahafi · github.com/saqi-sn/drag-drop-order · website

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/saqi-sn/drag-drop-order/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Readme github.com/saqi-sn/drag-drop-order ↗

A simple WordPress plugin that lets administrators reorder all post types (custom or built-in) and all taxonomies (custom or built-in) by drag and drop.

Features

  • Drag-and-drop ordering on any post-type list screen (edit.php)
  • Drag-and-drop ordering on any taxonomy term screen (edit-tags.php)
  • Works for custom post types and custom taxonomies automatically
  • Order is saved to menu_order (posts) and term meta (terms) and applied to both the admin list and front-end queries
  • Admin only — gated by the manage_options capability, with nonce-protected AJAX endpoints
  • No settings page, no dependencies (uses the jQuery UI Sortable bundled with WordPress)

Installation

  1. Copy drag-drop-order.php into wp-content/plugins/drag-drop-order/, or zip the folder and upload it via Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
  2. Activate Drag & Drop Order from the Plugins screen.

Usage

  • Posts: open any post-type list, grab a row, and drag it into place.
  • Terms: open any taxonomy (Categories, Tags, or a custom taxonomy) and drag rows into place.

Ordering is saved per page of the list table using the current "items per page" setting (Screen Options). Clicking a sortable column header still overrides the custom order, as expected.

Notes

  • For hierarchical taxonomies (e.g. Categories), dragging is reliable among siblings but is not intended for re-parenting.
  • Front-end listing queries are reordered by default. Since unset items share menu_order = 0 and fall back to date, nothing changes until you start reordering.

Requirements

  • WordPress 5.0+
  • PHP 7.0+

License

GPL-2.0-or-later. See LICENSE.