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Custom Taxonomy Order

by Marcel Pol · 50,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Custom Taxonomy Order is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Custom Taxonomy Order
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
mpol10 Oct 2013 to 28 Sep 2026, 301 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
37 days ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Custom Taxonomy Order
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20242
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 28 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

50% of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Custom Taxonomy Order
Q4 20235.0
Q3 20243.7
Q1 20254.0
Q2 20255.0
Q1 20265.0
Q2 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q2 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star88
4 star3
3 star0
2 star3
1 star2
Latest low reviews

Momentum

50,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Custom Taxonomy Order
4 May 2026311
11 May 2026707
18 May 2026717
25 May 2026612
1 Jun 2026677
8 Jun 2026704
15 Jun 2026642
22 Jun 2026595
29 Jun 2026602
6 Jul 2026679
13 Jul 2026656
20 Jul 2026848
27 Jul 2026767
3 Aug 2026781
10 Aug 2026829
17 Aug 2026783
24 Aug 2026799
31 Aug 2026731
7 Sep 2026904
14 Sep 2026847
21 Sep 2026816
28 Sep 2026965
5 Oct 2026942
12 Oct 2026820
19 Oct 20261,694
26 Oct 20261,238
2 Nov 2026187

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 28% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version4.0.2
AuthorMarcel Pol
Added10 Oct 2013
Last updated28 Sep 2026
Active installs50,000+
Requires WordPress4.1
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.0
CategorySite Structure & Navigation > Categories & Taxonomies
Tagsorder, term order, category order, taxonomy order

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Questions

Is Custom Taxonomy Order still maintained?

Custom Taxonomy Order was last updated on 28 Sep 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Custom Taxonomy Order safe?

Custom Taxonomy Order has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Custom Taxonomy Order?

The wordpress.org author is Marcel Pol. Recent committers: mpol, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Custom Taxonomy Order?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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