Reorder Posts
Healthy: maintained, last release 22 Oct 2026, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Reorder Posts still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 22 Oct 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 22 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Reorder Posts, and has it changed hands?
- Changed. New committer webdevmattcrom made a first commit on 25 Sep 2026. 25 Sep 2026 · SVN log
- Was Reorder Posts removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Reorder Posts safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Reorder Posts update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.6.1. No one-star spike after it. 2 May 2026 · Release history
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.
| ronalfy | 9 Jul 2012 to 2 May 2026, 102 commits |
|---|---|
| webdevmattcrom | 25 Sep 2026 to 22 Oct 2026, 4 commits |
New committer webdevmattcrom made a first commit on 25 Sep 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 13 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 2
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.2 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 22 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.9.
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q3 2024.
| 5 star | 16 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 3 |
| 3 star | 3 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 5 |
- Not what I was expecting. · 1 star · 23 Oct 2019
- Can’t get it to work · 1 star · 2 Jan 2017
- Unable to make Plug in work · 2 stars · 11 Sep 2016
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 725 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 1,037 |
| 18 May 2026 | 1,499 |
| 25 May 2026 | 853 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 721 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 649 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 598 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 500 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 541 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 503 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 552 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 648 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 568 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 565 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 529 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 462 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 503 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 572 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 508 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 663 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 744 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 669 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 588 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 635 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 911 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 810 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 118 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 5% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 2.6.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | Matt Cromwell |
| Added | 9 May 2012 |
| Last updated | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning |
| Tags | reorder, ordering, re-order, menu order, reorder posts |
Other plugins by this author: Reorder by Term, Reorder Terms, Pattern Wrangler - Manage Block Patterns and Pattern Categories, Synced Pattern Popups
Questions
Is Reorder Posts still maintained?
Yes. Last release 22 Oct 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Reorder Posts, and has it changed hands?
Changed. New committer webdevmattcrom made a first commit on 25 Sep 2026.
Was Reorder Posts removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Reorder Posts safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Reorder Posts update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.6.1. No one-star spike after it.