Title: Category Commander
Author: 菅原隆志
Published: <strong>January 15, 2026</strong>
Last modified: February 7, 2026

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# Category Commander

 By [菅原隆志](https://profiles.wordpress.org/taka235345/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/category-commander.1.0.5.zip)

 * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/category-commander/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/category-commander/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/category-commander/#installation)
 * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/category-commander/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/category-commander/)

## Description

Category Commander lets administrators reorder Categories using a clean drag & drop
interface.

Features:
 * Drag & drop ordering and parent changes * Secure REST saving (nonce
+ capability checks) * Autosort option to apply your custom order automatically 
on the front-end * Optional autosort in wp-admin category lists * Search filter 
for large category sets (disables drag while filtering to prevent mistakes) * Export/
Import as JSON (import can recreate missing categories) * Keyboard support: Click
a category (or Tab to its handle), then Alt (Option on Mac) + / to move it

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
 3. Go to Posts  Category Commander.

## FAQ

### Does this plugin recreate categories on import?

Yes. If a category is missing, import will create it based on the exported JSON.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Category Commander” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ 菅原隆志 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/taka235345/)

[Translate “Category Commander” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/category-commander)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/category-commander/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/category-commander/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/category-commander/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/category-commander/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.5

 * Remove manual text-domain loading code to align with WordPress.org Plugin Check
   guidance.
 * Improve keyboard reordering usability: click-to-select state with visible highlight,
   then Alt (Option on Mac) + / to move.

#### 1.0.4

 * Improve i18n/l10n coverage for admin and REST user-facing messages.
 * Add proper textdomain loading on `plugins_loaded`.
 * Add/update translation template in `languages/category-commander.pot`.

#### 1.0.3

 * Add compatibility notice and conflict guidance on the admin page.
 * Load text domain for translations.

#### 1.0.2

 * Improve ordering stability when other plugins modify category queries.

#### 1.0.1

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.5**
 *  Last updated **2 months ago**
 *  Active installations **30+**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/category-commander/)
 * Tags
 * [category](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/category/)[drag-and-drop](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/drag-and-drop/)
   [order](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/order/)[sort](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sort/)
   [taxonomy](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/taxonomy/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/category-commander/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ 菅原隆志 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/taka235345/)

## Support

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 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/category-commander/)