Title: Sortable Posts Author: Carlos Rios Published: February 15, 2016 Last modified: March 22, 2016 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/sortable-posts/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1352098) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/sortable-posts/assets/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=1351252) # Sortable Posts By [Carlos Rios](https://profiles.wordpress.org/carlosrios/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/sortable-posts.1.1.3.zip) * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/sortable-posts/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/sortable-posts/#reviews) * [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/sortable-posts/#installation) * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/sortable-posts/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sortable-posts/) ## Description Sortable Posts uses and easy to use drag and drop ui to allow users to update the order of posts and taxonomy terms. Sortable Posts automatically arranges your posts and taxonomy terms on the frontend to match the order on the backend as well. #### Using Sortable Posts In Your Theme / Plugin Sortable Posts currently allows users to add post types to the list of sortable post types and taxonomies by either adding them in the options panel or by adding them via a custom filter. Should you want to add them via a filter you can use the` sortable_post_types` for posts and the `sortable_taxonomies` filter for taxonomies. Documentation can be found here. [https://github.com/CarlosRios/sortable-posts](https://github.com/CarlosRios/sortable-posts) ## Screenshots * [[ * before Sortable Posts * [[ * after Sortable Posts * [[ * Dashboard options * [[ * Sortable Taxonomies ## Installation Sortable Posts requires the WP REST API that is a part of WordPress core as of 4.4. 1. Navigate to ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard 2. Navigate to the ‘Upload’ area 3. Select `sortable-posts-wp.zip` from your computer 4. Click ‘Install Now’ 5. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard #### Using FTP 1. Extract the `sortable-posts-wp` directory to your computer 2. Upload the `sortable-posts-wp` directory to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 3. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard ## FAQ How do I use it? Navigate to the Sortable Post Types screen under the WordPress Settings tab and choose the post types you want to make sortable. Does it work with built in WordPress post types? No, currently it does not support the built in post types. Does Sortable Posts work with taxonomies as well? Yes! Sortable Posts requires at least WordPress 4.4 to make use of the new term meta fields that were added to it. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bb52bb198fae618bd3af57e1e6a31fb9cad049852b886233bb6ff208928130f1? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works great!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-3181/)󠁿 [sw33t](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sw33t/) September 3, 2016 2 replies Thanks for this plugin! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/534ffd4c09b3dc57838005ab1fa50fde4ebfb06c5c32236be6ce236abc8fe4d9? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works well](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-well-766/)󠁿 [deFUNKT](https://profiles.wordpress.org/defunkt/) September 3, 2016 1 reply I really like the UI, the numbering of posts is a great touch to know where you are in the list. Developer was also really helpful in resolving a conflict with another plugin. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5998bd4959cbe53852f774194d869e95401bfbe0e9ac4a20fc43db7c813aadb3? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Well documented code!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/well-documented-code/)󠁿 [Carlos Rios](https://profiles.wordpress.org/carlosrios/) September 3, 2016 The code is really well documented and clean. Please feel free to contribute. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f9bbf05128edc81fe5d36215a92ebd3ff13a1940e9176885270481a4b0bcdd5d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Really good Work!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/really-good-work-1/)󠁿 [podpirate](https://profiles.wordpress.org/podpirate/) September 3, 2016 1 reply Sorts Posts and Terms like no other plugin. Hope this one gets the attention it deserves! [ Read all 4 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sortable-posts/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Sortable Posts” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Carlos Rios ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/carlosrios/) * [ podpirate ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/podpirate/) [Translate “Sortable Posts” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/sortable-posts) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sortable-posts/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/sortable-posts/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/sortable-posts/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/sortable-posts/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.1.3 * fix: settings issue causing php warning when no post types are saved. * fix: settings page for taxonomies works even when given an associative array. Props @mcguffin * fix: change sql to seach in wpdb posts table and not just posts table. Props @mcguffin * improvement: add translation to settings page. * improvement: load settings only on admin side. Props @mcguffin * improvement: add new filter `sortable_posts_settings` which allows devs to remove settings page if set to false. Props @mcguffin #### 1.1.2 * fix broken saving. * improvement: stop sql from injecting when saving order * add activation hook that flushes rewrite rules for older installs #### 1.1.1 * fix issue with sortable posts looking for assets in the wrong folder. * update docblocks #### 1.1 * remove using WP_REST_Controller class because it was not included in 4.4 #### 1.0 * add sortable taxonomies with the help of the WordPress 4.4 term metadata improvements. * updated plugin to use REST API to power its ajax. * visual modifications to the post edit screen. * added an alert message when the sort update succeeds or fails. * initial commit for plugin version ## Meta * Version **1.1.3** * Last updated **10 years ago** * Active installations **100+** * WordPress version ** 4.4 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.4.34** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sortable-posts/) * Tags * [custom post order](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/custom-post-order/) [js post order](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/js-post-order/)[page order](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/page-order/) [post order](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post-order/)[posts order](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/posts-order/) * [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/sortable-posts/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 4 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sortable-posts/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sortable-posts/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sortable-posts/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sortable-posts/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sortable-posts/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sortable-posts/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sortable-posts/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Carlos Rios ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/carlosrios/) * [ podpirate ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/podpirate/) ## Support Got something to say? 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